Amy Macdonald
Biography
Amy Elizabeth Macdonald (born 25 August 1987 in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire) is a Scottish singer and songwriter. Macdonald rose to fame in 2007 with her debut album, This Is the Life (2007) and its fourth single, "This Is the Life". The single charted at number one in six countries, while reaching the top ten in another eleven countries.
A self-taught musician, Macdonald began by playing her fathers guitar after being inspired by Travis at the T in the Park Festival in 2000, where she heard Travis song "Turn" and wanted to play it herself. She started performing in pubs and coffee houses around Glasgow at the age of 15. She signed a record deal with Vertigo, the same record label which hosts The Killers and Razorlight. Her first single, Poison Prince, was released on May 7, 2007. Her debut album, This Is the Life, was released on July 30, 2007. "Dont Tell Me That Its Over" was released in March 2010 as the lead single from her second studio album, A Curious Thing, which was released on 8 March 2010.
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Macdonalds third album, Life in a Beautiful Light, was released on June 11, 2012. The lead single was Slow It Down. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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