Famous Scottish Singers

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 1 
Lewis Capaldi
(Scottish Singer Best Known for His Hit Single 'Someone You Loved')
Lewis Capaldi
34
Birthdate: October 7, 1996
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland

Lewis Capaldi's success story is one of the greatest testimonies to the fact that magical things can happen when talent meets opportunity. From being just another aspiring singer, he quickly became a popular singer-songwriter in the UK and the US after Ryan Walter stumbled upon his iPhone recording on his SoundCloud account. Subsequently, he was signed to Universal Music Group.

 2 
Bon Scott
(Singer & Musician)
Bon Scott
40
Birthdate: July 9, 1946
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Forfar, Scotland
Died: February 19, 1980
Bon Scott worked with bands such as The Spektors, Valentines, and Fraternity before joining the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, replacing lead singer Dave Evans in 1974. He was one of Classic Rock’s 100 Greatest Frontmen of All Time. Following his death, AC/DC released a best-selling album as a tribute.
 3 
Susan Boyle
(Scottish Singer Best Known for Her Album ‘I Dreamed a Dream’)
Susan Boyle
28
Birthdate: April 1, 1961
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Susan Boyle shot to fame with her rendition of I Dreamed a Dream from Les Misérables in an audition for Britain's Got Talent. Her first album, I Dreamed a Dream, was the best-selling debut album in U.K. history. She has also performed at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant.
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 4 
Annie Lennox
(Singer-songwriter of)
Annie Lennox
8
Birthdate: January 25, 1954
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Scotland
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.
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 5 
Donovan
(Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Composer, Autobiographer, Writer, Poet, Record producer, Film score composer)
Donovan
8
Birthdate: May 10, 1946
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland

Donovan is a Scottish guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for developing and popularizing a distinctive and eclectic style that blended many genres, such as folk, jazz, pop, calypso, and psychedelic rock. Donovan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, in 2012 and 2014, respectively.

 6 
Emeli Sandé
(R&B Singer Best Remebered for her Album 'Our Vision of Events')
Emeli Sandé
8
Birthdate: March 10, 1987
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 7 
Amy Macdonald
(Scottish Folk Rock Singer and Songwriter)
Amy Macdonald
9
Birthdate: August 25, 1987
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bishopbriggs, Scotland

With songs that are a blend of contemporary folk-rock and traditional storytelling, Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald sold 3 million copies of her debut album worldwide. Known for hits such as This Is the Life, she is a self-taught musician and began her career singing at pubs and cafes in her teens.

 8 
Jimmy Somerville
(Scottish Pop Singer and Member of the 1980's Pop Groups 'Bronski Beat' and 'The Communards')
Jimmy Somerville
4
Birthdate: June 22, 1961
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland

Jimmy Somerville is a Scottish singer-songwriter best known for his association with popular synth-pop groups like The Communards and Bronski Beat. Somerville, who possesses a soulful and powerful falsetto singing voice, is known in particular for including political commentary on issues like LGBT rights in his songs. In 1984, he won the Grierson Award for his work in Framed Youth.

 9 
Lauren Mayberry
(Vocalist and Percussionist of the Scottish Pop Band 'Chvrches')
Lauren Mayberry
8
Birthdate: October 7, 1987
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland

Lauren Mayberry is a Scottish singer, songwriter, and musician. Mayberry, who possesses a soprano singing voice, is the lead vocalist of the popular Scottish synth-pop band Chvrches, where she also plays keyboards and drums. One-third of the band, Mayberry co-produces and co-writes the songs along with Martin Doherty and Iain Cook. A vocal feminist, Mayberry runs the feminist collective, TYCI.

 10 
Marti Pellow
(Lead Singer of the Scottish Pop Group 'Wet Wet Wet')
Marti Pellow
4
Birthdate: March 23, 1965
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Clydebank, Scotland
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.
 11 
Derek William Dick
(Scottish Singer-Songwriter)
Derek William Dick
3
Birthdate: April 25, 1958
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Better known by his pseudonym, Fish, Scottish rock singer Derek William Dick first gained fame as part of the British band Marillion. Known for hits such as Kayleigh, he later also had a successful solo career. He once revealed how he almost died twice, from skin-infection-induced blood poisoning.

 12 
Lena Zavaroni
5
Birthdate: November 4, 1963
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
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.

 13 
Elizabeth Fraser
(Scottish Singer-Songwriter Best Known as the Vocalist for the Pioneering Dream Pop Band Cocteau Twins)
Elizabeth Fraser
5
Birthdate: August 29, 1963
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Grangemouth, Scotland

Once described as “the voice of God,” Scottish singer Elizabeth Fraser gained fame as part of the dream pop band Cocteau Twins, known for its obscure lyrics and foreign words which were inserted in the songs because they sounded good. Sexually abused by her family members, she left home at 16

 14 
Euan Morton
(Actor)
Euan Morton
3
Birthdate: August 13, 1977
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Scotland, UK
 15 
Scott Hutchison
(Founding Member and Primary Songwriter of Indie Rock Band 'Frightened Rabbit')
Scott Hutchison
70
Birthdate: November 20, 1981
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: May 9, 2018

Scottish singer-songwriter Scott Hutchison is remembered as the founder of the indie rock band Frightened Rabbit. Though he had initially studied illustration, he later switched to his old love for the guitar and stepped into music. He was found dead by Scottish police after going missing for 2 days.

 16 
Jim Diamond
(Singer-songwriter)
Jim Diamond
4
Birthdate: September 28, 1951
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland
Died: October 8, 2015
 17 
Bert Jansch
(Musician)
Bert Jansch
4
Birthdate: November 3, 1943
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Died: October 5, 2011
 18 
Bobby Gillespie
(Singer)
Bobby Gillespie
3
Birthdate: June 22, 1962
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Glasgow
 19 
Eddi Reader
(musician, singer, songwriter)
Eddi Reader
4
Birthdate: August 28, 1959
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Glasgow
 20 
Roddy Frame
(Scottish Singer-Songwriter and Musician)
Roddy Frame
3
Birthdate: January 29, 1964
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
 21 
Leon Jackson
(Scottish Singer and Jazz Musician)
Leon Jackson
2
Birthdate: December 30, 1988
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 22 
Isobel Campbell
(Singer-Songwriter)
Isobel Campbell
3
Birthdate: April 27, 1976
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
 23 
Alex Ligertwood
(Scottish Singer, Guitarist and Drummer)
Alex Ligertwood
2
Birthdate: December 18, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Glasgow, United Kingdom
 24 
Julie Fowlis
(Folk singer and multi-instrumentalist who sings primarily in Scottish Gaelic)
Julie Fowlis
4
Birthdate: June 20, 1978
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 25 
Sandi Thom
(Singer, Songwriter)
Sandi Thom
4
Birthdate: August 11, 1981
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Banff
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 26 
Gordon Waller
(Singer)
Gordon Waller
2
Birthdate: June 4, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland,
Died: July 17, 2009
 27 
Jim Reid
(Lead singer for the alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain)
Jim Reid
2
Birthdate: December 29, 1961
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: East Kilbride, Scotland
 28 
Sir Harry Lauder
Sir Harry Lauder
2
Birthdate: August 4, 1870
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Portobello
Died: February 26, 1950
 29 
Wattie Buchan
(Lead Vocalist for the Punk Rock Band the Exploited)
Wattie Buchan
2
Birthdate: July 24, 1957
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
 30 
Alexander Young
(Singer, Songwriter)
Alexander Young
2
Birthdate: December 28, 1938
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: August 4, 1997
 31 
Greg Holden
(Singer-songwriter)
Greg Holden
1
Birthdate: February 28, 1983
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Scotland
 32 
Karl Denver
(Singer, Musician)
Karl Denver
0
Birthdate: December 16, 1931
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland
Died: December 21, 1998
 33 
Jackie Leven
(Songwriter, Folk musicians)
Jackie Leven
0
Birthdate: June 18, 1950
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died: November 14, 2011
 34 
Benny Gallagher
(Singer)
Benny Gallagher
1
Birthdate: June 10, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Largs, Scotland
 35 
Jean Redpath
(Singer)
Jean Redpath
3
Birthdate: April 28, 1937
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: August 21, 2014
 36 
Will Fyffe
(Musical artist)
Will Fyffe
2
Birthdate: February 16, 1885
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dundee, Scotland
Died: December 14, 1947
 37 
Mary Ann Kennedy
(Musician)
Mary Ann Kennedy
0
Birthdate: 1968 AD
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
 38 
Alistair Hulett
(Singer)
Alistair Hulett
1
Birthdate: October 15, 1951
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: January 28, 2010
 39 
Sophia Dussek
(Singer)
Sophia Dussek
0
Birthdate: May 1, 1775
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: 1831 AD
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 40 
Rachel Newton
(Harpist,)
Rachel Newton
13
Birthdate: October 28, 1985
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland