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'''Susie Mathis''' (born '''Susan Mathis'''; 29 April 1947) is a former [[singing|singer]], [[actress]] and [[radio station|radio]] [[Radio presenter|presenter]] who, in later years, became a [[fundraiser]] for Francis House Children's [[Hospice]], and many other charities in [[North West England]].


==Music and television career==
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'''Susie Mathis''' (born '''Susan Mathis''', 29 April 1947, [[South London]]) is a former [[singing|singer]], [[actress]] and [[radio station|radio]] [[presenter]] who, in later years, became a [[fundraiser]] for Francis House Children's [[Hospice]], and many other charities in [[North West England]].
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Mathis first appeared in the [[West End theatre|West End]] at the age of fifteen and came to fame in March 1968, using the [[stage name]] 'Tiger', as the lead singer of the [[Paper Dolls (group)|Paper Dolls]]. They reached number 8 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] with "[[Something Here in My Heart (Keeps A Tellin' Me No)]]". The Paper Dolls toured widely and topped the bill in many UK cabaret venues, but further record success eluded them and, following some changes of personnel, they split up in early 1975.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}} Mathis also released three [[solo (music)|solo]] [[single (music)|single]]s under the name 'Tiger Sue'.<ref>[http://www.45cat.com/artist/tiger-sue/uk Tiger Sue - Discography, UK] 45Cat</ref> She recorded with The Maddisons and Colorado, and also took part in [[pantomime]] and made television appearances including ''[[Top Of The Pops]]''. Cherry Red released a Paper Dolls special CD celebrating 50 years since their first release.


==Radio and television==
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Mathis first appeared in the [[West End theatre|West End]] at the age of fifteen and came to fame in March 1968, using the [[stage name]] 'Tiger', as the lead singer of the [[Paper Dolls (band)|Paper Dolls]]. They reached number 11 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] with "[[Something Here in My Heart (Keeps A Tellin' Me No)]]". The Paper Dolls toured widely and topped the bill in many UK cabaret venues but further record success eluded them and, following some changes of personnel, they split up in early 1975.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}} Mathis also released 3 [[solo (music)|solo]] [[single (music)|single]]'s under the name 'Tiger Sue'. She recorded with The Maddisons and Colorado; and also took part in [[pantomime]] and made television appearances including the [[Granada Television]] Friday night show "Weekend" and voicing many TV ads.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
As well as appearing as an artist on the show, Mathis presented ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' on two occasions and fronted the [[Granada Television]] Friday night show ''Weekend.'' She also voiced many TV adverts, such as the ''Say the Leeds and your smiling'', ''Wake up to Magnet'' and ''Southern'' campaigns.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}


In 1979, Mathis joined the local [[Manchester]] [[independent radio]] [[radio station|station]], [[Piccadilly Radio]], and in 1981 became the first female daytime presenter on independent radio. She later joined [[BBC GMR|BBC Radio Manchester]] and twice won the "Sony Radio Personality of the Year" Award.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
Mathis joined the local [[Manchester]] [[independent radio]] [[radio station|station]], [[Piccadilly Radio]]<ref>Dianne Bourne, [https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music/susies-swinging-again-946432 Suzie's swinging again] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406163836/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music/susies-swinging-again-946432 |date=6 April 2018 }} ''Manchester Evening News'', 19 April 2010 (Updated 12 January 2013)</ref> in 1979, and in 1981 became the first female daytime presenter on independent radio.{{fact|date=March 2020}} She later joined [[BBC GMR|BBC Radio Manchester]] and twice won the [[Sony Radio Academy|Sony Radio]] Personality of the Year Award.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}

During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|Covid-19]] lockdown, Mathis volunteered to present a show a week for six months for WFM. At the end of 2021, she was seen as one of the talking heads (alongside other music experts, such as [[Paul Gambaccini]], [[David Grant (singer)|David Grant]] and [[Katie Puckrik]]) on [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]'s year-by-year pop music countdown series ''Britain's Biggest 70s Hits'', and in 2022 was seen on the channel's subsequent Friday night music series ''80s Greatest Pop Videos''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.channel5.com/show/britain-s-biggest-70s-hits/season-1/1972-britain-s-biggest-70s-hits |title=My5 |access-date=13 February 2022 |archive-date=5 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205165208/https://www.channel5.com/show/britain-s-biggest-70s-hits/season-1/1972-britain-s-biggest-70s-hits |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.channel5.com/show/britain-s-favourite-70-s-hits |title=My5 |access-date=13 February 2022 |archive-date=5 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205165206/https://www.channel5.com/show/britain-s-favourite-70-s-hits |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.channel5.com/show/80s-greatest-pop-videos |title=My5 |access-date=13 February 2022 |archive-date=30 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130154853/https://www.channel5.com/show/80s-greatest-pop-videos |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/tv-listings/?sd=24-09-2021%2020:00 |title=TV Guide - Radio Times UK TV Guide & Listings - Radio Times |access-date=13 February 2022 |archive-date=9 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009165800/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/tv-listings/?sd=24-09-2021%2020:00 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://viacomstudiosuk.com/the-80s-greatest-hits/|title=Viacom International Studios UK|website=viacomstudiosuk.com|access-date=13 February 2022|archive-date=4 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004122955/https://viacomstudiosuk.com/the-80s-greatest-hits/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://viacomstudiosuk.com/greatest-hits-of-the-80s/|title=Viacom International Studios UK|access-date=13 February 2022|archive-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009165802/https://viacomstudiosuk.com/greatest-hits-of-the-80s/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://viacomstudiosuk.com/greatest-hits-of-the-1970s/|title=Viacom International Studios UK|website=viacomstudiosuk.com|access-date=13 February 2022|archive-date=24 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024164727/https://viacomstudiosuk.com/greatest-hits-of-the-1970s/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Charity work and activism==
Mathis has also been at the forefront of fundraising for [[Kirsty Howard|Francis House]], a children's hospice in [[Didsbury|Manchester]], helping to raise £5 million for the cause.<ref>[http://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/15990829.Rostherne__39_s_Susie___39_Tiger__39__Mathis_celebrates_original_girlband_The_Paper_Dolls__39__Valentine__39_s_Day_re_release/ Rostherne's Susie 'Tiger' Mathis celebrates original girlband The Paper Dolls' Valentine's Day re-release] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404200750/http://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/15990829.Rostherne__39_s_Susie___39_Tiger__39__Mathis_celebrates_original_girlband_The_Paper_Dolls__39__Valentine__39_s_Day_re_release/ |date=4 April 2018 }} ''Knutsford Guardian'', 14 February 2018</ref> Mathis herself was diagnosed with [[breast cancer]] in 2004. As part of the fundraising effort, the 1975 formation of the Paper Dolls reformed for a one-off concert in [[Bradford]] in March 2008.<ref>Will Kilner, [http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2086324.dolls_to_play_again/ Dolls to play again] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090812114605/http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2086324.dolls_to_play_again/ |date=12 August 2009 }} ''Telegraph and Argus'', 2 March 2008</ref> Mathis had worked with Kirsty Howard, a 12-year-old fundraiser, who for the night became the Paper Dolls' unofficial fourth member when she sang with them on stage.<ref>Dianne Bourne, [https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music/dolly-good-show-for-kirsty-947765 Dolly good show for Kirsty] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405214630/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music/dolly-good-show-for-kirsty-947765 |date=5 April 2018 }} ''Manchester Evening News'', 17 April 2010 (Updated 12 January 2013)</ref>

Subsequently, in 2009, Mathis became a charity manager, working for [[Mohammed Al Fayed]].{{citation needed|date=May 2014}} She has been organising the Warrington Business Awards for several years.


Mathis has also been at the forefront of fundraising for [[Kirsty Howard|Francis House]], a children's hospice in [[Didsbury|Manchester]], helping to raise £5 million for the cause.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}} Mathis herself was diagnosed with [[breast cancer]] in 2004. As part of the fundraising effort, the 1975 formation of the Paper Dolls reformed for a one-off concert in [[Bradford]] in March 2008.<ref>[http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2086324.dolls_to_play_again/ Dolls to play again - Telegraph and Argus, 1 March 2008].</ref> Subsequently, in 2009, Mathis became a Charity Manager working for [[Mohammed Al Fayed]].{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
==Solo discography==
==Solo discography==
===As Tiger Sue===
===As Tiger Sue===
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==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.boomradiouk.com/susie-mathis/ Susie Mathis on Boom Radio]

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Latest revision as of 14:31, 17 December 2024

Susie Mathis
Birth nameSusan Mathis
Also known asTiger, Tiger Sue
Born (1947-04-29) 29 April 1947 (age 77)
South London, England
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer, radio show host, actress
LabelsPinnacle, Maple Annie

Susie Mathis (born Susan Mathis; 29 April 1947) is a former singer, actress and radio presenter who, in later years, became a fundraiser for Francis House Children's Hospice, and many other charities in North West England.

Music and television career

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Mathis first appeared in the West End at the age of fifteen and came to fame in March 1968, using the stage name 'Tiger', as the lead singer of the Paper Dolls. They reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart with "Something Here in My Heart (Keeps A Tellin' Me No)". The Paper Dolls toured widely and topped the bill in many UK cabaret venues, but further record success eluded them and, following some changes of personnel, they split up in early 1975.[citation needed] Mathis also released three solo singles under the name 'Tiger Sue'.[1] She recorded with The Maddisons and Colorado, and also took part in pantomime and made television appearances including Top Of The Pops. Cherry Red released a Paper Dolls special CD celebrating 50 years since their first release.

Radio and television

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As well as appearing as an artist on the show, Mathis presented Top of the Pops on two occasions and fronted the Granada Television Friday night show Weekend. She also voiced many TV adverts, such as the Say the Leeds and your smiling, Wake up to Magnet and Southern campaigns.[citation needed]

Mathis joined the local Manchester independent radio station, Piccadilly Radio[2] in 1979, and in 1981 became the first female daytime presenter on independent radio.[citation needed] She later joined BBC Radio Manchester and twice won the Sony Radio Personality of the Year Award.[citation needed]

During the Covid-19 lockdown, Mathis volunteered to present a show a week for six months for WFM. At the end of 2021, she was seen as one of the talking heads (alongside other music experts, such as Paul Gambaccini, David Grant and Katie Puckrik) on Channel 5's year-by-year pop music countdown series Britain's Biggest 70s Hits, and in 2022 was seen on the channel's subsequent Friday night music series 80s Greatest Pop Videos.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Charity work and activism

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Mathis has also been at the forefront of fundraising for Francis House, a children's hospice in Manchester, helping to raise £5 million for the cause.[10] Mathis herself was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004. As part of the fundraising effort, the 1975 formation of the Paper Dolls reformed for a one-off concert in Bradford in March 2008.[11] Mathis had worked with Kirsty Howard, a 12-year-old fundraiser, who for the night became the Paper Dolls' unofficial fourth member when she sang with them on stage.[12]

Subsequently, in 2009, Mathis became a charity manager, working for Mohammed Al Fayed.[citation needed] She has been organising the Warrington Business Awards for several years.

Solo discography

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As Tiger Sue

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Singles
Title Release info Year Notes
"Burn, Burn, Burn" / "Tease Me" Maple Annie MA 101 1971
A: "Kickaway My Blues (Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues)" / "If There Is No Love In Your Heart" Pinnacle P 8447 1977
"When You Walked In The Room" / "Human Being Someone" Pinnacle P 8456 1978 [13]

References

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  1. ^ Tiger Sue - Discography, UK 45Cat
  2. ^ Dianne Bourne, Suzie's swinging again Archived 6 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine Manchester Evening News, 19 April 2010 (Updated 12 January 2013)
  3. ^ "My5". Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  4. ^ "My5". Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  5. ^ "My5". Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  6. ^ "TV Guide - Radio Times UK TV Guide & Listings - Radio Times". Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Viacom International Studios UK". viacomstudiosuk.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Viacom International Studios UK". Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Viacom International Studios UK". viacomstudiosuk.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  10. ^ Rostherne's Susie 'Tiger' Mathis celebrates original girlband The Paper Dolls' Valentine's Day re-release Archived 4 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine Knutsford Guardian, 14 February 2018
  11. ^ Will Kilner, Dolls to play again Archived 12 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Telegraph and Argus, 2 March 2008
  12. ^ Dianne Bourne, Dolly good show for Kirsty Archived 5 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine Manchester Evening News, 17 April 2010 (Updated 12 January 2013)
  13. ^ 45Cat - Tiger Sue - Discography, UK Archived 13 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine
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