RuthAnne

Ruth-Anne Cunningham (born 2 April 1986), known professionally as RuthAnne, is an Irish singer-songwriter. She is best known for co-writing "Too Little Too Late", performed by the US singer JoJo, "In the Name of Love" performed by Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha, "Work Bitch" performed by Britney Spears, "Slow Hands" performed by Niall Horan, "Where Do Broken Hearts Go", "No Control" performed by One Direction and "Beautiful World" performed by Westlife. She also wrote and vocally features on the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack with her song "Pray". In 2013, she also has uncredited vocals for the EDM-oriented song, "All You Need is Love", on Swedish DJ Avicii's True album.

RuthAnne
Born
Ruth-Anne Cunningham

(1986-04-02) 2 April 1986
Ireland
Other namesRooty
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2008–present

On 23 March 2018, Cunningham released her own first single "The Vow". Cunningham's debut album Matters of the Heart was released on 4 October 2019.[1]

Early life

Cunningham is from Donaghmede, Ireland.[2] She has been signed to Sony ATV since May 2010 as a songwriter and producer.[3] Her interest in performing began at the age of 7, when she participated in a karaoke contest. At age 12, Cunningham enrolled in the Billy Barry Stage School, and had formed a girl band by age 16.[2]

Music career

When Cunningham was 17, Eamonn Maguire, her manager at the time, brought her to the U.S. where she co-wrote JoJo's hit single "Too Little Too Late" with Billy Steinberg and Josh Alexander. It went from number 66 to number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in just one week. She was awarded the ASCAP Songwriters Best Pop Award at the 24th Annual ASCAP Awards in 2007 for "Too Little Too Late."[4]

In 2016, Cunningham contributed lead vocals to five tracks on the Goldroom album "West of the West", including "Back to You", "Teenage Waste", "Underwater", "Retrograde" and "Missing You Lately".[5] [6]

In 2018, she won two more ASCAP awards for global hits "Slow Hands" by Niall Horan and "In the Name of Love" by Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha.[7]

On 13 July 2018, Cunningham supported Canadian singer Alanis Morissette at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London on her international tour.[8]

On 17 December, she performed in her hometown Dublin at the Olympia Theatre supporting another Irish artist, Hozier.[9]

In the year of 2020, Cunningham was part of an Irish collective of female singers and musicians called Irish Women in Harmony, that recorded a version of the song "Dreams" in aid of the charity Safe Ireland, which deals with domestic abuse which had reportedly risen significantly during the COVID-19 lockdown.[10][11]

Awards

She won an ASCAP Pop Award in 2007 for "Too Little Too Late."[12][13]

Discography

As lead artist
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
IRE
[14]
2008 "Take Me Away" 13 Non-album single
2019 "The Vow" - Matters of the Heart
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
IRE
[14]		 UK
[15]
2012 "Remedy"
(Professor Green featuring Ruth Anne)		 2618 At Your Inconvenience
2013 "Heart Attack"
(Major Look featuring RuthAnne)		 –– Non-album single
2014 "Missing You"
(Cedric Gervais featuring Rooty)		 –– TBA
2015 "Paper dolls"
(Rob Thomas featuring Rooty)		 –– The great unknown
2016 "Love's Just a Feeling"
(Lindsey Stirling featuring Rooty)		 –– Brave Enough
2017 "Pray"
(JRY featuring Rooty)		 –– Fifty Shades Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2018 "15 Sleeps"
(KO:YU featuring RuthAnne)		 –– Non-album single

References
  1. "Albums coming in 2019 by Irish acts". Official Charts. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. "Ruth-Anne Cunningham: 'There's no booklet for writing pop hits'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  3. "News & Events – Billie Barry Stage School, Dublin, Ireland". www.billiebarrystageschool.ie. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  4. "Ruth-Anne Cunningham receives ASCAP Pop Award!".
  5. "It's OUT!!!". twitter.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  6. "Goldroom Is Escapist E.D.M. for the Adult Millennial". vanityfair.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  7. "RuthAnne Cunningham: Streetwise Irish songstress who has penned songs for Britney Spears and One Direction". Independent.ie. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  8. "Get To Know: RuthAnne | MTV UK". www.mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  9. "RuthAnne on Instagram: "Opening for @hozier last night in my hometown Dublin at the legardary venue @olympiatheatre was magical....the first venue I ever performed…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  10. Boland, Rosita (19 June 2020). "Irish Women in Harmony record Cranberries song in aid of Safe Ireland". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  11. "Irish Women in Harmony". MCD.ie. n.d. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  12. Forum for Music in Ireland – Fóram don Cheol in Éirinn » Blog Archive » Stories Behind The Songs
  13. "24th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards".
  14. Peak chart positions for singles and albums in Ireland:
  15. Peak positions for singles in the UK:
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