Lorraine McIntosh (born 13 May 1964) is a Scottish singer, vocalist with Scottish band

Deacon Blue Deacon Blue are a Scottish pop rock band formed in Glasgow during 1985. The line-up of the band consists of vocalists Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh, keyboard player James Prime and drummer Dougie Vipond. The band released their debut albu ...

, and actress.

Career

McIntosh is a vocalist with

, whose second studio album, '' When the World Knows Your Name'' (1989), topped the UK Album Charts for two weeks, and included "

Real Gone Kid "Real Gone Kid" is a song by Scottish pop rock band Deacon Blue. Vocalist Ricky Ross wrote the song about a performance he saw of ex- Lone Justice singer Maria McKee during a time when Deacon Blue and Lone Justice toured together. The lyrics a ...

", which became their first UK top ten single. McIntosh took a break from music to play the character Alice Henderson in the Scottish soap opera ''

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'', which was set in a fictitious suburb of Glasgow. Her character first appeared in 2002 and was written out during May 2010. McIntosh has also appeared in a few Scottish films, including

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's ''

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'' and Lone Scherfig's '' Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself'', as well as in three episodes of the TV police-drama series, '' Taggart''. She also starred in

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's comedy-drama, '' Hope Springs''. In 2017, McIntosh made a guest appearance in an episode of the fourth series of Scottish comedy series, ''

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''.

Personal life

McIntosh is married to Deacon Blue lead singer Ricky Ross and they have four children. She is of maternal

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descent, her mother is from

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Discography

* '' Raintown'' (1987) * '' When the World Knows Your Name'' (1989) * ''

Fellow Hoodlums ''Fellow Hoodlums'' is the third studio album by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue, released in 1991. It includes four singles: " Your Swaying Arms", the Top 10 hit "Twist and Shout", " Closing Time" and "Cover from the Sky". It reached no. 2 ...

'' (1991) * '' Whatever You Say, Say Nothing'' (1993) * '' Walking Back Home'' (1999) * '' Homesick'' (2001) * ''

The Hipsters ''The Hipsters'' is the sixth studio album released by Scottish pop group Deacon Blue. The album was released by Demon Music on 24 September 2012, making it their first studio album in eleven years. The album's lead single, "The Hipsters" was ...

'' (2012) * ''

A New House ''A New House'' is the seventh studio album by Scottish rock band Deacon Blue, released on 8 September 2014. The album consists of 11 tracks. Track listing Standard edition Personnel * Ricky Ross — vocals *Lorraine McIntosh — vocals *Jam ...

'' (2014) * '' Believers'' (2016) * '' City of Love'' (2020) * ''

Riding on the Tide of Love ''Riding on the Tide of Love'' is the tenth studio album by Scottish band Deacon Blue released on 5 February 2021. The lead single from the album, the title track "Riding on the Tide of Love", was released on 27 November 2020. Background and r ...

'' (2021)

Filmography

* ''

'' - Maggie (1998) * '' Hope Springs'' - Ina Harries (2009) * ''

'' - Alice Henderson (2002–2010) * '' Taggart'' - Sharon Nash (2007) * ''

'' - Barbara Edwards (2017, 1 episode) * ''Long Night at Blackstone'' (2018)

References

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