South London teenager Terry Ronald had dreams of becoming a writer until music, his other passion in life, steered him in a slightly different direction. He began his recording career in 1990 when he was signed to MCA Records with a top-ten single around Europe, ‘Calm The Rage’, and an acclaimed album, Roma. As a songwriter, producer and vocal arranger he has since had success with some of the biggest names in pop, including Girls Aloud and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. More recently Terry has co-written songs for the BBC TV musical comedy series Beautiful People, working with a cast that included Elaine Paige and Meera Syal.
Terry’s varied experience with vocal production means that he is often called upon for television programmes and music events alike, which have included the Brit Awards, Eurovision and, in 2007, The X Factor, which he joined as a guest judge alongside Dannii Minogue. Terry has been part of the creative teams on two West End shows: Rent Remixed, starring Denise Van Outen and Jessie Wallace, and The Hurly Burly Show, which reopens at the Garrick Theatre in March 2011.
During the summer of 2009, Terry finally set aside time to start work on the book he’d always dreamed of writing. The result is his début novel, Becoming Nancy. Terry still lives in South-east London with his husband, Mark.