Angela McCluskey
| Angela McCluskey | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Genres | Alternative, pop rock, electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Manhattan, Geffen |
| Associated acts | Wild Colonials, Télépopmusik, Curio, Glasvegas, Morgan Page, BT, Robbie Robertson |
| Website | angelamccluskey |
Angela McCluskey is a Scottish singer-songwriter based in California. She performs as a solo artist and as a member of the folk rock group Wild Colonials. McCluskey has also provided vocals for Curio and recorded the European dance hit and US Mitsubishi commercial hit "Breathe" among other songs with Télépopmusik (on albums Genetic World and Angel Milk). Angela also sang "Beautiful Things" for American Express and more recently her voice can be heard on the Schick Quattro commercial singing "I’m Not the Girl". Her songs have appeared on the soundtracks for the films Rachel Getting Married, Sherrybaby, The Beat That My Heart Skipped. Her music has also been featured in the TV series Grey's Anatomy.
Angela McCluskey was born in Glasgow, Scotland on February 28, 1967. She went to London and found work as a publicist, and then in the video department of EMI Records. In 1993, McCluskey relocated to Hollywood, California.
She is married to composer Paul Cantelon whom she met around 1992 in London where he was playing piano in a restaurant.
In Los Angeles in 1993, McCluskey and her friend Shark formed a band called Wild Colonials. Two albums, Fruit of Life (1994) and This Can't Be Life (1996), were followed by performances at 1997's Lilith Fair road show.
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