SUZY'S BIOGRAPHY

One of the North of England's top singers SUZY MARTELL has made an amazing return to the stage after a third life threatening illness.

Each time Suzy tells her story others are given hope:

"I am a professional singer / songwriter, well known in the USA where I record and play shows. I am a blues / country singer. I unfortunately contracted throat cancer which I had radiotherapy for. I got over that and back to singing only to have to have a hysterectomy. Then in 2003, I was told I had stomach cancer. However I did all the alternatives this time, juicing, organic, Germanium / Essiac and went to America to get healed by Native America Indians at a pow-wow in Kentucky. I blame my cancer on breathing other people's smoke all my life, working in smokey atmospheres all over the world. Thankfully my cancer, after treatment from the Indians is in remission which is a miracle and of course my vegan diet helps."

Life changing influences have led Suzy to sing the blues, after many years as a country singer. Even in her days as a country performer though there was a blues vein running through her music. Her debut CD 'Broken Hearts In Nashville' featured two songs written by Sheffield's long serving bluesman Frank White.

Her latest release, the single 'A Dose Of You' was co-written with another top Northern blues singer Cliff Stocker, from the band Slack Alice. The single topped the Memphis blues charts in 2004, and in Europe Suzy has been voted European Blues Female Vocalist of the Year by a German radio station.

Suzy is backed by a superb band whose line-up features guitarist Gary Boyle who has played with many top names including Brian Auger and Judy Driscoll, and Rod Stewart in the band Python Lee Jackson who had a massive hit with 'In A Broken Dream' which Suzy includes in an eclectic and rocking blues set that features material from old time blues stars such as Bessie Smith, Willie Dixon and Nina Simone to The Faces.

Suzy and her band played on a fringe stage at the 2004 Great British Rhythm'n'Blues Festival at Colne, Britain's biggest blues festival. Word got around, and in 2005 the Suzy Martell Blues Band returned to Colne, this time as one of the Super Roadhouse stage headline acts. Here Suzy and her band put on a inspired and memorable performance that left the crowd of almost 1000 people buzzing on the festival's opening night.

A concert at The Studio in Hartlepool in September 2005 was recorded for a live album, after that, Suzy will take time out in the USA, to record with her American band, literally taking the blues back home!

They say: "Suzy Martell manages to change her musical style effortlessly. As a country singer she is great, as a blues singer she is spectacular!" (The Evening Press)

"Blistering blues sets" (Blues Matters)

"The crowd went wild, amazing!" (Blues In Britain)

"... a voice that would strip paint" (The Metro)

Suzy can be contacted by tel: 01904 424439 / email: fizgigmusic@tinyonline.co.uk