Having grown up in a family that loves music passionately, Suze DeMarchi was also inspired to tow the music line and went on to have an amazing career to date. She is an Australian singer and songwriter, known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the rock band, Baby Animals.
It was Terry Ellis, the president of Imago Recording Company who described Suze as possessing “indefinable magic” about her performance and artistry that will stand her out in a sea of talented musicians. He subsequently went on to sign her band to his record label and help them to become who they are today.
Who is Suze Demarchi?
Suze Demarchi was born on February 14, 1964, in Perth, Australia to both Walter Demarchi – a panel beater, and his wife, Shirley, a singer. She had 3 older siblings who she grew up with, and she had a normal childhood just like everyone else.
She left home after her high school education to pursue an undying passion she has to be a performing musician.
Unknown facts about Suze Demarchi
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1. Her mother is her early influences in music
Suze’s mother, Shirley, must have put the music in her blood from birth, as she was a very gifted singer herself. She must have been singing to Suze from the womb and she took up the art when she came of age. Her older sister Denise is also a singer, like their mother.
2. She made her first foray into music in 1985
Suze’s journey into this amazing world began in 1985 when she was signed by the EMI record label where she released a few singles such as Big Wednesday, Young Hearts, etc. Not quite happy with the direction the record label was steering her career, she called it quits and return back to her country, Australia.
At the time, she and a few other musicians got together and formed a band called Photoplay, and she revealed in a recent interview that she learned all she knew about being in a band from Photoplay.
Between 1996 and 2007, she had an amazing 11 years solo career in which she released several singles, collaborated with other musicians, and even served as lead singer for the group INXS. She enjoyed very good reception of her music and was a commercial success in this period.
3. What she did before becoming a professional musician
Many artists have to start off with a career quite different from their original passion, and Suze was no different. When she finished school at about 16, she got a job with Rural and Industries Bank as a Teller. She hated the job so much that she quit. Her next job was at a Dress House, which she again revealed that she hated with a passion; she was always wishing customers would not come in, preferring to hide behind the counter.
4. Forming the band, Baby Animals
As she has stated in several interviews before, she really loves playing in a band. So after leaving EMI, she went back to Australia and teamed up with some other musicians like Eddie Parise, Frank Celenza and others, to form a band they called Baby Animals. The group was a commercial success in Australia, collecting a few awards after releasing 2 albums and several singles. Sadly due to some unresolved issues the band was disbanded in 1996.
5. Suze DeMarchi suffered health issues and scare
Sometimes in 1993, Suze developed a condition called Nodules in her throat – this is peculiar to musicians who shout and yell while singing. This forced her to stop singing for a while, and was one of the reasons why her band was no more.
6. Marriage and divorce
Sometime in 1993, Suze met Nuno Bettencourt – who was a guitarist in the rock and roll band Extreme. The pair got married in Azores, Portugal on August 27, 1994. Two children was added to the family – Bebe (1996) and Lorenzo (2002).
When Suze decided to move back to Australia (for a few reasons) with her family, the plan was that she would move first with their children with the hubby joining later, but instead, she got a mail from her husband that the marriage was over. She stated in an interview that their marriage was never blissful, but she stuck around in an attempt to make things work. The couple was officially divorced in 2013.
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7. Recognition and awards of Suze DeMarchi
Suze was nominated for the Best Female Artist at the 1999 ARIA awards in Australia in recognition of her artistry.
In 2004, she was inducted as an inaugural member into the West Australian Music (WAM) Hall of Fame having been recognized by the West Australian Music Industry Association.
