Louise has been at the top end of vocal coaching for the past 35 years. Her experience in the industry brings a wealth of knowledge to her training regimen. All of Louise's students improve their voice, confidence and career prospects.
LOUISE RYAN
Louise has been nurturing and inspiring singers for over 35 years. Renowned for her warm, insightful approach, she has guided many students to successful careers on stage and screen. Notably, she worked closely with Charlotte Church, accompanying her around the world during Charlotte's first seven years in the industry, and has coached Lucie Jones—famous from 'X Factor' and celebrated for her West End portrayals of Jenna in Waitress, Elphaba in Wicked, and Fantine in Les Misérables. Luke Evans has had a successful career on the stage, performing in several West End productions. Now in Hollywood, Luke can be seen in such films as "Fast and Furious 6 and 7", "The Hobbit" francise and as lead character, Vlad, in "Dracula Untold". In addition, Louise also has a number of students currently working professionally in the West End and in Television.
Originally from Kent, Louise moved to South Wales to train at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and has since built a highly successful career in the region. In addition to her renowned vocal coaching, she offers specialist tuition in sight-singing and music theory, providing singers with essential skills to enhance their musicality. These small, engaging group sessions take place in a relaxed and supportive environment at her home, ensuring a fun and effective learning experience. Sessions are £20 for two hours.
Louise is a highly respected vocal coach and leading authority in her field, regularly invited to universities, conservatoires, and other prestigious institutions to share her expertise. She has conducted masterclasses for students of Popular Music and Musical Theatre at university level, helping to shape the next generation of performers.
Beyond education, Louise is actively involved in television work. She was commissioned by the BBC to arrange music and prepare a choir of 300 children for a special performance on Children in Need. More recently, she served as the singing teacher for the critically acclaimed BBC production Lost Boys and Fairies, further cementing her reputation as an expert in the industry.
Louise has previously served as a judge on major vocal competitions, including Open Mic UK, Cardiff's Got Talent, and Star of Stage, offering her expertise to support and evaluate emerging talent.
In addition to her extensive teaching and coaching work, Louise recently filmed a segment for BBC One’s Alison Hammond’s Big Weekend alongside Luke Evans in December 2024. While the broadcast details are yet to be confirmed, her involvement reflects her continued presence in the industry and the growing demand for her expertise.
In January 2017, Lucie Jones, a former student of Louise' was confirmed to be competing in Eurovision: You Decide, the United Kingdom's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. On 27 January 2017, Lucie won the televised show, and was confirmed to be representing the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, in Kiev.
Lucie's performance was shown in excerpt at the first semi-final of the Eurovision. At the Grand Final Lucie performed eighteenth in the running order and the in the second half of the final, she went on to score 111 points through combined voting from the jury vote and the popular vote.
A teacher put me in touch with a singing teacher called Louise Ryan and I ended up taking singing classes with her, along with Charlotte Church, who always used to turn up just after me.
When I got my scholarship at London Studio Centre, as much as my parents were worried about me moving to London at 17, they could see that I was hungry to find my path. And it probably helped that they saw me succeeding at it.
Luke Evans
Can be seen as Gaston in the 2017 movie "Beauty and The Beast", "The Pembrokeshire Murders" and "Nine Perfect Strangers"
