Eddi Reader MBE (born Sadenia Reader; 29 August 1959) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, known both for her work with Fairground Attraction and for an enduring solo career. She is the recipient of three BRIT Awards and has topped both the album and singles charts. In 2003 she showcased the works of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns.
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Winner of the 1995 Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist.
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Performing career began in the early 1980s when she traveled around Europe with a team of circus and performance artists. There followed spells as a backing vocalist for a punk band, a backing singer with the Eurythmics and a No 1 hit single, Perfect, with the group Fairground Attraction in 1988. Follow up single, Find my Love, reached UK number 7 before the band split.
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She was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2006 Queen's New Year's Honours List for her services to music.
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She has two children, Charlie (born 1989) and Sam (born 1993)
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