Judie Tzuke ( ; born Judie Myers, 3 April 1956) is an English singer-songwriter. She is best known for her 1979 hit "Stay with Me till Dawn", which reached number 16 on the UK singles chart.

Life and career

Early life

Tzuke's family relocated from Poland to England in the 1920s, and changed their surname from Tzuke to Myers, like other Jewish families from Eastern Europe. Her mother, Jean Silverside, was a television actress, and her father, Sefton Myers, was a successful property developer who also managed artists and singers—most notably Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice during the writing of Jesus Christ Superstar. Tzuke preferred the original family name, started using it at school and so, when Tzuke embarked on her singing career, she used it as her stage name.

Educated in the visual arts, performing arts, and music, Tzuke performed in folk clubs from the age of 15. Her meeting with Mike Paxman in 1975 was a turning point and they began to collaborate. Under the name Tzuke & Paxo, they eventually secured a recording contract and the duo released a single, "These are the Laws", produced by Tony Visconti.

Early success

Tzuke's career as a solo artist began in 1977, when she signed to Elton John's label The Rocket Record Company.

Tzuke's second album, Sports Car (1980), charted higher than her debut album (reaching No. 7 in the UK) She went on to release one more album on Rocket, I Am the Phoenix (1981), which also made the UK top 20.

1982–1995

In 1982, Tzuke signed to Chrysalis Records and released her fourth album, Shoot the Moon.

Tzuke announced in early 2013 that work had commenced on a new album titled Woman Overboard. Due to Tzuke being diagnosed with cancer, work on the album was halted.

In 2018, Tzuke joined with Beverley Craven and Julia Fordham to record "Safe", a song that she had written with Beth Nielsen Chapman, whilst on a Chris Difford songwriting retreat. An album was released titled Woman to Woman, together with a tour of the same name in late 2018. Several dates at larger venues included orchestras.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Welcome to the Cruise (1979)
  • Sports Car (1980)
  • I Am the Phoenix (1981)
  • Shoot the Moon (1982)
  • Ritmo (1983)
  • The Cat Is Out (1985)
  • Turning Stones (1989)
  • Left Hand Talking (1991)
  • Wonderland (1992)
  • Under the Angels (1996)
  • Secret Agent (1998)
  • Queen Secret Keeper (2001)
  • The Beauty of Hindsight (2003)
  • The End of the Beginning (2004)
  • Songs 1 (2007)
  • Songs 2 (2008)
  • One Tree Less (2011)
  • Song Club (2013)
  • Christmas with the Tzukettes (2013)
  • Songclub Too (2014)
  • Peace Has Broken Out (2017)
  • Woman to Woman with Beverley Craven and Julia Fordham (2018)
  • Jude the Unsinkable (2023)
  • Now or Never (2025)

References

  • Official website
  • Myspace site