Susan Ann Sulley | |
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 Sulley in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Susanne Sulley Susan Ann Gayle |
| Born | 22 March 1963 Sheffield, England, UK |
| Genres | Synth-pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Virgin Records, A&M, EastWest, Papillon |
Susan Ann Sulley (born 22 March 1963),[1] formerly known as Susanne Sulley and Susan Ann Gayle, is an English singer. She is one of the two female vocalists in the synth-pop band The Human League, contributing co-lead vocals on the conflicting duet "Don't You Want Me" with the band's founding member and lead singer Philip Oakey.
Born and raised in Sheffield, England, Sulley was, with friend Joanne Catherall, discovered while schoolgirls aged 17 as customers in the Crazy Daisy Nightclub in Sheffield by Oakey. He soon asked them to provide full vocals as an experiment.
Sulley is a joint business partner in the band,[2] which still records and performs. The Human League has dominated Sulley's life: she has been a singer all her adult life and has never had any other full-time job. She explains: "Joanne and I weren't ambitious; we didn't want to be in a pop group. We were just two girls at school who wanted to go to university."[3]
- ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
- ^ Liverpool Echo 02/12/2005
- ^ Interview Sulley, Yve Ngoo, BBC Local Radio Newcastle, October 2004