Sian Powers is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", portrayed by Sacha Parkinson.
 Sian was introduced as a love interest for Sophie Webster (Brooke Vincent).
 Sian joined the cast of "Coronation Street" alongside Ben Richardson (Lucien Laviscount) in January 2009 as Sophie's schoolmates.
 They soon form a new group of teenagers along with Ryan Connor (Ben Thompson).
 Sian and girlfriend Sophie are "Coronation Street's" first lesbian couple.
 It was announced on 29 May 2011 that Parkinson had quit her role, and she made her last on screen appearance on 30 December 2011.
Paul Connor is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street".
 Portrayed by Sean Gallagher, the character arrives with the rest of his family as one of Michelle Connor's (Kym Marsh) two brothers, first appearing during an episode that aired on 6 September 2006.
 He was later killed-off on 6 June 2007, following the actor's decision to leave the cast after only nine months.
Karl Munro is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by John Michie.
 Michie's casting was announced in April 2011.
 He signed an initial one-year contract and began filming his scenes in May.
 Upon joining the cast, Michie was told that producers would initially "bed [him] in", before increasing his involvement in the show in 2012.
 Michie is from Scotland, but because "Coronation Street" is set in Manchester, he uses a Mancunian accent for the role.
 Karl was introduced along with his girlfriend, Stella Price (Michelle Collins) and her daughter, Eva (Catherine Tyldesley).
 Karl made his first appearance in the episode broadcast on 17 June 2011.
 On 30 April 2013, it was announced that Michie would be leaving "Coronation Street".
 Karl departed during the episode broadcast on 13 September 2013.
Weatherfield is a fictional town based on Salford, Lancashire, which is the setfting for the British ITV soap opera "Coronation Street".
 Much of Weatherfield has been seen by viewers throughout the years, though the primary focus from the viewer's perspective is the Coronation Street, a cobbled street where many of the programme's characters live.
 Weatherfield areas are often shot on location around Manchester, as its filming studios, the Granada Studios complex on Quay Street in Manchester city centre (closed 2013) and its new set MediaCityUK in Salford Quays (opened 2014), only house the outdoor sets of Coronation Street and its immediate surrounding streets.
Kimberley Gail "Kym" Marsh (formerly Ryder and Lomas; born 13 June 1976) is an English actress and former singer and songwriter, who rose to prominence in 2000 after winning a place in the band Hear'Say on "Popstars".
 After leaving the group in 2002, she released a solo album titled "Standing Tall" in 2003, which peaked at number nine in the UK and spawned two UK top ten singles.
"Coronation Street" is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960.
 The following is a list of characters introduced in 2016, by order of first appearance.
 All characters are introduced by series producer Stuart Blackburn, or his successor Kate Oates.
 Marta Zarek arrived in February, igniting a child slavery storyline, as did Alya Nazir's best friend, Rana Habeeb.
 In March, Freddie Smith was introduced as a new friend for Kylie Platt.
 He was followed by the birth of Callum Logan and Sarah Platt's son, Harry, as well as Michelle Connor's childhood lover, Will Chatterton.
 Pablo Duarte made his first appearance in April.
 July saw the introduction of Clayton Hibbs, followed by Vinny Ashford and Sonia Rahman in August.
 Darryl Perkins was introduced in September as the father of Craig Tinker.
The discography of British singer Kym Marsh consists of one studio album, four singles and an extended play.
 A year after the break-up of Hear'Say in 2002, Marsh released her debut solo single "Cry" which reached No.2 on the UK Singles Chart.
 Her debut solo album, Standing Tall was released on 21 July 2003 via Island Records, and reached No.9 in the United Kingdom.
 Two more singles were later released from the album: "Come on Over" (No.10) and "Sentimental" (No.35).
 Marsh was later dropped by her record label, and she has not continued with music since but since 2006 she has been playing the role of Michelle Connor in the soap opera "Coronation Street".
Ruairi McDonald is the son of Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) and Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh).
 Ruairi is born prematurely at 23 weeks and dies when he is born.
 Steve and Michelle are further devastated that Ruairi will not be given a birth or death certificate, as he was born before 24 weeks.
 Michelle and Steve's marriage is strained and Michelle kicks Steve out when she thinks he does not care about his dead son.
 However, Michelle allows him back after talking to Steve's mother Liz (Beverley Callard), who also lost a premature child, Katie, 25 years before.
 Steve blames himself for Ruairi's death, thinking it is punishment for getting Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) pregnant six months earlier.
 Michelle contemplates suicide, unable to cope with life without Ruairi, but is talked out of it by Robert Preston (Tristan Gemmill).
Ciaran McCarthy is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", portrayed by Keith Duffy.
 He made his first on-screen appearance on 7 August 2002, before departing in 2005.
 He returned in 2010 until Duffy temporary departed in January 2011 to go on "Boyzone Tour", and returned on 3 November 2011.
 Duffy departed the role again on 25 November 2011 due to family commitments although he stated his intention to eventually return as Ciaran.
 In his duration on the show the character has been at the centre of several romances including relationships with Sunita Alahan, Tracy Barlow and Michelle Connor.
 Ciaran has been characterised as a ladies' man and a charmer.
 The character is also known for his "sex symbol" status.
 Duffy has received nominations at various soap award ceremonies for his portrayal of Ciaran.
"The Road to Coronation Street" was written by Daran Little, a long-time archivist on "Coronation Street" who became a scriptwriter.
 At the time, however, Little was a scriptwriter for "Coronation Street"' s rival, "EastEnders", broadcast on BBC One.
 Though "Coronation Street" is, and always has been, broadcast on ITV, a competing network, the idea of documenting the show on the anniversary of its half century running was picked up by its natural rival, the BBC.
 It has, however, been repeated several times on ITV3 and, on the occasion of Tony Warren's death, ITV.

Question: What band did the Coronation Street "Michelle Connor" actress win a place in?
Answer: Hear'Say