Eddi Reader
Birthday
1959/08/29 (65 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland
Also know as
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Biography
Scottish singer-songwriter Eddi Reader MBE was born Sadenia Reader on 29th August, 1959 in Glasgow, the eldest of seven children. Starting out as a busker on Sauchiehall Street, she became a backing singer and session vocalist for Annie Lennox, Alison Moyet, Billy MacKenzie and The Waterboys, before forming Fairground Attraction and scoring a big hit with 1988's Perfect. Following the band's split, Eddi went on to build an enduring solo career that has taken in genres such as pop, folk and coun...Read more
Acting
(2019) Burns by the Lagan
as Self
(2001) Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
as Self
(2005) Fairground Attraction – Full House
as Singer
(2021) St Andrew’s Day at the BBC
as Self
(1990) Your Cheatin' Heart
as ---
(2008) Me and Orson Welles
as Singer
(1979) Question Time
as Self - Panellist
(1990) Your Cheatin' Heart
as Jolene Jowett
(2020) The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
as Self
(2023) Icons of Football
as Self - Interviewed Guest