Charlotte Gordon Cumming (born 2 February 1958) is a British contemporary singer-songwriter and music producer. She wrote the

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hit "

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", nominated for

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Best European Single Award 2001. In 2005, the song was covered by Indonesian singer

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on her album ''

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'' and was recorded by Cumming on her album ''Mindwalking''. Cumming is the daughter of clan chief

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, and Elizabeth, daughter of

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(William) Robert Norris Hinde. Cumming is influenced by artists such as

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and

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, though she has developed her own modern blend of Celtic melodies and African rhythms. In 1984, she married Michael Edwards; she was subsequently married to the novelist

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, author of ''The Horse Whisperer'', until his death in August 2022.. In September 2008, while at her brother's estate in Forres,

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, Cumming, her husband, her brother, and her sister-in-law ate poisonous Cortinarius speciosissimus mushrooms, which had been misidentified as an edible species. Several of the group experienced kidney failure as a result. Cumming remained on

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while seeking

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treatments until 2012 when she had a

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References

External links

Official site
(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon Cumming, Charlotte 1958 births Living people Scottish women songwriters Daughters of baronets Kidney transplant recipients