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Birth name | Terry Maxwell Ronald |
Origin | South London, England |
Occupation(s) | Author, writer, producer, songwriter |
Years active | 1987–present |
Labels | MCA (1987–1992) |
Website | TerryRonald.com |
Terry Maxwell Ronald is an English musician, songwriter, music producer and author.
Born in South London, spotted dancing in a night club Ronald was picked to become lead singer with the pop band Gun Shy,[1] who released one single "Just To Be Your Secret",[2] which was Peter Powell's record of the week on Radio One. In the early 1990s, Ronald released solo album "Roma" on MCA Records,[3][4] from which four singles were released.
Ronald developed his career as a melody writer and and lyricist, usually working with another writer. His musical work includes songwriting, production and vocal arranging for Girls Aloud, Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Wanted, Westlife, The Saturdays, Lulu, Sheena Easton, Kim Wilde, Atomic Kitten, Geri Halliwell, Lorie, Elouise and French pop starlet Lorie.[1][4] In 2007, he appeared as a guest judge on the Judges' Homes section of The X Factor, alongside Dannii Minogue.[5]
Ronald has worked on the creative team of several West End theatre productions, including Rent Remixed, which starred Denise Van Outen, Siobhan Donaghy and Luke Evans,[6] and The Hurly Burly Show.[1] In 2013 Ronald co-wrote the musical one-woman play Some Girl I Used To Know with Denise Van Outen.[7]
In 2006 he wrote his first novel Becoming Nancy,[4] published in April 2011 by Transworld and described by Suzy Feay in The Independent as "a deliciously camp rites of passage novel".[8][9] The book was shortlisted for the 2012 Polari First Book Prize, and in January 2014 it was announced that Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell had bought the rights to the musical stage version of the book.[10]
Ronald lives in South London with his civil partner, Mark.[4]
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