Suzie McNeil

Susan Jane "Suzie" McNeil is a Canadian pop rock singer and songwriter.

Suzie McNeil was born Susan Jane McNeil on October 15, 1976, in Mississauga, Ontario.

She has two sisters, Laura Norris and Sarah McNeil, and a brother, Andrew McNeil.

McNeil dated bandmate, Canadian musician Sean Cotton, while competing on Rockstar INXS.

They were exclusive for several years before she moved to pursue her musical career.

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.

McNeil performed alongside Theory of a Deadman and Andrée Watters at the halftime show during the 96th Grey Cup.

In 1999 she was hired to perform as part of ABBA-Mania, an ABBA cover band where she performed the parts originated by Agnetha Fältskog.

In 2005, McNeil was a contestant on Rock Star: INXS, finishing fourth overall in the competition.

In January 2006, McNeil moved to Los Angeles, to develop her music career.

On January 26, 2006, she announced plans to record her first CD with Executive Producer John Kalodner and Producer Marti Frederiksen.

In the summer of 2006, McNeil performed as a backup singer for Pink on her North American tour.

McNeil's single "Hung Up" gained significant radio airplay, especially in Canada.

It was featured on NBC's promo for the reality weight-loss show The Biggest Loser, as well as throughout season four of Beauty and the Geek. The song had debuted exclusively on "King Ben's Injection of Perfection" radio programme on 2RRR in Sydney, Australia, on September 9, 2006, to positive reaction.

After garnering attention as a contestant on Rock Star: INXS in 2005, McNeil began pursuing a musical career and released her debut album, Broken & Beautiful, on April 10, 2007.

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.

The music video was released to MuchMoreMusic on the week of February 19, 2007, and was uploaded to YouTube on March 29, 2007.

McNeil's song "Believe" was originally recorded on her debut studio album, Broken & Beautiful, released on April 10, 2007.

The Olympic inspired video for "Believe" was recorded with the National Arts Centre Orchestra and released on September 17, 2007.

The video stars Canadian Olympians Steve Omischl (freestyle skiing – aerials), Joannie Rochette (figure skating), and Clara Hughes (speed skating).

McNeil appeared on Matt Nathanson's album Some Mad Hope singing background vocals on the songs "Sooner Surrender" and "Bulletproof Weeks", and on Clay Aiken's album A Thousand Different Ways as guest vocalist on "I Want to Know What Love Is", a cover of the Foreigner song.

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.

Her second studio album, Rock-n-Roller (2008), spawned the successful single "Supergirl", a cover of the Saving Jane song.

In March 2008, prior to her April tour, she held a contest for her fans across Canada to sing her hit single "Believe" and post it on her website; viewers then voted for the winner.

In May 2008, McNeil released her third music video, "Lonely (Are You Coming Home?)".

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 also 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.

On November 4, 2008, McNeil released her second solo album Rock-n-Roller which featured her latest Top 20 hit "Let's Go".

She performed during 96th Grey Cup halftime show broadcast live on November 23, 2008, along with Theory of a Deadman and Andrée Watters.

Re-released as a deluxe edition in 2009, Rock n Roller: Reloaded spawned two singles, "Supergirl" and "Help Me Out".

On March 28, 2009, McNeil headlined a concert held at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto to celebrate WWF's Earth Hour.

Its second single, "Believe" was re-recorded with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in support of Canada's Own the Podium campaign, and served as the official anthem of the Canadian team for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

The single was also used as a fundraiser for Own the Podium for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

In 2010, McNeil, an ex-smoker, appeared in commercials for Thrive lozenges a smoking cessation aid.

In 2011, McNeil signed with Canadian label 604 Records and enjoyed mainstream success with the songs "Drama Queen" and "Merry Go Round".

They preceded the release of her third studio album, Dear Love, which came out on August 7, 2012.

On October 14, 2013, McNeil became engaged to musician Andrew McTaggart while in Las Vegas celebrating her birthday.

In 2014, after a two-year hiatus from her solo career, McNeil teamed up with Elisha Hoffman, Rebecca Lynn Howard, and Marti Frederiksen to form the country rock quartet Loving Mary.

The pair moved to Nashville, Tennessee in early 2014 and married on June 7, 2014.

They have recorded an EP released in 2015, and have reportedly written enough songs for a full-length album to follow shortly thereafter.

McNeil had a son named Findlay born November 17, 2017.