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Acting · Shoreham, Kent, England, UK
Leo Sayer is an English-Australian singer-songwriter musician and entertainer whose singing career has spanned four decades.
Known for
- Molly: The Real Thing — Self2016
- Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation — Self - Contestant2009
- Countdown - The Wonder Years 2 — Self (archive footage)2007
- Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance — Self2007
- Disco Explosion - Flash Back — Self - Singer2007
- Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion - Vol. 1 — Self2006
- The Friday Night Project — Self2005
- I Love Muppets — Self2002
- A Tribute To Burt Bacharach & Hal David — Self2001
- Leo Sayer: Live at The Basement2001
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1948
Discography
- Silverbird1973
- The Show Must Go On1973
- Why Is Everybody Going Home1973
- Just a Boy1974
- Long Tall Glasses1974
- One Man Band1974
- Another Year1975
- Let It Be1975
- Moonlighting1975
- Endless Flight1976
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 557,181
- Total plays
- 3,735,437
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Leo Sayer (born Gerard Hugh Sayer, 21 May 1948) is a British-born singer-songwriter musician, and entertainer (now an Australian citizen and resident) whose singing career has spanned four decades. Sayer launched his career in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s, and became a top singles and album act on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1970s. His first seven hit singles in the United Kingdom all reached the Top 10 – a feat first registered by his first manager, Adam Faith. <a href="https://w
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Key facts
- Born
- Gerard Hugh Sayer , ( 1948-05-21 ) 21 May 1948 (age 78) , Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex, England
- Genres
- Soft rock disco blue-eyed soul
- Occupations
- Singer, songwriter
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Years active
- Early 1970s–present
- Labels
- Chrysalis (UK) Warner Bros. Rhino (US) Universal (AUS)
- Website
- www .leosayer .com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.leosayer.com
- Image
- Leo Sayer Union Chapel.jpg
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- Leo Sayer
- date of birth
- 1948-05-21
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
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Gerard Hugh Sayer (born 21 May 1948), known by his stage name Leo Sayer, is an English singer and songwriter who has been active since the early 1970s. He is best known for his 1978 Grammy Award-winning song "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing". He has been an Australian citizen since 2009, and lives in New South Wales.
Sayer launched his career in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s and became a top singles and album act, on both sides of the Atlantic in that decade. His first seven UK hit singles reached the top 10 – a feat first accomplished by his early-career manager, Adam Faith. His songs have been sung by other notable artists, including Cliff Richard, Roger Daltrey, and Three Dog Night.