Anne-Marie Ruddock

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Ann-Marie "Annie" Ruddock (born Anne-Marie Teresa Antoinette Ruddock) is a British singer best known for being the lead vocalist with a 1980s ska revival, reggae and new wave band, Amazulu. [1] In 1984 she appeared with Amazulu on the TV show The Young Ones , performing "Moonlight Romance" in the episode "Time".

After the group broke up in 1987, she and two other former members unsuccessfully continued as Amazulu II. [1] In 1987 Ruddock made an appearance in the Alex Cox film Straight to Hell , alongside other musicians and actors Joe Strummer, Elvis Costello, Grace Jones, members of The Pogues and The Circle Jerks, Courtney Love, Edward Tudor-Pole, Jim Jarmusch, Dennis Hopper and Kathy Burke.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Amazulu | Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved 13 October 2015.