Amy Macdonald
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Amy Macdonald (born August 25, 1987) is a Scottish singer/songwriter. Her debut album, This Is the Life, was released on July 30, 2007. Her first single, Poison Prince, was released on May 7, 2007. She has been scheduled to play shows at music festivals such as Glastonbury, Hyde Park, T in the Park, and V festival. She has signed a record deal with Vertigo, the same record label which hosts The Killers and Razorlight. Macdonald started playing on-stage acoustic gigs at the age of 15. Her main influences include Travis and The Libertines.
Lyrics
Macdonald's lyrics are often written in a typical pop style. She has stated in interviews that her lyrics are based on real life issues and situations rather than the melodramatic lyrics offered by other artists of her age. Her song "Footballer's Wife" is based on British tabloid obsessed culture while Poison Prince focuses on the drug addiction of Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty, another sometime British cultural icon.
Media image
Reviewers often cite Amy Macdonald as a shy spoken 20 year old girl who comes alive with her booming singing voice.[1] Despite her Scottish origins, her singing voice has been described as partly Irish.[2] She has also called herself a slight tomboy. On her myspace blog, she mentions cars, such as Audis, and video games as her interests. Macdonald has also repeatedly expressed how fast her life is moving when she mentions her admiration when meeting other British singers such as Travis's Fran Healy and Elton John. In the song "Footballer's Wife," however, she conveys that she does not want the celebrity lifestyle and would rather focus her attention on her music. She backed this up in an interview in October 2007, saying that she is glad that Kate Nash has come to prominence at the same time as her, as she feels that Nash has taken some of the spotlight from her[3], so she can just get on with her music.
Audio releases
Macdonald is also the first artist to have a single featured on Bebo/iTunes "Free single of the week" program starting June 23, 2007. The free single, Youth of Today, was written when she was 15 years old. The video for her next single, L.A. has been filmed in Malaga, Spain. The song itself is about having and valuing your own dreams. She has also appeared as a musical performing guest on several popular British shows such as The Album Chart Show, Loose Women, Friday Night Project, Taratata, and This Morning. Her next single will be This Is The Life from the album of the same name. The song was voted as a hit on Chris Evans' BBC Hit or Miss radio show and was also the biggest hit the show featured.[citation needed]. Her album also won her the best newcomer of 2007 award by Radio Forth.
Discography
Studio albums
| Album | Album Information |
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| This Is The Life (2007)* |
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Singles/EPs
| Single | Single Information |
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| Poison Prince (2007) | |
| Mr. Rock and Roll (2007) | |
| L.A (2007) |
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| This Is The Life (2007) |
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| Run (2008) |
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References
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2007) |
- ^ See for example Simpson, Dave (July 4 2007) "Amy Macdonald: The Lamp, Hull" Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved 30 September 2007. "Although her speaking voice seems almost shy, her vocals fire singing bullets against the rear wall.".
- ^ http://icscotland.icnetwork.co.uk/whatson/whatson2/tm_headline=amy-macdonald--king-tut--8217-s--glasgow--march-13---review&method=full&objectid=18756621&siteid=50141-name_page.html isScotland's review of Amy Macdonald's gig at King Tut’s, Glasgow, March 13 2007
- ^ Amy Macdonald: This is the life, video interview with stv.tv, October 2007
External links
- Amy Macdonald (Official site)
- Template:Myspace
- T In The Park 2007 interview at STV
- This Is The Life review at Insider Guides