Clare Grogan

Claire Patricia Grogan (born March 17, 1962, in Glasgow) is a Scottish actress and singer. Despite the spelling of her first name, she is known as "Clare", without the I. She is credited as C.P. Grogan. Grogan was discovered by film director Bill Forsyth when she was waitressing in a Glasgow restaurant. She subsequently shot to fame at 19 as the female lead in Forsyth's Gregory's Girl. Grogan developed her singing career as the lead singer of Altered Images, a five-piece including Johnny McElhone (later of Texas), and later a four-piece after two members left, with the addition of Stephen Lironi, who played both guitar and drums. The band had a string of hits in the 1980s, including "Happy Birthday", "Don't Talk To Me About Love", "I Could Be Happy" and "Bring Me Closer". The group split up after the mixed reception of their third album, Bite. Grogan did attempt a solo career, but after her single "Love Bomb" flopped in 1987, her album, Trash Mad was never released. In 2000 she... full article at wikipedia