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Eddi Reader
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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.
Known For
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Self - Interviewed Guest
Icons of Football
2023
6.5
Self
St Andrew’s Day at the BBC
2021
🎬
10.0
Self
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
2020
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Self
Burns by the Lagan
2019
8.4
Self
Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland
2018
6.4
Singer
Me and Orson Welles
2008
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Singer
Fairground Attraction – Full House
2005
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Self
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
2001
6.0
Jolene Jowett
Your Cheatin' Heart
1990
6.0
Your Cheatin' Heart
1990
Credits
Icons of Football
as Self - Interviewed Guest
2023
0.0
St Andrew’s Day at the BBC
as Self
2021
6.5
🎬
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
as Self
2020
10.0
Burns by the Lagan
as Self
2019
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Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland
as Self
2018
8.4
Me and Orson Welles
as Singer
2008
6.4
Fairground Attraction – Full House
as Singer
2005
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Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
as Self
2001
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Your Cheatin' Heart
as Jolene Jowett
1990
6.0
Your Cheatin' Heart
1990
6.0
Question Time
as Self - Panellist
1979
5.5