- Rumer was born in 1979 in Pakistan. She has been married to Rob Shirakbari since March 28, 2015.
- SpouseRob Shirakbari(March 28, 2015 - present)
- Closed eyes and gentle swirling of left arm and hand when singing
- The first album she bought was Tracy Chapman's "Crossroads", on a cassette from her local Woolworths shop in New Milton in Hampshire.
- The first record she bought was a 7-inch of Cliff Richard and The Young One's "Living Doll".
- Her favorite album of all time is Joni Mitchell's "Hejira".
- Adopted her professional as an homage to children's author Rumer Godden.
- The singer counts Aretha Franklin as having had such a profound influence on her, she dedicated her 2010 song "Aretha" to her idol. Other major inspirations include, Karen Carpenter, Dusty Springfield, Dionne Warwick, Barbra Streisand, Carole King, Judy Garland, Édith Piaf, Cass Elliot, many others.
- [on "Hejira" by Joni Mitchell] It's so rich, poetic, incredibly musical, unusual, timeless, ethereal... a constant companion.
- [on Lowell George] His voice is something that comes along once a millennium.
- [on Nina Simone] I would kill to play piano like that.
- I like music that is beautiful on the ear, 24 Hours and I like a meaningful lyric and a story and a song that's uplifting, even when sad. When I first learned about [Burt] Bacharach and [Hal] David as a kid I just knew that I loved songs like ''The Look of Love', 'Walk On By', 'Close to You'.
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