RuthAnne
{{short description|Irish singer, songwriter, producer}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = RuthAnne
| image =
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| birth_name = Ruth-Anne Cunningham
| birth_date = {{nowrap|{{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1986|4|2|df=y}}}}
| birth_place = Ireland
| alias = Rooty
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- songwriter
}}
| years_active = 2008–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Ollie John Marland|2022}}
| children = 2
}}
Ruth-Anne Cunningham (born 2 April 1986), known professionally as RuthAnne, is an Irish singer-songwriter, artist, mother, and author. Starting her career at 17, she penned JoJo’s hit "Too Little, Too Late", propelling her into the spotlight as a sought-after writer. Over the years, she’s written iconic songs such as "In the Name of Love" performed by Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha, "Work Bitch" performed by Britney Spears, "Slow Hands" performed by Niall Horan, "Where Do Broken Hearts Go", "No Control" performed by One Direction and "Beautiful World" performed by Westlife.
RuthAnne’s debut solo single, "The Vow" (2018), continues to be a viral anthem for weddings and engagements. Her songwriting is marked by a talent for capturing deeply personal and universal emotions, often telling stories without needing a clear resolution.
Her music blends genres, drawing influence from legendary vocalists like Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. RuthAnne's work as an artist is characterized by emotional depth and authenticity, with songs like "The Way I’m Wired," inspired by her experience with chronic endometriosis, offering both comfort and advocacy for women’s health issues.
Beyond her music career, RuthAnne has become an advocate for endometriosis awareness and founded the educational project Endo&ME. With two decades of experience, RuthAnne’s multifaceted career reflects her belief that creativity knows no bounds, as she embraces roles as an artist, songwriter, mother, and author.
On 23 March 2018, Cunningham released her own first single "The Vow". Cunningham's debut album Matters of the Heart was released on 4 October 2019.{{Cite web |date=2019-09-10 |title=Albums to be released in 2019 by Irish artists |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/albums-to-be-released-in-2019-by-irish-artists__25386/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Official Charts |language=en}} RuthAnne made her return in 2025 with single "The Way I'm Wired", a song dedicated to those who suffer with endometriosis, but on a wider scale, also to those who suffer with a chronic illness.
Early life
Cunningham is from Donaghmede, Ireland. Her interest in performing began at the age of 7 and at age 12, Cunningham enrolled in the Billy Barry Stage School.{{Cite news |title=Ruth-Anne Cunningham: 'There's no booklet for writing pop hits' |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/ruth-anne-cunningham-there-s-no-booklet-for-writing-pop-hits-1.2018973 |access-date=2024-11-11 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}
Music career
When Cunningham was 17 she travelled to the U.S. for the first time where she co-wrote JoJo's hit single "Too Little Too Late" with Billy Steinberg and Josh Alexander.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/dublin-singer-songwriter-ruthanne-earns-second-grammy-nomination-22940147|title=Dublin singer-songwriter RuthAnne earns second Grammy nomination|first=Sandra|last=Black|date=25 November 2022|website=Hotpress}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tiktok.com/@thisisruthanne/video/7275775448737402144|title=TikTok - Make Your Day}} It went from number 66 to number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in just one week. She was awarded the ASCAP Songwriters Best Pop Award at the 24th Annual ASCAP Awards in 2007 for "Too Little Too Late."
In 2018, she won two BMI awards for global hits "Slow Hands" by Niall Horan and "In the Name of Love" by Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha.{{Cite web |first=John |last=Meagher |date=19 August 2018 |title=RuthAnne Cunningham: Streetwise Irish songstress who has penned songs for Britney Spears and One Direction |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/ruthanne-cunningham-streetwise-irish-songstress-who-has-penned-songs-for-britney-spears-and-one-direction/37218104.html |access-date=11 November 2024 |website=Irish Independent |language=en}}
On 13 July 2018, Cunningham supported Canadian singer Alanis Morissette at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London on her international tour.{{Cite web |date=2018-06-02 |title=Get To Know: RuthAnne {{!}} MTV UK |url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/ruthanne/articles/get-to-know-ruthanne |access-date=2024-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602184535/http://www.mtv.co.uk/ruthanne/articles/get-to-know-ruthanne |archive-date=2 June 2018 }}
On 17 December, she performed in her hometown Dublin at the Olympia Theatre supporting another Irish artist, Hozier.{{Cite web |title=RuthAnne (@thisisruthanne) on Instagram {{!}} Ghostarchive |url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/thisisruthanne/1937260736627960738 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=ghostarchive.org}}
In 2020, Cunningham was part of an Irish collective of female singers and musicians called Irish Women in Harmony, that recorded a version of the song "Dreams" in aid of the charity Safe Ireland, which deals with domestic abuse which had reportedly risen significantly during the COVID-19 lockdown.{{Cite news |title=Irish Women in Harmony record Cranberries song in aid of Safe Ireland |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/irish-women-in-harmony-record-cranberries-song-in-aid-of-safe-ireland-1.4283348 |access-date=2024-11-11 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}
Awards
She won an ASCAP Pop Award in 2007 for "Too Little Too Late."[http://www.forumformusic.ie/2008/01/25/stories-behind-the-songs/ Forum for Music in Ireland – Fóram don Cheol in Éirinn » Blog Archive » Stories Behind The Songs]{{Cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/popawards/2007/performed.html/|title=24th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards}}
In 2023 RuthAnne was named Goss.ie’s Artist of the Year.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-02 |title=RUTHANNE WINS ARTIST OF THE YEAR AT GOSS.IE'S WOMEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS |url=https://www.reservoir-media.com/ruthanne-wins-artist-of-the-year-at-goss-ies-women-of-the-year-awards/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Reservoir Media |language=en-US}}
Discography
=Singles=
==As lead artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| IRE Peak chart positions for singles and albums in Ireland:
|
| 2008
! scope="row"| "Take Me Away" | 13 | Non-album single |
| 2018
! scope="row"| "The Vow" | Top 40 and Irish Number 1 | Matters of the Heart |
| | 2018
! scope="row"| "Take My Place" | - | Matters of the Heart |
| | 2018
! scope="row"| "Liquid" | - | Matters of the Heart |
| | 2018
! scope="row"| "It Is What It Is" | - | Matters of the Heart |
| | 2019
! scope="row"| "Survivor" | - | Non-album single |
| | 2019
! scope="row"| "Love Again" | - | Matters of the Heart |
| | 2019
! scope="row"| "Superman" | - | Matters of the Heart |
| | 2019
! scope="row"| "Unrequited" | - | Matters of the Heart |
| | 2019
! scope="row"| "Cold Water" | - | Non-album single |
| | 2020
! scope="row"| "Remember This" | - | The Way I Love You |
| | 2021
! scope="row"| "F.L.Y." | - | The Way I Love You |
| | 2021
! scope="row"| "Safe Place" | - | The Way I Love You |
| | 2023
! scope="row"| "The Vow (Acoustic)" | - | Non-album single |
| | 2025
! scope="row"| "The Way I'm Wired" | - | Non-album single |
==As featured artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" | |
| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album | |
|---|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| IRE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK
| |
| 2012
! scope="row"| "Remedy" | 26 | 18 |
| 2013
! scope="row"| "Heart Attack" | – | –
| Non-album single |
| 2014
! scope="row"| "Missing You" | – | –
| TBA |
| 2015
! scope="row"| "Paper dolls" | – | –
| The great unknown |
| 2016
! scope="row"| "Love's Just a Feeling" | – | – |
| 2017
! scope="row"|"Pray" | – | – |
| 2018
! scope="row"|"15 Sleeps" | – | –
|Non-album single |
| 2023
! scope="row"|"Anyway" | – | –
|Non-album single |
| 2023
! scope="row"|"Feel The Same" | – | –
|Non-album single |
| 2023
! scope="row"|"Honey" | – | –
|Non-album single |
Songwriting
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Artist !Date !Album !Song !Co-Written With !Charts and Awards |
| JoJo
|2006 |The High Road |Billy Steinberg |Peaked at No. 4 in the Official UK Chart {{Cite web |date=2007-01-13 |title=TOO LITTLE TOO LATE |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/jojo-too-little-too-late/ |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=Official Charts |language=en}} |
| ABREU
| rowspan="2" |2007 |Anna Abreu |Are You Ready |Daniel O'Donoghue | |
| Katharine McPhee
|Katharine McPhee |Over It |Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander | |
| Sarah Connor
|2008 |Sexy As Hell |Fall Apart |Evan "Kidd" Boggart, Franne Golde, Jonathan Rotem | |
| Newton Faulkner
| rowspan="6" |2009 |Rebuilt By Humans |Over & Out |Ben Earle, Craigie Dodds, Newton Faulkner | |
| Tata Young
|Ready for Love |Perfection |Billy Steinberg, Shelly Peiken, Josh Alexander, Leona Lewis | |
| Sasha-Lee
|Sasha-Lee |Waiting Room |Christopher Lee-Joe, Phillippe-Marc Arquetil | |
| rowspan="3" |Pixie Lott
| rowspan="3" |Turn It Up |My Love | rowspan="2" |Jonas Jeberg, Pixie Lott, Mich Hansen | |
| Turn It Up
| |
| Broken Arrow
|Pixie Lott, Toby Gad | |
| Nadine Coyle
| rowspan="2" |2010 |Insatiable |Runnin' |Julian Bunetta | |
| Devlin
|bud, sweat & beers |World Stills Turns |Ben Kohn, James Devlin, Peter Kalleher, Tom Barnes | |
| Pixie Lott
|2011 |Young Foolish Happy |Love You To Death |Toby Gad, Pixie Lott | |
| Baptiste Giabiconi
| rowspan="2" |2012 |Oxygen |Sliding Doors |Ed Drewett, Pete Martin | |
| The Game, Elijah Blake
|Jesus Piece |Freedom |A. Thompson, C. MannD. Crawford, J. Taylor, S. Fenton | |
| Britney Spears
| rowspan="2" |2013 |Anthony Preston, Britney Spears, Otto Jettman, Sebastian Ingrosso, William Adams | |
| Avicii
|True |All You Need is Love |Ash Pournouri, Tim Bergling | |
| Girls' Generation
| rowspan="8" |2014 |I GOT A BOY (the 4th album) |Baby Maybe |Cutfather | |
| rowspan="5" |Alex & Sierra
| rowspan="5" |It's About Us |Here We Go |Julian Bunetta, Alex Kinsey, John Shanks, Sierra Deaton | |
| All for You
|Alex Kinsey, John Ryan, Sierra Deaton | |
| Almost Home
|Alex Kinsey, John Shanks, Sierra Deaton, Ali Tamposi, Sam Hollander | |
| Little Do You Know
|Sierra Deaton, Toby Gad, Ali Tamposi | |
| Give Me Something
|Alex Kinsey, Eddie Serrano, John Ryan, Sierra Deaton | |
| rowspan="2" |One Direction
| rowspan="2" |FOUR |No Control |John Ryan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Julian Bunetta, Jamie Scott | |
| Where Do Broken Hearts Go
|Julian Bunetta, Ali Tamposi, Teddy Geiger, Harry Styles | |
| Grace Potter
| rowspan="7" |2015 |Midnight |Look What We've Become |Daniel Merriweather, Eric Valentine, Grace Potter, Matt Radosevich | |
| Lawson
|Lawson |We Are Kings |Andy Brown, Gary Go, John Shanks | |
| ARTY, Ray Dalton
|Glorious |Stronger |Artem Stolyarov, Ray Dalton, Hit-Man, Toby Gad | |
| rowspan="2" |The Mowgli's
| rowspan="2" |Kids In Love |Love Me Anyway |Joshua Hogan, Matt Radosevich | |
| You're Not Alone
|Joshua Hogan, Matt Radosevich, Colin Dieden | |
| Classy
|X Factor Indonesia Part 2 |Lebih Dari Kekasihku |Matt Rad | |
| Pentatonix
|Pentatonix (Deluxe Version) |Misbehavin' |Matt Radosevich, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying | |
| Empire Cast, Jamila Velazquez, Raquel Castro, Yani Marin
| rowspan="7" |2016 |Empire: Original Soundtrack, Season 2, Volume 2 (deluxe) |Crown |Empire Cast, Jamila Velazquez, Raquel Castro, Yani Marin | |
| Martin Garrix, Bebe Rexha
|non-album single |Martijn Garritsen, Matthew Radosevich, Stephen Philibin, Yael Nahar, Ilsey Juber |Peaked at no. 9 in the official UK chart {{Cite web |date=2019-08-08 |title=The Irish Top 50 hits RuthAnne wrote for other artists, including Niall Horan and Britney Spears |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-irish-top-50-hits-ruthanne-wrote-for-other-artists-including-niall-horan-and-britney-spears__27024/ |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=Official Charts |language=en}} |
| Tiësto, John Legend
|A Town Called Paradise (Japanese Special Addition) |Summer Nights |John Ryan, Sergio Popken, Tijs Verwest, Teddy Geiger | |
| Thirdstory
|Searching |G Train |Ben Lusher, Elliott Skinner, James Ho, Jon Levine, Richard Saunders | |
| Empire Cast, Becky G, Raquel Castro
|Do It | rowspan="2" |Empire: The Complete Season 2 |Christopher J Baran, Jonathan Rotem | |
| Empire Cast, Jamila Velazquez, Raquel Castro, Yani Marin
|Mimosa |Christopher J Baran, Jonathan Rotem, Teal Douville | |
| Zac Samuel, Moon Willis, Tayá
|Non-album Single |Never Letting Go |Henry Durham, Zac Samuel, Tom Aspaul, Benjamin Ross Ash, Julian Bunetta | |
| Hey Violet
| rowspan="9" |2017 |From The Outside |All We Ever Wanted |Casey Moreta, Miranda Miller, Nia Lovelis, Rena Lovelis, Julian Bunetta, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Dallas Koehlke, Teddy Geiger | |
| rowspan="5" |Niall Horan
| rowspan="5" |Flicker |Niall Horan, Alexander Izquierdo, John Ryan, Julian Bunetta, Tobias Jesso Jr. |"Slow Hands" charted within the top 10 in the charts of Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. |
| You and Me
|Matt Radosevich, Niall Horan | |
| Since We're Alone
|Greg Kurstin, Dan Wilson, Niall Horan | |
| Fire Away
|Niall Horan, Julian Bunetta, John Ryan | |
| Seeing Blind
|Matt Radosevich, Niall Horan | |
| Lea Michele
|Places |Proud |John Shanks | |
| Samantha Jade
| rowspan="2" |non-album single |Nothing Without You |Jennifer Decilveo | |
| Black Saint
|Never Did This Before |Jermaine Davis, Justin Osuji | |
| Thirdstory, Brasstracks
| rowspan="9" |2018 |For Those Who Know |Too Far Too Fast |Benjamin Lusher, Conor Szymanski, Elliott Skinner, Ivan Rosenberg, Richard Saunders | |
| John Legend
|A Legendary Christmas |No Place Like Home |John Stephens | |
| rowspan="3" |Thirdstory
| rowspan="5" |Cold Heart |Goodbye My Friend |Ben Lusher, Elliott Skinner, James Ho, Richard Saunders | |
| Hit The Ceiling
|Ben Lusher, Elliott Skinner, James Ho, Richard Saunders | |
| On and On
|Ben Lusher, Elliott Skinner, James Ho, Richard Saunders | |
| Thirdstory, Eryn Allen Kane
|Still In Love |Ben Lusher, Bryan Kennedy, Elliott Skinner, Richard Saunders | |
| Thirdstory
|Grows Old |Allison Ponthier, Ben Lusher, Elliott Skinner, James Ho, Richard Saunders | |
| Jamie Joseph
|Mutual Danger |Can't Seem to Change |Jamie Joseph Halligan | |
| Felix Jaehn, Marc E. Bassy, Gucci Mane
|I |Cool |Felix Jaehn, Jonas Jeberg, Radric Davis, Rick Markowitz, Micah Premnath, Scott Harris | |
| King Calaway
| rowspan="9" |2019 |Rivers |Rivers |Bruce Feelder, Peter John Reese Rycroft, Tom Walker, Peter Rycroft (Lostboy), Teddy Geiger | |
| Jez Dior
|Handle With Care |Cocaine |Chris Wallace, Jez Dior, Matt Radosevich, Ed Drewett | |
| Lost Kings, Wiz Khalifa, Social House
|Non-album single |Don't Kill My High |Cameron Thomaz, Charles Michael Anderson, Michael David Foster, Norris Shanholtz, Robert Abisi, Sabrina Louise Bernstein, Alexander Izquierdo, | |
| Liam Payne
|LP1 |Both Ways |Liam Payne, Stephanie Jones, Andrew Haas, Ian Franzino | |
| In Real Life
|She Do |She Do |Ben Free, Brandon Arreaga, Conor Smith, Kendrick Nicholls, Sherwyn Nicholls, Ian Franzino, Jake Sinclair, John Ryan, Mike Sabath | |
| TIA RAY, Gallant
| rowspan="6" |non-album single |Trust Myself |GallantStint, TIA RAY, busbee | |
| Ship Wrek
|Wait for You |Michael Matosic | |
| Max George
|Better On Me |Cj Baran, Dan Goldberger, David Dalquist, J.R. Rotem, Jason Desrouleaux, Pat Morrissey, | |
| Black Saint, Sam Fischer
|Everybody Wants You |Justin Osuji, ØJM, Sam Fischer, Autumn Rowe | |
| Irish Women In Harmony
| rowspan="8" |2020 |Together at Christmas |Darren Emilio Lewis, Iyiola Babatunde Babalola, ØJM | |
| Lost + Found, Zac Samuel
|Ghosted |Louis Schoorl, Ollie Marland, Tom Parker | |
| Lindsey Stirling, Kiesza
|"Azur Lane" Original Video Game Soundtrack |What You're Made Of |Gladius, Lindsey Stirling, Wendy Wang | |
| Fedde Le Grand, Ally Brooke
|non-album single |Gatekeeper |Allyson Brooke Hernandez, Fedde Le Grand, Josh Wilkinson, BullySongs | |
| Sam Sparro
|Boombox Eternal |Love Like That |Samuel Falson | |
| rowspan="2" |Niall Horan
| rowspan="2" |Heartbreak Weather |San Francisco |Julian Bunetta, Tobias Jesso Jr., Niall Horan | |
| Night to Meet Ya
|Tobias Jesso Jr., Julian Bunetta, Scott Harris, Niall Horan | |
| Lawson
|Hell Yeah |Four |Conor O’Donohoe, Josh Wilkinson, OJM | |
| Erica-Cody
| rowspan="5" |2021 |Love & Light |Gratitude |Alex O’Keeffe, Anderson Egbadon, Erica-Cody, Kennedy Smith | |
| Cheat Codes, PRINCE$$ ROSIE
|HELLRAISERS, Part 2 |Horror Movie |Beau Nox, Corey Sanders, Kevin Pederson, Matthew Russell Elifritz, | |
| CHIKA
|ONCE UPON A TIME |CINDERELLA Pt. 2 |McClenney, CHIKA | |
| Lost + Found
|non-album single |Searching |OJM, Tom Parker, James Newman, Julian Bunetta | |
| Diana Ross
|Thank You |I Still Believe |Violet Skies, Autumn Rowe, Charlie McClean | |
| Sam Henshaw
| rowspan="2" |2022 |Untidy Soul |Enough |Matt Rad, Rahki Smith, Samm Henshaw | |
| MISIA
|Non-album single |Every Wish Deserves A Dream |Emily Bear, Lindy Robbins, Toby Gad | |
| Sofia Reyes
| rowspan="5" |2023 |MILAMORES |Luna |K Sotomayor, Sofía Reyes, Olivia Sebastianelli, Thom Bridges | |
| Zak Abel, Alan Walker
|Walkerworld |Endless Summer |Alan Walker, Fredrik Borch Olsen, Gunnar Greve, Marcus Arnbekk, Mats Lie Skåre, Oliver John Marland, Oliver Geoffrey, Zak Abel | |
| Kelly Clarkson
|Chemistry |did you know |Chris Kelly, Jesse Shatkin, Kelly Clarkson, John Ryan | |
| SWITCHDISCO
|Non-album single |VACANCY |Dan Creasy, John Nicholas Ealand Morgan, Nikos Kalogerias, William Martyn Morris Lansley | |
| Måneskin
|RUSH (ARE YOU COMING) |OFF MY FACE |Benjamin Berger, Damiano David, Ethan Torchio, Thomas Raggi, Victoria De Angelis, Nick Gale, Ryan Rabin | |
| The Inner Voices
| rowspan="6" |2024 | rowspan="2" |non-album single |Still In Love |Benjamin Lusher, Bryan Kennedy, Dylan Day, Elliott Skinner, Richard Saunders, Warren Felder | |
| Lucas Estrada, Social Club
|Famous |Lucas Carlson Estrada, Oliver John Marland, Ollie Green | |
| Rita Ora, Gryffin
|PULSE |LAST OF US |Dan Griffith, Rita Ora, Sam Brennan, Tom Hollings, Rob Harvey, Sam Brennan | |
| Erica-Cody
|non-album single |Love Me Like I Do |Erica-Cody, Richey McCourt, Aimee Fitzpatrick | |
| Galantis
|non-album single |8 Days |Christian "Bloodshy" Karlsson, Henrik Jonback, Cathy Dennis, Christian Karlsson | |
| Ella Henderson
|Non-Album Single |Alibi (feat. Rudimental) |Artis Ivey Jr, Doug Rasheed, John MorganLarry Sanders, Stevie Wonder, Will Lansley, Maegan Cottone, Olivia Sebastianelli, Ella Henderson | |
References
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External links
- [http://www.imro.ie/mq/news.php?item=9638 Ruth-Anne Cunningham, IMRO Magazine, 18.12.2007]
- {{IMDb name|2444822}}
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Category:Irish women singer-songwriters