Amy Macdonald
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Amy Macdonald is a Scottish singer-songwriter known for writing and performing her own music. She is notable as a contemporary artist from Scotland who works in the singer-songwriter genre.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1987-08-25
- Works
- 52
Top works
- Little Beaver and the Echo
- Mathematics in Early Childhood Education
- No More Nice / No More Nasty
- o mikros kastoras kai i icho / ο μικρός κάστορας και η ηχώ
- This Is the Life
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- 1,307,216
- Total plays
- 33,566,682
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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 father's guitar after being inspired by Travis at the T in the Park Festival in 2000 <a href="ht
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- Born
- 25 August 1987
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elizabeth
- Family name
- Macdonald
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Bishopbriggs
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Silver Clef Award
- Field of work
- music composing
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Amy Elizabeth Macdonald (born 25 August 1987) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. In 2007, she released her debut studio album, This Is the Life, which produced the singles "Mr. Rock & Roll" and "This Is the Life"; the latter charting at number one in six countries, while reaching the top 10 in another 11 countries. The album reached number one in four European countries – the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands and Switzerland – and sold three million copies worldwide. Moderate success in the American music market followed in 2008. Macdonald has sold over 12 million records worldwide.
Macdonald's second studio album, A Curious Thing, was released in 2010. Its lead single "Don't Tell Me That It's Over" peaked at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart, and reached the Top 10 in several mainland European countries. In 2010, she collaborated with Ray Davies on his album, See My Friends, performing a cover of the Kinks' "Dead End Street". Her third studio album, Life in a Beautiful Light, was released in 2012 and spawned three singles: "Slow It Down", "Pride" and "4th of July". In 2017, Macdonald released her fourth studio album, Under Stars, which entered at number two on the Scottish and UK Album Charts, and spawned three singles, with the lead single "Dream On" achieving success in European charts.
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