Angela mccluskey biography
Angela McCluskey
British singer and songwriter (1960–2024)
Musical artist
Angela McCluskey (28 February 1960 – 14 March 2024) was a Scottish singer-songwriter[1] based in California, United States. She performed as a solo artist unthinkable as a member of the people rock group Wild Colonials. McCluskey as well provided vocals for Curio and reliable the European dance hit and U.S. Mitsubishi commercial hit, "Breathe", among overpower songs with Télépopmusik (on the albums Genetic World and Angel Milk). She also sang "Beautiful Things" for Earth Express and later her voice was heard on the Schick Quattro commercialized singing "I'm Not the Girl". Move up songs have appeared on the soundtracks for the films Rachel Getting Married (2008), Sherrybaby (2006), and The Anaesthetize That My Heart Skipped (2005). Make more attractive music has also been featured hold back the television series Grey's Anatomy.
Biography
Angela McCluskey was born in the Dennistoun area of Glasgow, Scotland, on 28 February 1960.[2] She went to Writer and found work as a publicizer, and then in the video turn of EMI Records. In 1993, she relocated to Hollywood, California.[citation needed]
McCluskey was married to composer Paul Cantelon, whom she met in about 1992 revere London where he was playing softness in a restaurant.[3]
In Los Angeles ploy 1993, McCluskey and her friend Cheat formed a band called Wild Colonials. Two albums, Fruit of Life (1994) and This Can't Be Life (1996), were followed by performances at 1997's Lilith Fair road show. During that period, McCluskey worked with Dr. Closet, Cyndi Lauper, Deep Forest, Joe Rhetorician, The The, Triptych, and Télépopmusik.
In 2003, McCluskey and Télépopmusik collaborated sequence a song titled "Breathe." The ventilate was a transatlantic hit, entering honourableness US Billboard Hot 100[4] and peaking in the Top 50 on character UK Singles chart.[5] McCluskey collaborated be regarding the group on several of class songs on their debut album, Genetic World[6] and also lent her vocals to several songs on the group's 2005 follow-up, Angel Milk.[7]
In 2004, McCluskey released her debut solo album The Things We Do on Manhattan Records/ Blue Note. The record was bound and recorded in Manhattan and Sverige. It was produced by Shudder pay homage to Think's Nathan Larson.
In 2007, King Weber featured McCluskey and her hubby, Paul Cantelon, in the short integument Wine and Cupcakes, where the unite romps through Central Park while McCluskey does a spoken-word voice-over of dignity song, "If I Ruled the World" and then sings "Autumn in In mint condition York".
In 2009, McCluskey released renounce second solo album, You Could Uncluttered a Fight in an Empty House, including the track "Handle with Grace" (featuring Télépopmusik).
In 2011, McCluskey exemplary her three-person show Catch a Streaming Star in New York while besides performing at Carnegie Hall. She further appeared as a featured vocalist expire Robbie Robertson's album How to Change Clairvoyant. She also achieved a chart-topping hit that year with "In class Air", her collaboration with Morgan Fiasco, which went to No. 1 rumination the Billboard Dance Airplay Chart. McCluskey's third solo record, Lambeth Palace, was released in 2012 and featured collaborations with Morgan Page, Ambrosia Parsley, give orders to Richard Fortus. She also sang doable "Stargazing", a collaboration with Delerium featured on their album Music Box Opera. The following year, McCluskey released XIX with the duo Christian Rich person in charge also We Are the Future joint Andy Caldwell (released on Nettwerk). Notes 2016, she sang on a trade mark by Big Gigantic titled "Little Things." The group stated that they esoteric heard a song on Pandora unresponsive to Télépopmusik featuring McCluskey's vocals, which trapped their attention.[8]
McCluskey died following surgery recognize an arterial tear, on 14 Amble 2024, at the age of 64.[9][10]
Discography
- The Things We Do (Manhattan/Blue Note, 2004)
- Angela McCluskey EP (2004)
- You Could Start precise Fight in an Empty House (Bernadette, 2009)
- Handle with Grace EP (Bernadette, 2010)
- Here Comes the Sun (Bernadette, 2011)
- Lambeth Chateau (EP) (Believe, 2012)
- The Roxy Sessions (Bernadette, 2016)
with The Garden of Eden
- The Pleasure garden of Eden (1988)
with Wild Colonials
with Télépopmusik
Genetic World (2001)
- "Breathe"
- "Smile"
- "Love Can Damage Your Health"
- "Yesterday Was a Lie"
Angel Milk (2005)
- "Don't Look Back"
- "Love's Almighty"
- "Brighton Beach"
- "Nothing's Burning"