Suzette Charles - Suzette Charles

Fakta The story of Suzette Charles’ debut album is a remarkable odyssey, one which has taken 33 years to reach fruition. It involves Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, the end of Stock, Aitken And Waterman and how the first bi-racial Miss America defied her record company to fly to London to work with SAW - only to be dropped by her American record label for doing so, seeing the results of their music sit in the vaults for three decades.

Now that story finally has its second chapter with the release of Suzette Charles’ long-awaited self-titled debut album on 22 May, introduced by the lead single ‘Whenever You’re Around.’ The album features six songs from Suzette’s original work with SAW in the 90s, re-recorded for the present day with Mike Stock; along with five new tracks.

That Suzette Charles’ self-titled album lives up to the story of its creation is testament to a versatile singer whose powerful voice masters pure pop, showstopping ballads, Japanese city pop and wild dance music with equal skill, helped by the equally diverse talents of writer/producer Mike Stock at the top of his formidable game. However you look at it, this is compelling pop music from a compelling artist.

“Finishing this record is living out a dream," says Suzette. “I’ve thought about these songs constantly for 33 years. It’s an amazing opportunity that Mike and I have finally been able to revisit them and create new songs at the same time.

"I’m extremely happy we’ve got to finish our record," enthuses Mike. “I know there’s a lot of Stock, Aitken And Waterman fans who’ve waited a long time for this album. I hope they like it – and I hope this is just the springboard for Suzette’s music."