1. Susan Jane "Suzie" McNeil is a Canadian pop rock singer and songwriter.
25 Facts About Suzie McNeil
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Suzie McNeil performed alongside Theory of a Deadman and Andree Watters at the halftime show during the 96th Grey Cup.
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In 2011, Suzie McNeil signed with Canadian label 604 Records and enjoyed mainstream success with the songs "Drama Queen" and "Merry Go Round".
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In 2014, after a two-year hiatus from her solo career, Suzie McNeil teamed up with Elisha Hoffman, Rebecca Lynn Howard, and Marti Frederiksen to form the country rock quartet Loving Mary.
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Suzie McNeil was born Susan Jane McNeil on October 15,1976, in Mississauga, Ontario.
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Suzie McNeil has two sisters, Laura Norris and Sarah McNeil, and a brother, Andrew McNeil.
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Suzie McNeil dated bandmate, Canadian musician Sean Cotton, while competing on Rockstar INXS.
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Suzie McNeil briefly dated stage actor Scott Walters in 2007 after the pair met working on We Will Rock You; they got engaged that summer, but ended up separating.
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On October 14,2013, Suzie McNeil became engaged to musician Andrew McTaggart while in Las Vegas celebrating her birthday.
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Suzie McNeil had a son named Findlay born November 17,2017.
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Suzie McNeil began performing on the late 1990s by working as a backing vocalists for a number of Canadian artists including Jeff Healey, Ronnie Hawkins, and Glass Tiger's Alan Frew.
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In 2005, Suzie McNeil was a contestant on Rock Star: INXS, finishing fourth overall in the competition.
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In January 2006, Suzie McNeil moved to Los Angeles, to develop her music career.
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Suzie McNeil's single "Hung Up" gained significant radio airplay, especially in Canada.
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Suzie McNeil appeared as the character Oz in the Canadian production of "We Will Rock You" at the Canon Theater in Toronto until August 4,2007.
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In May 2008, Suzie McNeil released her third music video, "Lonely ".
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Suzie McNeil was one of the judges on the first four seasons of the children's Canadian reality TV show, The Next Star, on YTV, which premiered on July 18,2008, and recorded the theme song for the show, "Let's Go" which she performed on the show's first-season finale at Canada's Wonderland in Toronto on September 28,2008.
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On November 4,2008, Suzie McNeil released her second solo album Rock-n-Roller which featured her latest Top 20 hit "Let's Go".
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Suzie McNeil performed during 96th Grey Cup halftime show broadcast live on November 23,2008, along with Theory of a Deadman and Andree Watters.
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On March 28,2009, Suzie McNeil headlined a concert held at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto to celebrate WWF's Earth Hour.
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Suzie McNeil appeared on Canadian Idol winner Brian Melo's second album The Truth in the duet "Story of Us" released in 2010.
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Suzie McNeil began the Dear Love era on November 7,2010, by releasing the first video Drama Queen Intervention 1 on her YouTube account.
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Suzie McNeil released the Drama Queen lyric video on iTunes on March 15,2011 and the official music video release on March 17 on YouTube.
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On November 20,2012, Suzie McNeil released a collection of Christmas songs, both covers and originals, on her album This is Christmas.
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In 2013, Suzie McNeil began working on a duo project with previous songwriting collaborator Marti Frederiksen, which was reportedly intended to follow in the style of American country trio Lady Antebellum.