United Kingdom 2018: Get to know SuRie
SuRie (real name Susanna Marie) is a British singer and actress. She will represent UK at the 63rd Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon with the song “Storm“. She was born on 18th February 1989 in Harlow, Essex and raised in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire. Her stage name SuRie is a combination of first names Susanna Marie.
She started writing songs when she was just 12 years old and her musical career started early as a child soloist, performing for the likes of HRH Prince Charles in iconic British venues such as The Royal Albert Hall and St. Paul’s Cathedral.
With classical roots in piano, voice and oboe, SuRie graduated from The Royal Academy of Music.
She has performed backing vocals for the likes of Chris Martin and Will Young.
She also teaches at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London.
She has already performed at the Eurovision Song Contest when she appeared as a backing singer for «Loïc Nottet» in 2015 and «Blanche» at Eurovision 2017.
Storm-Lyrics:
Hey, hey brother
Do you remember when we were kids with no fear?
Hey, hey sister
Do you believe in the things we dreamt we’d discover?
I still have faith
I still believe in chasing rainbows
[Chorus]
Storms don’t last forever, forever, remember
We can hold our hands together
Through this storm oh oh, through this storm, oh oh
Storms don’t last forever, forever, remember
We can hold our hands together
Through this storm oh oh, through this storm, oh oh
Hey, hey mother
Am I making you proud or could I do better?
Hey, hey father
There’s weight on my shoulders but it’s not over
I still have faith
I still believe in chasing rainbows