Susan Brice, better known by her stage name Coco Star (or simply Coco), is an English singer-songwriter.She is currently signed to Universal Music and EMI.Coco Star has collaborated with artists such as Craig David, Artful Dodgerand Fragma for the number 1 hit, "Toca's Miracle". 　　Coco Star was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Her parents were both musical artists and singers although not professionally. She was musically active before the age of just 5 with hopes of having a no. 1 hit record,which she later achieved. Coco can play the cello and all of the recorder family, and some piano. 　　At the age of just 12, Coco was writing and performing her own songs and had recorded her first track at the age of 15. 　　Coco attended The University of West England, Bristol where she achieved a BA Hons degree in fashion and textiles. Prior to this, she had completed an art foundation course and a national diploma in art and design. 　　Musical career 　　During her time at The University of West England (not to be confused with The University of Bristol), she met up with Jody Wisternoff, Massive Attack and Tricky and began to further enhance her live performances and songwriting skills, landing underground hits with "One By One"and "Always on my Mind". 　　In 1994, Coco Star was signed by Universal MCA music publishing as part of a development deal where she worked alondside Paul Connolly on live showcases. Coco was coached by Whitney Houston's vocal coach and had dance tuition at Pineapple Dance Studios, as well as meeting Rob Davis regularly to work on music he wrote, and "I Need a Miracle" was just one of a few projects Coco worked on between 1994 and 1997. The ad libitum parts and sections of the melody line in "I Need a Miracle" including harmonies are exclusively the creation of Coco, who gave the song its iconic stamp. Coco also spent some time working with Roger McKenzie (AKA Wildchild) who died in 1995 aged 24. 　　By 1997, Coco had entered the main UK charts with "I Need a Miracle" at following its debut live performance at Pacha, Ibiza. It later went on to be the feature of a bootleg by UK DJ Vimto with huge success. Originally called "Fragma vs Coco", the mashup of the two records "Toca Me" by Fragma, and "I Need a Miracle" by Coco resulted in the name "Toca's Miracle".By the time of its official release in April 2000, the energy surrounding it was such that it went straight in at #1 in the UK, selling in excess of 500,000 copies. 　　Coco Star is an accomplished songwriter, also signed to Universal Music Publishing for her works, including "It Ain't Enough" which features on the Artful Dodger album It's All About the Stragglers; this version also featuring Coco's vocals. "It Ain't Enough" was a top 20 hit for the Artful Dodger in 2001 but featured vocalist MZ MAY. 　　Coco also wrote the track "Driftaway", which was covered by Kele Le Roc. 　　Coco worked on an EP of songs by songwriter/producer Peter Wright. "Take You There" was released in April 2011. 　　She has also signed a deal with DJ Smash, for a release of her self penned "Get Over You". This collaboration was part of the 2011 DJ Smash album, 23,and featured production by another Russian, DJ She. 　　Ahead of the Miami Winter music conference 2011, Coco Star featured at #12 in the official buzz chart with a revocal of "I Need a Miracle", in a fresh new collaborative work with MYNC and Australian house music star Christian Luke form Melbourne. As with "Toca's Miracle", the new release entitled "A Miracle in Melbourne" is a mashup of the iconic vocal from "I Need a Miracle" and the track "London to Melbourne" released in late 2010 by MYNC and Christian Luke on CR2 Records, London. 　　Collaborations 　　Coco Star has collaborated with artists including Sub Love (Way out West) in 1993 (both writing and performing with DJ Die & Jody Wisternoff),Tricky, Massive Attack, Victor Imbres (Deep Dish engineer), Rob Davis from 1994–'97 (Kylie Minogue's songwriter), Craig David and the Dreem Teem (Timmi Magic and DJ Spoony), Artful Dodger, Brian Harvey (East 17), Fragma (on the remix of "I Need a Miracle" 2000 & 2008) and Photek under his moniker of 'Sentinel'.In 2011, Coco Star teamed up with MYNC and Christian Luke for collaborative works involving "I Need a Miracle". 　　Coco Star is also associated with Andy Levy and Simon Bartholomew of the Brand New Heavies with whom she collaborated with during the production of some of her self written music.