SuRie

SuRie in 2018

Susanna Marie Cork (born 18 February 1989), better known by her stage name SuRie, is an English singer.

Life and career

Susanna Marie Cork was born on February 18, 1989 to Andrew Cork and Julia (née Kornberg). Her maternal grandfather is Sir Hans Kornberg. Her younger brother is singer-songwriter Benedict Cork. She began songwriting at age 12.

She has performed in front of Prince Charles as a child soloist and appeared in different British venues such as The Royal Albert Hall and St. Paul's Cathedral and at venues all around the world, including St. Mark's Basilica.

Eurovision Song Contest

In 2015, she entered the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 as part of the Belgian entry. She was a backing singer for Loïc Nottet. She was also a music director for the Belgian entry in the 2017 Contest.

In 2018, SuRie won the music competition Eurovision: You Decide, meaning that she could represent the United Kingdom in the 2018 Eurovision Contest with the song "Storm". During her performance in the Grand Final, the stage was invaded by a protestor who took her microphone and shouted "modern Nazis of the UK media, we demand freedom, war is not peace." Security removed the protestor and SuRie was able to finish the song. She ultimately finished 24th out of the 26 finalists.