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After being spotted in a television advert while still at stage school, she was offered a record deal at the age of just fifteen, and in 1998 became the youngest ever female solo artist to top the UK singles chart with Because We Want To. Several other successful singles and two albums followed.

She switched back to her original ambition of acting in 2003 after the self-made decision to end her pop career. Still a high-profile figure, she quickly earned roles in the BBC Television series The Canterbury Tales (modern retellings of Chaucer's stories) and the one-off drama Bella and the Boys. Despite the negative reaction usually given to singers who attempt to act, Piper gained very positive reviews for these appearances, critics seemingly feeling that she was a far better actress than she was a singer.

In 2004 she appeared in the films The Calcium Kid, as the girlfriend of Orlando Bloom's character, and Things to do Before You're Thirty. In May 20042004 : January February March April May June July August September October November December May 31, 2004 Memorial Day: President Bush honors the United States' war dead of past conflicts, and says that "two terror regimes are gone forever" in Iraq and Af it was announced she was to play the character Rose Tyler, companion to the Doctor in the forthcoming new series of Doctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television series, produced by the BBC and concerning the adventures of a mysterious time travelling adventurer known only as The Doctor . It is also the title of a 1996 television movie featuring the same character, due on screen in 20052005 is a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). It has been designated: The World Year of Physics The International Year of Microcredit The International Year for Sport and Physical Education The United States Year of Foreign. She has also recently finished filming a starring role in the horror movie Spirit Trap, again due for release in 2005.

Billie is married to businessman and former television presenter Chris EvansChris Evans (born April 1, 1966, in Warrington, England) is a British celebrity. Evans started his broadcasting career at Piccadilly Radio, working also at the BBC London radio station GLR. He found national celebrity as the co-host of the The Big Breakfa. Their 2001 marriage attracted much comment due to the sixteen-year age gap between the two. In October 2004, it was reported that the two are underdoing a trial separation.

1 Screenography

Television:

• The Canterbury Tales: The Miller's Tale ( BBC OneBBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest television station in the United Kingdom, and indeed, the world. It is the primary channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and first broadcast as the 'BBC Television Service' on November 2, 2003)
• Bella and the Boys ( BBC TwoBBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:30pm on April 20 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Al, 2004)
• Doctor Who ( BBC One, forthcoming)

Film:

• Evita ( 1996, uncredited bit-part)
• The Leading Man ( 1996, uncredited bit-part)
• The Calcium Kid ( 2004)
• Things to do Before You're Thirty ( 2004)
• Spirit Trap (forthcoming)