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SHEENA EASTON

Sheena Easton is a Scottish singer who began life as Sheena Shirley Orr and was born on April 27, 1959 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Sheena began studying at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, where she trained from 1975 to 1979 to be a speech and drama teacher, and one of Sheena’s tutors encouraged her to audition for Esther Rantzen’s BBC programme The Big Time. Despite being told on the show that she was unlikely to make it as a singer, before the show eventually aired, Sheena had signed to EMI Records and her songs 9 To 5 and a resurgent debut Modern Girl simultaneously reached the Top Ten shortly after. Considerably more successful in the US, Sheena found success with the Kenny Rogers duet We Got Tonight and found herself banned when the Prince-written Sugar Walls was deemed too controversial. Undeterred, she reunited with Prince for the duet U Got The Look and The Arms of Orion from his Batman soundtrack. Sheena also dabbled in acting, appearing in the television show Miami Vice in 1987, as well as on stage in musicals such as 42nd Street.

SHEENA EASTON Songs stats

UK No. 1s
0
UK Top 10s
3
UK Top 40s
10
UK Top 75s
15
Weeks in the Top 1
0
Weeks in the Top 10
11
Weeks in the Top 40
64
Weeks in the Top 75
104

SHEENA EASTON Albums stats

UK No. 1s
0
UK Top 10s
0
UK Top 40s
3
UK Top 75s
4
Weeks in the Top 1
0
Weeks in the Top 10
0
Weeks in the Top 40
15
Weeks in the Top 75
33

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BlogZilla

1

Totally unexpected. I thought she did better in her hometown Euro stomping grounds. Sheena had a very distinctive vocal style, despite how strange it might have sounded to many. She was a crooner. Too bad these singers have to sing rock and roll to get attention. Proof? Listen to her "No Strings" album---freaking amazing pop/jazz vocals---as good as any of the greats..

A

addickted2hcharlton

1

Ere are I agree with wot your sayin on ere n sheena should ave done better over ere cos she ad a good start.

J

Jordan

1

Shenna did better in america she had 7 top 10 songs+ one #1 on the hot 100.