Clare and her husband, Altered Images drummer and producer Stephen Lironi, set down to work, spending the days in their home studio writing and recording. By the time the re-recorded Happy Birthday reached UK No.2 in November 1981 – kept from the top for three weeks by It’s My Party and then Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic – Clare’s other big event of 1981 had finally succeeded too. Released in April, Gregory’s Girl was originally the support film in a British cinema double bill with Chariots Of Fire. Biographies: Clare Grogan". STV. 20 March 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012 . Retrieved 6 July 2012. Irish Times (29 July 2015). "The Secret Lives of Father Ted". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 29 July 2015 . Retrieved 30 January 2021. Ultimately, Clare is thrilled she had so much success. Reuniting with Johnny McElhone when she was invited to join his current band, Texas, at a 2017 Glasgow gig to perform I Should Be Happy has reignited their friendship, the last Altered Images ghost laid to rest.

Grogan co-presented, alongside Gary Maclean, BBC Scotland's Corner Shop Cook-Off. [17] The six episode series originally aired from 19 February to 25 March 2020. [18] [19] Music career [ edit ] Altered Images and Gregory’s Girl gave me such a calling card, I can never feel anything but great about those experiences. Like anyone, I’ve had dips, but I’d never have kept it going to the level I have without that start. Riding those dips out is what really works.” I just want to tell you today that since you were born your smile makes the world a better place. Happy birthday! Aged 17, while she was dancing at the Glasgow College of Technology, a fight broke out nearby between several patrons. Grogan attempted to head away from the violence but was injured by thrown broken glass, causing a deep facial wound and a prominent scar on the left side of her face. Grogan states her parents still find it hard to read about the incident. She began filming Gregory's Girl just three months after the incident. [3] In 1998, while she was working in theatre at Watford, it was discovered part of the glass was still in the facial tissue and had to be surgically removed. [4] Acting career [ edit ] Theatre [ edit ]

The only reason doing that film worked to any extent logistically is because it was filmed in Glasgow,” Clare continues. “I could see that it was disruptive to the band. I knew that disappearing to film it was inconvenient. But I really loved acting and I couldn’t completely walk away from it. Offiziellecharts.de – Altered Images – Happy Birthday" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

May you have such an incredibly special birthday that every day afterward starts and ends with love, and Peace of Mind. When you wake up every day, it’s like a new birthday: it’s a new chance to be great again and make great decisions. Although she was only 19 when Gregory’s Girl was released, Clare didn’t feel out of place in the music scene at the time. “My overriding impression of the era is that we were all so young,” she considers. “One great thing about playing 80s festivals now is that we’re all grown-ups who can look each other in the eye. When I did Top Of The Pops at 19, I was too terrified to talk to anyone. I was socially inept, but so were most of the other bands. Thirty-five is a very attractive age. London society is full of women of the very highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five for years. Happy Birthday Clare Messages And SMS. Copsey, Rob (5 March 2021). "The Official Top 50 best-selling songs of 1981". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 12 August 2021.

Happy Birthday Wishes, Cake Images, Greeting Cards, Messages, Quotes (English)

Happy birthday, my love. For your special day, I will give you a birthday hug you’ll never want to forget and a birthday kiss you’ll never want to stop. While working as a waitress at the Spaghetti Factory restaurant in Glasgow, she was spotted by film director Bill Forsyth. [8] This led to her breakthrough acting role in 1981's Gregory's Girl as Susan. Because of her facial wound there were objections from the producers, but Forsyth refused to recast the role and Grogan was filmed mostly in profile. When filmed in close up, makeup artists covered Grogan's scar with Derma wax. [9] Clare Grogan: Love at first sight when I met my baby girl". The Mirror. 29 September 2006 . Retrieved 5 July 2012. But this is the one thing I’ve been missing in my life – I didn’t realise how much I missed it until I suddenly had to do it again.”