Clare Grogan is a Scottish singer, actress, author and dancer, alongside Johnny McElhone, Tony McDaid , Michael Anderson, Gerard McNulty, Jim McKinven, Steve Lironi and David Wilde. The band released several albums and singles, including Happy Birthday , Pinky Blue , Bite , Song Sung Blue , Don’t Talk To Me About Love , Bring Me Closer , Love It To Stay , and Change of Heart. After the band broke up, Clare Grogan tried pursuing a solo career, but things didn’t go very well for her and soon she dropped the idea. She has also worked extensively in films and shows such as The One Prank Game , Taggart , Red Dwarf , Father Ted , Saturday Superstore , EastEnders , Jilting Joe , The Afternoon Game , Sea of ​​Souls , The King of Punishment , The Beautiful Setting , Comedy Lab , Come on , Top of the Pops ,Waterloo Road , Skins , The Little Man , Coffee and Cake , An Ordinary Monday , Delirium , Shooting Stars , Never Mind the Buzzcocks , and Hell’s Kitchen . In addition, she has continued to develop as both an author and a dancer, releasing her first book, a children’s novel entitled Tallulah and the Teenstars , in October 2008. Clare Grogan also has an impressive social media following of more than 20,000 followers Twitter.

Born name

Claire Patricia Grogan

nickname

Clare

Sun sign

fishes

Place of birth

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Residence

London Borough of Haringey, North London, England, United Kingdom

nationality

training

Clare Grogan studied at Notre Dame Convent School This is a comprehensive state secondary school for girls in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

occupation

Singer, actress, author, dancer

family

• Father – unknown
• Mutter – Patricia Margaret Grogan
• Siblings – Clare Grogan has 2 sisters.

Manager

Clare Grogan is represented by United Agents Ltd., Talent Agency, London, England, United Kingdom.

Genre

Pop, Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk

instruments

Life

labels

As a member of Altered Pictures , she was signed to Epic Records and Diablo Records.

To build

Slim

Height

5 feet 1 inch or 155 cm

weight

56 kg or 123.5 lbs

friend/spouse

Clare Grogan dated –

1. Stephen Lironi (1994-Present) – Clare Grogan married her Changed Pictures bandmate Stephen Lironi in 1994. They have been together ever since. Unfortunately, the duo suffered 6 miscarriages as well as 4 unsuccessful in vitro fertilization attempts. So, in 2005, they finally adopted a daughter named Lucia Lironi.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

Blond

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Beautiful laugh
• Bright eyes

brand promotion

As a member of Altered Pictures , her song, “I Could Be Happy”, was used in a TV commercial for Colgate Toothpaste.

Known for

• As a member of the early 1980s new wave/post-punk band Changed Pictures , who have released a couple of albums, such as Happy Birthday , Pinky Blue , and Bite , as well as several singles, such as Dead Popstars , I could be lucky , see those eyes , song sung blue , don’t talk to me about love , bring me closer , love to stay , and change of heart . Other members of the band were Johnny McElhone, Tony McDaid, Michael Anderson, Gerard McNulty, Jim McKinven, Steve Lironi and David Wilde.
• Has been cast in a variety of films and shows such as Gregory’s Girl , Comfort and Joy , Blott on the Countryside , The Monocled Mutineer , The One Prank Game , Taggart , Red Dwarf , Father Ted , Saturday Superstore , EastEnders , Jilting Joe , The Afternoon Game , Sea of ​​Souls , The King of Punishment , The Beautiful Setting , Comedy Lab , Come Up , Top of the Pops ,Waterloo Road , Skins , The Little Man , Coffee and Cake , An Ordinary Monday , Delirium , Shooting Stars, Don’t Mind the Buzzcocks , Hell’s Kitchen , Permissive Women , Let’s Dance for Sport Relief , and Mastermind

First album

A member of the early 1980s new wave/post-punk band named Changed Pictures , their debut album, Happy Birthday , was released in September 1981. It consisted of songs like Love and Kisses , Real Toys , Waving Strings , Happy Birthday , Leave Me Alone , and One Day Awaits .

The album peaked at number 26 on the UK Albums Chart and its song, Happy Birthday peaked at number 2 in the UK in October of the same year. The album was also certified “Silver” by the BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited.

first movie

Clare Grogan made her motion picture debut as Susan in the comedy-drama film Coming of Age. Gregor’s Girl The film first premiered in November 1980 at the London Film Festival. Clare Grogan starred alongside John Gordon Sinclair and Dee Hepburn.

First TV show

Clare Grogan made her first appearance as herself in an episode of the music chart television show. Top of the Pops in October 1981.

Personal trainer

Clare Grogan keeps fit by leading an active lifestyle and loves to run to stay healthy.

Clare Grogan facts

1. She and her two sisters attended the same school, Notre Dame Convent School.
2. Clare Grogan was a member of the Scottish Youth Theatre.
3. When she was about 17, several patrons started a fight as she danced at Glasgow College of Technology. Although she tried to get away from the place, she was injured by broken glass and suffered a deep wound on her face. She had a prominent scar on the left side of her face. Although it was a past incident, her parents could not hear or talk about it, even though several years have passed.
4. She began filming as one of the leads for Gregor’s Girl only after a duration of 3 months after the incident.
5. Later, in 1998, Clare Grogan learned that part of the glass was still in the face cloth while she was working at the theater in Watford. It had to be treated surgically.
6. Director and writer Bill Forsyth discovered Clare Grogan at the Spaghetti Factory restaurant in Glasgow, Scotland, where she was working as a waitress. This later led to her starring in Gregor’s Girl , despite some objections from the producers.
7. In 1984, she was featured in the music video for The Young at Heart by the indie rock band, The Bluebells .
8. At first she had to be called ‘CP Grogan’ because there was already a member of Equity named Claire Grogan who became a photographer. Hence, she dropped the “i” from her name.
9. Clare Grogan was cast as Rita in a stage production of the comedy Raising Rita at the Dundee Repertory Theater in 1987.
10. After Changed Pictures she tried to pursue a solo career, but her single, Liebesbombe , released in 1987, failed to achieve much success and her plans for her album, titled Trash Mad , were eventually scrapped.
11. In 1989, she co-founded the Universal Love School with bandmate Steve Lironi.
12. The song titled True by the new wave band, Spandau Ballet was inspired by Clare Grogan.
13. As a writer, Clare Grogan published her first children’s novel (ages 7 and up) book, Tallulah and the Teenstars , in October 2008.
14. Her father was diagnosed with dementia.
15. Follow Clare Grogan on Twitter.