The Greatest Scottish Singers

This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

1 Calvin Harris

Famous As: Disc Jockey, Record Producer, Singer, Songwriter

Birthdate: January 17, 1984

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Nationality: Scottish

Grammy-winning DJ Calvin Harris soared to fame with his album I Created Disco. His track We Found Love, a collaboration with Rihanna, charted on the US Billboard Hot 100. He owns a record label and topped Forbes's list of the highest-paid DJs of the world for 6 years.

2 Sheena Easton

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Famous As: Singer, Actress

Birthdate: April 27, 1959

Sun Sign: Taurus

Nationality: Scottish

Two-time Grammy-winning artist Sheena Easton first gained attention on The Big Time. With the singles Modern Girl and 9 to 5, she became the second female to feature twice on the same Top Ten chart. Easton is the only artist with a top 5 hit on all Billboard singles charts.

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3 Annie Lennox

Famous As: Singer-songwriter

Birthdate: December 25, 1954

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Nationality: Scottish

Known for her androgynous look, four-time Grammy-winning artist Annie Lennox became an international sensation with Eurythmics, a duo she formed with Dave Stewart, delivering hits such as Sweet Dreams. Her song Into the West from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King received an Academy Award.

4 Lauren Mayberry

Famous As: Singer-songwriter

Birthdate: October 7, 1987

Sun Sign: Libra

Nationality: Scottish

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5 Elizabeth Fraser

Famous As: singer

Birthdate: August 29, 1959

Sun Sign: Virgo

Nationality: Scottish

6 Derek William Dick

Famous As: Singer-songwriter, Actor, Singer, Composer, Poet

Birthdate: April 25, 1958

Sun Sign: Taurus

Nationality: Scottish

7 Marti Pellow

Famous As: Singer

Birthdate: March 23, 1965

Sun Sign: Aries

Nationality: Scottish

Although discouraged by his father from choosing music as a career option, Mark McLachlan decided to try his luck with a band he formed with three friends. While the band grew to become the internationally renowned Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet, Mark became Marti Pellow, its lead singer.

8 Lena Zavaroni

Famous As: Singer

Birthdate: November 4, 1963

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Nationality: Scottish

Died: October 1, 1999

Scottish singer Lena Zavaroni is an example of how harmful unregulated childhood stardom can be. At 10, she became the youngest singer with a Top 10 album on the UK Albums Chart. However, after a lifelong battle with anorexia nervosa and depression, she died at 34, following a psychosurgical operation.