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Eddi Reader MBE (born 28 August 1959) is a Scottish singer, known both for her work with Fairground Attraction and for an enduring solo career, which in 2003 saw her showcase the works of Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns.
Reader was born in Glasgow, the daughter of a welder, and the eldest of seven children (her brother, Francis, is vocalist with the band The Trash Can Sinatras). She began playing the guitar at the age of ten, and started her musical career busking, first in Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street, then in the early 1980s around Europe (where she also worked with circus and performance artists).
Back in Scotland, she joined the punk band Gang of Four as a backing singer which led to her first US tour. After leaving the band she started working as a session vocalist in London, singing with such acts as Eurythmics, Alison Moyet and Language.
In 1984, Reader sang for a brief time with disco group Outbar Squeek. Around the same time she teamed up with Mark E. Nevin, a guitarist and songwriter, to record a few of his songs. They subsequently formed Fairground Attraction, together with Simon Edwards and Roy Dodds. In 1988 the band released their first single, Perfect, which became a UK number one, winning best single at the 1989 Brit Awards. Their first...
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Top 10 Eddi Reader Songs
Ghosts
Patience of Angels
Nobody Lives Without Love
The Right Place
Dear John
Glasgow Star
My old friend the blues
Scarecrow
Joke (I'm Laughing)
The Exception
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Top 10 Eddi Reader Albums
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1 Giant Leap
Candyfloss and Medicine
Mirmama
Eddi Reader Sings the Songs of Robert Burns
Angels & Electricity
Peacetime
Simple Soul
Sings the Songs of Robert Burns
Driftwood
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