• Music
  • 30 Apr 09

Ruth-Anne wins Most Popular Songwriter award

Ruth-Anne wins Most Popular Songwriter award
The Hot Press Newsdesk
The Hot Press Newsdesk

The young Dublin singer-songwriter has written tracks for some of pop's top international acts.

Ruth-Anne Cunningham was presented with her Ireland’s Most Popular Songwriter 2008 award last Sunday in the Dublin Olympia where she was appearing as part of an FM104 Temple Street Hospital charity bash.

The 22-year-old, who’s penned international hits for the likes of JoJo and Keysha Cole, plugs her own ‘New World’ single with a May 16 show in The Sugar Club.

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Ruth-Anne is pictured here with IMRO's Keith Donald.

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