Amy Macdonald
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Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire (2007 – present)
Amy Macdonald (born 25 August 1987 in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire) is a scottish recording artist. Macdonald rose to fame in 2007 with her debut album, This Is The Life (2007) and its fourth single, “
This Is The Life”. The single charted at number one in six countries, while reaching the top ten in another eleven countries. Her third album, Life In A Beautiful Light, was released on June 11, 2012.
A self-taught musician, Macdonald began by playing her father’s guitar after being inspired by Travis at the T in the Park Festival in 2000, where she heard Travis’ song “Turn” and wanted to play it herself. She started performing in pubs and coffee houses around Glasgow at the age of 15. She signed a record deal with Vertigo, the same record label which hosts The Killers and Razorlight. Her first single,
Poison Prince, was released on May 7, 2007. Her debut album, This Is The Life, was released on July 30, 2007. “Don’t Tell Me That It’s Over” was released in March 2010 as the lead single from her second studio album, A Curious Thing, which was released on 8 March 2010.
Macdonald’s third album, Life In A Beautiful Light, was released on June 11, 2012. The lead single,
Slow It Down, is about her being a petrol head.
A self-taught musician, Macdonald began by playing her father’s guitar after being inspired by Travis at the T in the Park Festival in 2000, where she heard Travis’ song “Turn” and wanted to play it herself. She started performing in pubs and coffee houses around Glasgow at the age of 15. She signed a record deal with Vertigo, the same record label which hosts The Killers and Razorlight. Her first single,
Macdonald’s third album, Life In A Beautiful Light, was released on June 11, 2012. The lead single,
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This Is The Life
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A Curious Thing
91,676 listeners27 tracks
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Life In A Beautiful Light
31,932 listeners12 tracks
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Essential Festival: Amy MacDonald
55,378 listeners5 tracks
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