Gemma Sugrue finds her voice

Kerry’s Gemma Sugrue is ready to take the spotlight and is writing the authentic music she wants to express, she tells Ellie O’Byrne.

She may have started 20 feet from stardom, but Gemma Sugrue is stepping into the spotlight.

The singer, having worked as a backing vocalist with everyone from Brian Deady to Bon Iver, is currently recording her own material, having enjoyed a two-year stint as vocalist with Jenny Greene and the RTÉ concert orchestra.