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Suzie Furlonger

Early Life

Suzie was born in Dumfries, Scotland, in September 1981.

She was a former junior international athlete, competing for Scotland and Great Britain at Triple Jump, until injury forced her out of the sport.

Career

After completing a degree in Business Commerce at The University of Birmingham in 2003, Suzie moved to London where she joined the girl group, The 411, and went on to have two UK Top 5 singles, as well as having some success around Europe and in Japan.

After the group's spilt, Suzie, along with Carolyn from The 411, signed a development deal with Polydor, but after 10 months, the girls parted company from the label and each other.

Since then, Suzie has provided backing vocals for various artists including Candi Staton, James Ingram, Peabo Bryson, Bonnie Tyler, Deniece Williams, Leona Lewis and Take That among others.

She was a contestant on The x Factor 2008, and reached the final 6 in the Over 25 Category before exiting the competition.

Suzie signed to Peppermint Jam Records shortly after The X Factor (as a result of an existing connection with Mousse T, who owns the label) and the two of them are in the process of recording an album due for release in Europe on October, with the debut single due for release in early September. the are releasing under the title of Mousse T & Suzie. The album and single are also scheduled for a UK release, the date of which is currently unknown however.

Official Suzie Furlonger website

Official Mousse T & Suzie website