Country Night for Suzi in Melbourne Source:Island She is better known in the local scene as Suzi Croner, but in Switzerland, where she now resides, and Europe, they call her Susi Fluckiger …when she said ‘I do’ to Roli Fluckiger (her late husband). Suzi will always be remembered for her days with the band Friends who were immensely popular with music lovers here.In fact, Friends were the only local outfit that had a booming fan club, right here in Colombo, with over 1,000 active members. Suzi was their frontline vocalist, and her bubbly personality, singing, and stage act, made her immensely popular in the scene here.Folks in Australia – Melbourne, especially – will soon have the opportunity of seeing this dynamite, on stage, as a solo artiste, for the very first time. Yes, she has been to Australia before, but that was decades ago, with the group Friends.Her solo performance will ...

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‘Down On My Knees’ inspires Suzi Source:Island There are certain songs that inspire us a great deal – perhaps the music, the lyrics, etc. Singer Suzi Fluckiger (better known as Suzi Croner, to Sri Lankans) went ga-ga when she heard the song ‘Down On My Knees’ – first the version by Eric Guest, from India, then the original version by Freddie Spires, and then another version by an Indian band, called Circle of Love. Suzi was so inspired by the lyrics of this particular song that she immediately went into action, and within a few days, she came up with her version of ‘Down On My knees.’ ...

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