Suzanne Rhatigan
Irish singer
Suzanne Rhatigan (born 1963) is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician.
Career
Born and raised in Dublin where she learned to sing and play the guitar, Rhatigan began her career as a teenager playing with several Irish bands before moving to London in the early 1980s. During that period, she found steady work as a session singer with Stock, Aitken and Waterman Records, learned the piano, and began working on her own material. As 'Kerri Wells' she sang in the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, placing 7th.
In 1990, she began dating Craig Charles and had a guest appearance alongside him in a Series Four episode of the sci-fi TV series Red Dwarf (Season 4, Episode 1: "Camille") which was first broadcast in February 1991.
Solo album
Later in 1991, she signed a contract with Imago records to record a solo album. Entitled To Hell With Love, the album consisted of twelve tracks, mostly written by Rhatigan and Charles with some contribution from other writers. The album was produced by Fred Maher, who also played percussion, and the backing band included Matthew Sweet (bass), Robert Quine (guitar), Bernie Worrell (keyboards), Matt Backer (guitar), and Drew Vogelman (drums), among others. The title track was released as a single, complete with music video, early in 1992 and Rhatigan performed it live on an episode of Later... With Jools Holland.
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