Biography
Artist Susie Quatr began ascent to the top of Music Olymp at the age of 8. Then young talent, under the sensitive leadership of his father, as the drummer participated in the performances of the jazz team "Art Quatro TRIO". After a couple of years, the performer of the song "A LOVE IS A LIFE" as part of the CRADLE group released a pair of singles, and also gave a series of concerts on American military bases in Vietnam.Childhood and youth
Susie Quatro was born on June 3, 1950 in the city of Detroit, Michigan, USA), in the family of a jazz musician, American of Italian origin of Art Quatro and Hungarian Helen Shanishlai. The father of the singer worked at the plant of General Motors, and in the evenings, Jazz played in local clubs, heading the team "Art Quatro TRIO". The head of the family first brought the Susie to the stage in the eight of the age. Then the artist in Banda Pope played the kongs.
At the age of 14, Quatro became the participant of the female ensemble "Pleasure Seekers", as part of which, at that time, the two sisters were already listed - Arling and Patti. At that time, "Pleasure Seekers" was one of the few garage rock groups, in which all participants played on their own musical instruments, and even regularly performed in the Hideout Youth Club, which was famous for the fact that it was here that he began his musical career Rock - Filter Bob Siger.
In 1966, Pleasure Seekers released two singles - "Never Thought You'D Leave Me" and "What a Way to Die". It is noteworthy that both songs were released on the Hideout Club owner's own label. Thanks to these compositions on "Pleasure Seekers", representatives of the Mercury Records label, with which the girls eventually concluded a contract, recorded the track "Light of Love" and went on a tour of the United States, conducting a number of speeches before the US troops in Vietnam.
In the 1967th, the music team has changed its name on Cradle, because of the birth of a child from the group left Arlin, and her place was taken by the third sister of Susie - Nancy. In the same year, the brother of the performer Michael became the manager of "Cradle" and agreed with the British producer Mickey Mustom about the meeting at one of the concerts of his wards. The entrepreneur liked an expressive manner of the execution of the Susi, and he suggested a vocalist a contract with his own label "RAK RECORDS".
Music
The first single of Quatro Rolling Stone did not have any success anywhere, except for Portugal, where he unexpectedly rose to the first place of his charts. At that moment, Moust and introduced the artist with the author's duet Mike Chepmen and Nikki Chinna, by that time known to cooperate with The Sweet. The result of this cooperation turned out to be impressive: the song "Can The Can" instantly became popular and turned out to be in the first place in British, Japanese and Australian charts.
The second hit was the track "48 Crash" of the same author's duet. Both songs entered the Debut Album of Susie - "Suzie Quatro". It is known that the part of the compositions was written by the executor in collaboration with Gitarist Lenny Taki. Partially it was a cover version of already popular singles, but the main hits belonged to Tandeu Chinn-Chepman.
On the wave of success, in 1974, Quatro held a tour of Australia. At the same time, in the US, it remained unknown until the end of the 1970s, even though he held an American tour with Alice Cooper and once fell on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Album "IF You Knew Suzi" (1978) marked the transition of the singer to more mature sound, close to Soft-Rock. Single "Stumblin 'in", recorded by a duet with Chris Norman, brought the artist first popularity in the United States.
To an even greater degree of popularity growth, Quatro Ocean contributed to her participation in the Sitkom "Happy Days". Her heroine in the leather, playing on the guitar and spoken in the "male" language, became so popular that ABC was offered Quatro Copyright on television, from which a vocalist refused.
In 1980, the work was published "Rock Hard" (on the composition of the composition with the plate was removed by the clip), which marked the return of Quatro to hard rock. The 1983 album was set aside in the same way. The works turned out to be worthy, and the public has accepted them warmly, although the popularity that at the beginning of the seventies was no longer there. Then Susie disappeared for a long time out of sight of the public, only occasionally reminding themselves works on television and participation in theatrical productions.
One of its most significant works in the genre of the musical was the role of Annie Okley in the musical "Annie, take her rifle." We received recommendations for this role from Andrew Lloyd Webbera, who has already discussed with it a similar opportunity for several years earlier. In 1986, the musical was completed and put in London, in the West End Theater.
At the beginning of the nineties, the vocalist renews its musical activity. Successful tour, singles that occupy the leading places in the charts, the success of the compile album "What Goes Around" - all this added to the artist of optimism and gave an incentive to work. 1992, it turned out to be rich in negative events. This year her mother dies, and at about the same time, the relationship in the family is complicated, which leads to the divorce with her husband. Soon she marries a PR manager, German Rainer Haas.
The creative plan was successful. Despite all the peripetics in his personal life, on stage she is still energetic, and the single "and So to bed" (lyrics belongs to Her Peru) During the pair of weeks, it took a leading position in European charts. In 1997, the Album "Unreleased Emotion" was released, recorded at the beginning of the eighties.
Most of the material is written at the time when Suzy was pregnant with the first daughter of Laura, and, in connection with this, the songs were melodious and calm. The next plate saw the light in 2003. The album "Wake Up Little Suzi" demonstrated to the listeners that vocalist is in good shape and is ready for a long time to delight fans with new material. In 2006, the release of the album "Back to the Drive" was released, and in 2011, "In The Spotlight" came out on the counters.
Personal life
On the personal life of the singer in the network of extremely little information. It is only known that Suzy was married twice. The first spouse became guitarist Lena, the relationship with which she was legalized in 1978.
In this marriage, the pair had two children: the daughter of Laura (born in 1982) and Richard Leonard (born in 1984). After 14 years of living together, the musicians divorced. The second husband of a volatile performer became a concert promoter Rainer Haas, the wedding with whom took place in 1993.
Susie Quatro now
In May 2016, the singer on the official website published the news that she prepares for the new album. As a result, the release of the record "Quatro Scott Powell" took place in February 2017. In the records CD participated Rockers Andy Scott and Don Powell. Despite the solid age, the famous vocalist continues to give concerts. In October, the artist, together with David Essex and the "The Osmonds" and "Hot Chocolate" groups, will perform in London, Liverpool, Birmingham and Cardiff in LEGENDS LIFE.
It is reliably known that the performer of the song "Stumblin In" is not on social networks. True, fans in Facebook created the Susie fan page, which regularly published materials related to the Creative biography of Quatro (interviews, texts and chords of compositions), as well as photographs from performances.
Discography
- 1973 - "Suzi Quatro"
- 1974 - "Quatro"
- 1975 - "Your Mama Won't Like Me"
- 1976 - "Aggro-Phobia"
- 1977 - "Live and Kickin"
- 1978 - "IF You KNEW Suzi"
- 1979 - "Suzi and Other Four Letter Words"
- 1980 - "Rock Hard"
- 1982 - "Main Attraction"
- 1990 - "Oh Suzi Q"
- 1996 - "What Goes Around"
- 1998 - "Unreleased Emotion"
- 2003 - "Wake Up Little Suzi"
- 2006 - "Back to the DRIVE"
- 2011 - "IN THE SPOTLIGHT"
- 2017 - "Quatro Scott Powell"