Rachael Stewart (born 1973) is a Scottish singer and folk dancer. She is one of the founding members of electro-pop group Beauty School and first came to attention in 1997 when she toured with

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Life and career

Around 1997, with the release of ''

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'', Fluke adopted a character from the '' Wipeout'' computer game, Arial Tetsuo, as their official mascot.''VH1'', ''Fluke Biography''
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. Also around this time, the group was looking for a female vocalist to perform with them in their live sets, and Stewart fit both these roles. She is described as a "female version of

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With Fluke's performances in decline, she joined forces with EMF frontman James Atkin, whom she later married, to form Beauty School in 2004. In 2005, Beauty School was joined by

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making the band into a three piece.''Beauty School'', ''Homepage''
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1973 births Living people 21st-century Scottish women singers Fluke (band) members {{Scotland-musician-stub