Ruth-Anne Cunningham

Ruth-Anne Cunningham (born April 2, 1988) is an Irish singer-songwriter. She is best known for co-writing "Too Little Too Late," performed by the American 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." She also has uncredited vocals for the Avicii song, "All You Need is Love", in Avicii's True album

On March 23rd 2018, Cunningham released her own debut single "The Vow," followed by "Take My Place" on May 11th. An album is expected to be released at the end of 2018.

Career

Cunningham is from Donaghmede, Ireland.[1] She has been signed to Sony ATV since May 2010 as a songwriter and producer.[2] Her interest in performing began at the age of seven, 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.[1]

When Cunningham was 17, Eamonn Maguire, her manager at the time, brought her to the US 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 Billboard Hot 100 chart in just one week in America. She was awarded the ASCAP Songwriters Best Pop Award at the 24th Annual ASCAP Pop Awards 2007 for "Too Little Too Late."[3]

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.

On the 13th July 2018 Cunningham supported American-Canadian singer Alanis Morrisette at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London on her International Tour.

Awards

She won an ASCAP Pop Award in 2007 for "Too Little Too Late."[4][5]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
IRE
[6]
2008 "Take Me Away" 13 Non-album single
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
IRE
[6]		 UK
[7]
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. 1 2 "Ruth-Anne Cunningham: 'There's no booklet for writing pop hits'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  2. ↑ "News & Events – Billie Barry Stage School, Dublin, Ireland". www.billiebarrystageschool.ie. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  3. ↑ Ruth-Anne Cunningham receives ASCAP Pop Award!
  4. ↑ Forum for Music in Ireland – Fóram don Cheol in Éirinn » Blog Archive » Stories Behind The Songs
  5. ↑ 24th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards
  6. 1 2 Peak chart positions for singles and albums in Ireland:
    • "Discography Ruth-Anne". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien.
    • "Discography Ruth Anne". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien.
  7. ↑ Peak positions for singles in the UK:
    • For "Remedy": "Chart Archive > UK Singles Chart > 2 June 2012". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
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