Eddi Reader

67, from Glasgow, Scotland

Artwork for Me and Orson WellesImage of Eddi Reader

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 country. She has also acted in John Byrne's Your Cheatin' Heart, Janice Galloway's The Trick Is to Keep Breathing on both the radio and in the theatre, and presented the Glasgow based music programme No Stilettos. She is a passionate supporter of Scottish independence.

Timeline

2021Aged 62

  • Poster for St Andrew’s Day at the BBC

    Self

2019Aged 60

  • Poster for Burns by the Lagan

    Self

2008Aged 49

  • Poster for Me and Orson Welles

    Singer

2005Aged 46

  • Poster for Fairground Attraction – Full House

    Self

2001Aged 42

  • Poster for Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl

    Self

1998Aged 39

  • Poster for Och Around the Clock

    (Unknown)

1990Aged 31

  • Poster for Your Cheatin' Heart

    (Unknown)