Angela McCluskey
British singer
Angela McCluskey (28 February 1960 – 14 March 2024) was a Scottish singer-songwriter based in California, United States. She performed as a solo artist and as a member of the folk rock group Wild Colonials. McCluskey also provided vocals for Curio and recorded the European dance hit and U.S. Mitsubishi commercial hit, "Breathe", among other songs with Télépopmusik (on the albums Genetic World and Angel Milk). She also sang "Beautiful Things" for American Express and later her voice was heard on the Schick Quattro commercial singing "I'm Not the Girl". Her songs have appeared on the soundtracks for the films Rachel Getting Married (2008), Sherrybaby (2006), and The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005). Her music has also been featured in the television series Grey's Anatomy.
Biography
Angela McCluskey was born in the Dennistoun area of Glasgow, Scotland, on 28 February 1960. She moved to London and found work as a film publicist, and then in the music video department of EMI Records. In 1993, she relocated to the United States, to Hollywood, California.
McCluskey was married to composer Paul Cantelon, whom she met in about 1992 in London where he was playing piano in a restaurant.
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