Profile
Sheena Easton
Musician + Singer + Songwriter
Female
Born
Apr 27, 1959
Age
54
Genres
Country music + A...
Instruments
Vocals
Record Label
EMI Group Ltd.
Sheena Easton is a British recording artist. Easton became famous for being the focus of an episode in the British television programme The Big Time, which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and her eventual signing with EMI Records. Easton… Read More
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Romance
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John MinoliMarried 2002 - 2003
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Tim DelarmMarried 1997
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Timothy DelarmMarried 1997
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Robert LightMarried 1984 - 1986
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Rob LightMarried 1984
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Sandi EastonMarried 1979 - 1980
Family
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Sheena Easton
Age 54
parents
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Alex OrrFather
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Annie OrrMother
siblings
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Annessa OrrBrother
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Alex OrrBrother
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Robert OrrBrother
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Marilyn OrrSister
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Morag OrrSister
children
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Jake Rion Cousins EastonSon
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Skylar EastonSon
News + Updates
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Xaque Gruber: The Top 20 Best James Bond Theme SongsHuffington Post - Oct 18, 2012
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Northalsted Market Days 2012Chicago Reader - Aug 07, 2012
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James Bond Retrospective: For Your Eyes Only (1981)Obsessed with Film - What Cultur - May 01, 2012
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Spears 'X Factor' Deal In The Works; Jackson Brothers To Launch 'Unity Tour'Voice of America - Apr 23, 2012
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Sheena Easton.
CHILDHOOD
1959
Birth
Born on April 27, 1959.
1969
10 Years Old
Easton's father died in 1969 and her mother had to support the family.
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TEENAGE
1975
16 Years Old
Her top grades in school earned her a scholarship to attend the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, where she trained from 1975 to 1979 as a speech and drama teacher by day, while singing with a band called "Something Else" by night at local clubs.
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TWENTIES
Deke Arlon became her first manager, and Easton spent much of 1980 being followed by camera crews, who filmed her throughout the process of making her first EMI single, "Modern Girl".
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"9 to 5" was Easton's first single release in the United States, although it was renamed "Morning Train (Nine To Five)" for its release in the US and Canada to avoid confusion with Dolly Parton's hit movie title song "9 to 5". "Morning Train" became Easton's first and only #1 hit in the US and topped both the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts in Billboard magazine. "Modern Girl" was released as the follow-up and peaked at #18, and before 1981 was over Sheena had a Top 10 hit in both the US and UK with the Academy Award-nominated James Bond movie theme ”For Your Eyes Only”.
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1982
23 Years Old
The title track from You Could Have Been With Me made it in to the Top 15 (US), however, by the end of 1982, she saw her sales slumping.
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In 1983, she released the album Best Kept Secret and its first single, the synthesized dance-pop tune "Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)" became her fourth Top 10 hit. The single "Telefone" was Grammy-nominated for "Best Female Pop/Rock Vocal Performance" 1983.
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In 1984, she made a transformation into a sexy dance-pop siren.
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1985
26 Years Old
In late 1985, Easton contributed "It's Christmas (All Over the World)" to the holiday release Santa Claus The Movie.
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In 1987, she sang on Prince's #2 hit, "U Got the Look", and also appeared in the video. Prince and Sheena were Grammy nominated for "Best R&B Vocal, Duo or Group" in 1987.
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1988
29 Years Old
By the spring of 1988, the latest installment of the Miami Vice soundtrack was released and featured "Follow My Rainbow", which Easton had finished singing on her last appearance just moments before her character was eliminated.
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THIRTIES
1996
37 Years Old
Easton was set to star as the voice of a female Irish Setter (Sasha La Fleur) in All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 in 1996.
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Easton also contributed the theme song "Are There Angels" to the soundtrack for Shiloh in 1997; and provided the song "A Dream Worth Keeping" for the 1993 animated film FernGully: The Last Rainforest.
In December 1998, Easton toured with "The Colors of Christmas" with artists Roberta Flack, Melissa Manchester, Peabo Bryson, and Jeffrey Osborne.
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FORTIES
1999
40 Years Old
1999-2000 saw New York based One Way Records gain the rights to release all of Easton's EMI-America catalog.
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In 2000, Easton co-starred with David Cassidy in At the Copa, a show in Las Vegas at The Rio Hotel for one year.
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In Australia, "Fabulous" was released 24 February 2001 and Easton was asked to perform songs from the album to close out 2001 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras ceremonies.
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In January 2005, Easton appeared in the television series Young Blades.
FIFTIES
2010
51 Years Old
Easton appeared in a celebration with Kenny Rogers at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut on 10 April 2010. The show was in honor of his 50-year music career. This special is set debut on 8 March 2011 on Great American Country.
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