SuRie
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Background information | |
Birth name | Susanna Marie Cork |
Born | Harlow, Essex, England | 18 February 1989
Origin | Bishop's Stortford, England |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Years active | 2015–present |
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Website | www |
Susanna Marie Cork[1] (born 18 February 1989), better known as SuRie, is an English singer and songwriter. She was born in Harlow, Essex, and raised in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire.[2]
Early life and career
SuRie was born Susanna Marie Cork to Andrew Cork and Julia (née Kornberg). Her maternal grandfather,
She performed in front of the former
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
In January 2018, SuRie was confirmed as one of six artists competing in Eurovision: You Decide, the British national selection show for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.[7] On 7 February 2018, she won the show with the song "Storm", written and composed by Nicole Blair, Gil Lewis, and Sean Hargreaves, and represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon.[1][8]
She has a previous experience in the contest, as a backing vocalist and dancer for
As the United Kingdom is a member of the "
SuRie's performance in the final was disrupted by Dr ACactivism who grabbed her microphone and shouted "Modern nazis of the UK media, we demand freedom, war is not peace."[10] She was able to complete her performance, and the broadcast cut to an unscheduled interview in the green room following the song. As a result, SuRie was given permission to perform again after the final performance, but she subsequently declined to do so saying she was proud of her one performance.[10]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Details |
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Something Beginning With ... |
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Dozen |
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Building A Woman |
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Extended plays
Title | Details |
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Rye |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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UK
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FRA
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"Lover, You Should've Come Over" | 2017 | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Storm" | 2018 | 50 | 103 | |
"Taking It Over" | — | — | ||
"Only You and I" | 2019 | — | — | |
"Last Christmas" | 2020 | — | — | |
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
References
- ^ a b "UK's Eurovision 2018 act chosen". BBC News. 8 February 2018.
- ^ "A "born and bred" Bishop's Stortford singer could represent the UK at Eurovision this year". Hertfordshire Mercury. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b SuRie Retrieved on 17 February 2018
- ^ Tonks, Andrea (20 March 2018). "Eurovision 2018: Meet all of the contestants in the Eurovision Song Contest". Express. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "SuRie to bring a storm to Lisbon for the United Kingdom!". Eurovision.tv. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ a b About SuRie Retrieved on 17 February 2018.
- ^ "SuRie: BBC Eurovision contest announces winning UK act". BBC News. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ Hirst, Jordan (February 2018). "Listen: The UK's Eurovision 2018 Track Was Written By A Queenslander". QNews. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ O'Connor, Roisin (7 February 2018). "SuRie: BBC Eurovision contest announces winning UK act". The Independent. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Stage stormed during UK's Eurovision song". BBC News. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ "SuRie | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Discographie SuRie". lescharts.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
External links
- Official website
- SuRie discography at Discogs
- SuRie at IMDb
- Video on YouTube