Isabel Suckling (born 24 March 1998) is a British singer who, upon signing a record deal with

Decca Records Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis (Decca), Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934 by Lewis, Jack Kapp, American Decca's first president, and Milton Rackmil, who later became American ...

, became the youngest classical recording artist signed by Decca, and the first

choir A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which ...

girl to sign a record contract with a major music label.''BBC News'' (14 September 2010)
York choirgirl Isabel Suckling lands record deal
/ref>Higgins, Kat, ''Sky News Online'' (14 September 2010)
Choirgirl Hits High Notes With Record Deal
/ref>''London Evening Standard'' (13 September 2010)
Choirgirl aged 12 to sign record deal
Mateus, Joana, ''Associated Press'' (14 September 2010)
Choir girl blazes trail for female voices in UK
/ref>Bray, Elisa, ''The Independent'' (17 September 2010)

/ref>Branagan, Mark, ''Yorkshire Post'' (14 September 2010)
It's a record as choirgirl Isabel puts name to Decca diva deal at 12
/ref>Lechmere, Adam, ''Decanter.com'' (26 November 2010)
Isabel Suckling: international wine trade 'follows' historic record deal
/ref> Suckling sang in the choir at

York Minster The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, commonly known as York Minster, is the cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. The minster is the seat of the Archbis ...

at the time, and was discovered by Decca following a nationwide search.Bottomley, Claire, ''The Press'' (York) (14 September 2010)
York Minster choirgirl Isabel Suckling wins recording deal with Decca Records
/ref> She was mentored by the singer, TV/radio presenter and former boy soprano

Aled Jones Aled Jones, (born 29 December 1970) is a Welsh singer and radio and television presenter. As a teenage chorister, he reached widespread fame during the mid-1980s. Since then he has worked in television with the BBC and ITV, and radio (for Cla ...

. Her debut album was titled '' The Choirgirl'', and was released on 29 November 2010 ahead of Christmas sales anticipated by record executives to be lucrative.Sweeting, Adam, ''The Daily Telegraph'' (17 November 2010)
Isabel the Choirgirl: Angel eyes the Christmas No 1
/ref> The album's first single was a cover of

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...

's "

You Are Not Alone "You Are Not Alone" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson from his ninth studio album, '' HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I'' (1995). It was released on August 15, 1995, as the second single from the album. An R&B ballad, "You ...

", with proceeds going to the charity

Age UK Age UK is a registered charity in the United Kingdom, formed on 25 February 2009, and launched on 1 April 2009, which combined the operations of the previously separate charities Age Concern England and Help the Aged to form the UK's largest cha ...

. Also featured was a choral recording of "

Imagine Imagine may refer to: * Imagination Music Albums * ''Imagine'' (Armin van Buuren album), 2008 * ''Imagine'' (Eva Cassidy album), 2002 * ''Imagine'' (Janice Vidal album), 2012 * ''Imagine'' (John Lennon album), 1971 ** ''Imagine: John Lennon' ...

" to commemorate the 30th anniversary of

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

's death, and a duet with Aled Jones' original 1986 vocal track on "All Through The Night", previously never released. The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2011

Classic BRIT Awards The Classic BRIT Awards (previously Classical BRIT Awards) are an annual awards ceremony held in the United Kingdom covering aspects of classical and crossover music, and are the equivalent of popular music's Brit Awards. The awards are organi ...

. In 2012, Suckling collaborated with

Robin Robin may refer to: Animals * Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae * Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including: **European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'') **Bush-robin **Forest rob ...

and

RJ Gibb RJ, R&J, or Rj may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Radio jockey, a person who hosts a radio talk show * RJ, a raccoon in the comic strip and feature film ''Over The Hedge'' * R.J. MacReady, the helicopter pilot in the 1982 sci-fi/horror film '' ...

, performing the track "Christmas Day" on the Gibbs' debut classical album, ''The Titanic Requiem''. She took part at the premiere of the album on 10 April 2012, and her vocals for the project received positive reviews. In 2014, Suckling sang on the soundtrack for the feature film ''

Terroir (, ; from ''terre'', "land") is a French term used to describe the environmental factors that affect a crop's phenotype, including unique environment contexts, farming practices and a crop's specific growth habitat. Collectively, these conte ...

'' starring

Keith Carradine Keith Ian Carradine ( ; born August 8, 1949) is an American actor who has had success on stage, film, and television. He is known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's film ''Nashville'', Wild Bill Hickok in the HBO series '' Deadwood ...

. Isabel Suckling is the daughter of American wine critic

James Suckling James Suckling (born September 29, 1958) is an American wine and cigar critic and former Senior Editor and European Bureau Chief of ''Wine Spectator'' as well as European Editor of ''Cigar Aficionado''. Suckling is internationally regarded as o ...

.Robinson, Jancis, ''Suckling, the Pope and the future'' (17 September 2010)

References

External links

The Choirgirl Isabel official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Suckling, Isabel 1998 births Living people British child singers British performers of Christian music 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers