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Millard, whom the public had crowned as the queen of the music hall, wanted more than anything to be loved. And she did not hesitate to put in the means." In 2007, she was inducted into the
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National Theater (now called The National), and won the talent program
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competition and subsequently made the theme for CKAC.
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