Suzanne Prentice

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Suzanne Lena Prentice, OBE (born 19 September 1958 in Invercargill, New Zealand),[1] is a country singer in New Zealand. Her most successful single "When I Dream" peaked at #11 in New Zealand during 1982.

In the 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours, Prentice was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to music.[2]

She stood as a candidate for the 2010 mayoral elections in Invercargill[3] but was unsuccessful.

In 2016 she was presented with the Benny Award from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand, the highest honour for a New Zealand entertainer.[4][5]


See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com.au/HandsOfFame/Prentice_Suzanne.htm
  2. ^ Queen's Birthday Honours List 1995. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  3. ^ McNeilly, Hamish (17 April 2010). "The politician's a Prentice". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Inc, 2016 Awards".
  5. ^ "Prentice Honoured With Benny Award, Southland Express, October 2016".