By Darshil Shah In 2014, former Leighton Park School pupil Laura was nominated for the British Female Solo Artist category against Ellie Goulding, Jessie J, Birdy and Laura Mvula. She was born in Hampshire but attended the school in Reading. She first won the British Female Solo Artist in 2011 and was nominated for it again in 2012 but lost out to Adele. Frances By Frank Schwichtenberg Berkshire singer Frances was nominated for the Critics’ Choice Award in 2016 as a future talent artist. The singer-songwriter from Newbury, West Berkshire, wowed in Radio 1’s Live Lounge with a cover of Justin Bieber’s ‘What Do You Mean?