Early Life
Suttie was born in Hull and raised in Matlock, Derbyshire. From an early age she expressed a desire to act and write. She began playing the guitar and writing songs at the age of twelve after she was refused saxophone lessons. She went on to perform in many amateur dramatic groups and in school plays, and was in bands from the age of thirteen. She attended Highfields School in Matlock where her fellow pupils included Dave Johnson from electronic duo Grandadbob, Tom Marriott and Matt Chandler, guitarist and trombonist respectively, from funk band Pest, and Ben Ottewell, singer-songwriter from the Mercury Prize-winning indie-rock band Gomez.
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