Zoe Tyler

Zoë Tyler, (born 7 July 1970 in Birmingham, West Midlands), is an English voice coach, cruise ship singer, performer and reality television show judge.

Tyler's career began when she joined the cast of Les Misérables, aged 20. She followed by joining the touring cast of Jesus Christ Superstar, followed by the award-winning City of Angels in which she was part of the jazz singing quartet. After a sabbatical from West End musicals Tyler returned and joined the long-running musical Fame as the dance teacher. She also played a part in the soap Doctors which is filmed in Birmingham.

As a recording artist, Tyler has sung on numerous artists' albums, including Michael Ball and Cliff Richard, and also many West End albums. Whilst singing backing vocals, Tyler sang with Sir Elton John, Barry Manilow and Donna Summer as well as Rod Stewart, Will Young, KD Lang and Bonnie Tyler.

Tyler is now a vocal coach coaching young pop singers, and has pupils in numerous West End shows. She is also a seasoned soloist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Tyler starred on BBC One's How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? during the summer and autumn of 2006. The following year 2007 she was a judge on the follow up series "Any Dream Will Do."

From June 2007, Tyler joined Loose Women on ITV.She is still prominent on the show, but has decreased her shows because of other projects.

Ever since April 2009, Tyler has been coaching young contestants on the Disney Channel UK talent show My Camp Rock.

Zoe attended Primrose Hill Comprehensive school in Kings Norton, Birmingham where she began her stage debuts with one particular casting of Eliza Doolittle in my fair lady, before moving onto Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College also in Birmingham to complete her A-Levels. She has an eight-year-old son named Jakey and she was divorced from her husband in 2002.