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Leo Sayer
Birth name Gerard Hugh Sayer
Born 21 May 1948 (1948-05-21) (age 60)
Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England
Genre(s) Pop, pop rock
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, Entertainer
Instrument(s) Vocals, harmonica
Years active 1973–present
Label(s) Chrysalis Records
Rhino Records (US)
Universal Music (Australia)
Website www.leosayer.com
Notable instrument(s)
harmonica

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Contents

Life and career

Sayer has had success with his single and album releases, in both the UK and the U.S. He was initially discovered by David Courtney, who co-managed him with the singer-turned-manager, Adam Faith. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the David Courtney is a British Singer-songwriter and Record producer. Management (covering theory practice and scope of management and Manager' (covering the people who manage might help clarify and systematise Terence (Terry Nelhams-Wright, known as Adam Faith (23 June 1940 East Acton, London &mdash 8 March 2003 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Sayer began his music career co-writing songs with David Courtney, including "Giving It All Away," which gave Roger Daltrey of The Who his first hit as a soloist in 1973. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE (born 1 March 1944) is an English rock Vocalist, songwriter and actor best known as the The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer

That same year, Sayer began his career as a recording artist. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a At the time of his initial chart breakthrough in Britain, with his debut hit "The Show Must Go On," he wore a pierrot style outfit and make-up. Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands WatteauPierrotjpg|thumb|200px|Watteau's sad Commedia dell'arte player of Pierrot ca 1718–19 traditionally identified as "Gilles" ( Louvre)]]

In 1976, Sayer recorded three Beatles songs, "I Am the Walrus", "Let It Be" and "The Long and Winding Road" for the documentary, All This and World War II. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " I Am the Walrus " is a 1967 song by The Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon/McCartney. "Let It Be" is a song by The Beatles, released in March 1970 as a single and as the Title track of their album Let It Be. " The Long and Winding Road " is a Ballad written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) that originally appeared on The Beatles Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality All This and World War II is a 1976 musical documentary that juxtaposes Beatles songs performed by a number of musicians with World War

His subsequent hits included, "Long Tall Glasses" (1974) and "Orchard Road" (1983). In 1977, he had hits with "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" (a U. S. number one), the romantic ballad, "When I Need You" (1977), which reached number one in both the UK and U. In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top In Jazz and Popular music, the term ballad denotes a short Song in a slow Tempo, usually with a romantic or sentimental text though the term " When I Need You " is a popular song Written by Albert Hammond and Carole Bayer Sager, the song was first recorded by Hammond on his 1976 album S. Sayer also had remakes of Bobby Vee's Sonny Curtis/Jerry Alison composition, "More Than I Can Say" (his fourth UK number 2 hit, and in the U. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released For the R&B singer see Bobby Valentino. For another 1960s singer see Bobby Vinton. S. , number 2 pop and number one in the adult contemporary chart), and Buddy Holly's "Raining In My Heart". Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holley (September 7 1936 – February 3 1959 was an American Singer-songwriter and a pioneer of Rock and roll. In the U. S. , three of his singles - "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" (1977), "When I Need You," (1977) and "More Than I Can Say" (1980) - were certified gold.

Sayer made an appearance on The Muppet Show during the third season (second show) on which he sang "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing," "The Show Must Go On," and "When I Need You. The Muppet Show is an American Television program featuring a cast of Muppets which was produced by Jim Henson and his team from "

He also provided the soundtrack for the English language version of the French-Belgian animated film, The Missing Link (1980). English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those

In 1990, he contributed to the last recording studio collaboration between Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson, Woolfson's solo album Freudiana, performing "I Am A Mirror"[1]. A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound Alan Parsons (b 20 December 1948 in London) is a British Audio engineer, Musician, and Record producer Eric Woolfson (born March 18, 1945 in the Charing Cross area of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland) is a Scottish Freudiana was the first album credited to Eric Woolfson as a solo artist marking his final project with former collaborator Alan Parsons, who is credited

In 2000, "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" was featured in the hit film, Charlie's Angels, and was on the accompanying soundtrack album. This article is about the original 2000 film For the 2003 sequel see Charlie's Angels Full Throttle Charlie's Angels is a 2000

Sayer's debut UK hit, "The Show Must Go On," was covered by Three Dog Night for the U. Three Dog Night is an American Rock band, best known for their music from 1968&ndash1975 but still making live appearances as of 2008 S. market and reached Number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974. Phil Collins covered Sayer's song "I Can't Stop Loving You" for his 2002 album, Testify. Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Testify (2002 was the seventh studio album that Phil Collins released as a solo artist It reached number one on the U. S. adult contemporary chart.

In 2005, Sayer moved to Sydney, Australia, where he remains based to this day. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. On 12 February 2006, made a surprise return to number one in the UK Singles Chart, with Meck's remix of "Thunder In My Heart. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Meck is the DJ and recording alias of Craig Dimech, the former head of free2air recordings and now Frenetic Music, one of the UK's most respected labels A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version " Thunder in My Heart " is a Song recorded by Leo Sayer for the Album Thunder in My Heart (1977 " He has also appeared in the Australian comedy, Stupid, Stupid Man. Stupid Stupid Man is an Australian Television Comedy on TV1 and ABC1.

Leo Sayer: At His Very Best, a career spanning compilation album, was released in the UK on 6 March 2006. A compilation album is an Album ( Music or Spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple Recording artists, often culled from a variety of Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It exclusively features the Meck single, alongside Sayer classics such as, "When I Need You" and "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing".

Celebrity Big Brother 5

In 2007, Sayer was the fifth person to join the Celebrity Big Brother UK house at the start of the series. Celebrity Big Brother 2007 was the highly controversial fifth series of the United Kingdom Reality television series Celebrity Big Brother

When Jade Goody arrived on Day 3, the House was divided into two groups as part of a task, (the 'masters' and the 'servants'), with Sayer entering the servants' quarters. Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody (born 5 June 1981 is a British Television Celebrity. Master is an English title In English and Welsh society Master was used in England for men of some rank especially "free masters" A domestic worker, domestic, servingman, servingwoman, or servant is one who works and often also lives within the employer's household He participated as a night butler, but eventually rebelled and pretended to be a mute, annoyed over a comment made by Dirk Benedict, suggesting that he always talks over people. A butler is a senior servant in a large Household. In the Great houses of the past the household was sometimes divided into departments with the butler Dirk Benedict (born Dirk Niewoehner on March 1, 1945) is an American movie, television and stage Actor, However, he eventually relented and began talking to his fellow servants again, but continued his miming in front of the masters and the Big Brother until the task ended. He was at odds with the producers over a number of issues, at one point consulting his contract.

Sayer was nominated for eviction, along with fellow housemates Dirk Benedict and Carole Malone, with Sayer and Malone being joint favourites to leave the House. Carole Malone (born 14 October[[ 954]] in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English newspaper columnist who is most famous for her outspoken views when writing

Sayer walked out of the Big Brother house on 12 January ostensibly because he was refused a supply of fresh underwear, the same day he was due to face eviction. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople [2] He broke an outside door with a broomstick, made his way to the outer compound and then tussled with the security guards who were the obstacle between him and freedom, issuing a tirade of abuse in the process. [3]

1967 hotel fire

In January 1967, while Sayer was working as a hall porter at the King's Hotel in Hove, he assisted in the rescue of guests from a fire that damaged the first floor of the hotel. Hove is a town on the south coast of England, immediately to the west of its larger neighbour Brighton, with whom it forms the Unitary authority Brighton He was rescued by builders working on a block of flats beside the hotel. [4]

MGM Spoof

Sayer was featured in an MGM parody on YouTube with the 20th Century Fox fanfare. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

  1. ^ Eric Woolfson's FREUDIANA - The Musical. " Unchained Melody " is a popular song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. " Thunder in My Heart " is a Song recorded by Leo Sayer for the Album Thunder in My Heart (1977 British Hit Singles & Albums is a Music Reference book published in the United Kingdom by Hit Entertainment See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Retrieved on 2008-05-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the
  2. ^ Leo Sayer quits Big Brother house
  3. ^ Celebrity Big Brother 5 UK News - Leo Sayer's Escape In More Detail
  4. ^ My Brighton and Hove | Places | Hotels | Bedford Hotel, King's Road | Fire at the hotel

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