Louise Rutkowski

Louise Rutkowski
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation(s)	Singer
Associated acts	This Mortal Coil
Website	Louise Rutkowski

Louise Rutkowski (born 1964) is a Scottish singer who rose to prominence as part of the 4AD music project This Mortal Coil.

At 19, Louise was signed to CBS Records, recording three singles and an album with soul producer Pete Wingfieldwith the band Sunset Gun. Prior to forming this band with sister Dee and keyboard player Ross Campbell, Louise, along with sister Dee, performed as backing vocalists for Bourgie Bourgie; a band created by legendary Postcard Records' boss Alan Horne.

In 1989, she provided backing vocals from Phil Thornalley's 1988 only solo album Swamp.

As part of the This Mortal Coil collective, Louise's distinctive voice can be heard on the seminal Filigree & Shadow and Blood albums, and as lead vocalist on The Hope Blister's critically acclaimed 1998 Smile's OK album, all of which were released on the 4AD Records recording label.

Louise also performed in The Kindness of Strangers, with Moulin Rouge composer Craig Armstrong who was signed to US label Interscope Records, recording the highly regarded album Hope, with tracks produced by the Eurythmics' Dave Stewart and Björk/Madonna cohort Nellee Hooper.

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