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Moira Anderson Born 5 June 1938 Instruments Vocals Moira Anderson, OBE (born 5 June 1938, Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire) is a Scottish singer.
Life and career
Following an education at Lenzie Academy,[1] Anderson quickly established herself at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow before getting her big break in the media after a successful audition at the BBC.[2]
She landed her first job in the media, presenting the radio programme Can't Help Singing where she sang with some prestigious names from the world of opera. She went on to make many appearances in the TV series The White Heather Club hosted by Andy Stewart.[3]
She went on to host her own television show, the popular Moira Anderson Sings on BBC 1, 1968.[4] By 1970 she had signed up with the Decca Record Company, performed at the London Palladium and was hosting yet another show Stars On Sunday which ran from 1969 to 1977. Anderson has gone on to create many albums and is renowned for her charity work.[citation needed]
In her early career Anderson made frequent appearances alongside fellow Scottish music stars, Kenneth McKellar and other Scottish stars. In the early 1980s she made a successful album of duets with Sir Harry Secombe. She recorded "A Perfect Day" by Carrie Jacobs-Bond.[5]
Her musical directors over the years have included Peter Knight, Peter Hope, Robert Docker, Robin Stapleton, Peggy O'Keefe and Nick Ingman.
She received an OBE in July 1970.[6]
References
- ^ http://www.kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/video_g66_live_kirky_street_party_1_1742590
- ^ "Moira Anderson – Discover music, concerts, stats, & pictures at". Last.fm. 2008-11-21. http://www.last.fm/music/Moira+Anderson. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1724237/
- ^ Clint Hough. "Bringing on back the good times". Sixties City. http://www.sixtiescity.com/PopTV/PopTV6569.shtm. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ "Voice to Remember", Universal/Spectrum, 2004.
- ^ "Singer Moira Anderson after receiving her OBE in July 1970". Scran. 1998-01-05. http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-202-306-C. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
External links
Categories:- 1938 births
- Living people
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- People from Kirkintilloch
- Alumni of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
- Scottish female singers
- Scottish radio personalities
- Scottish sopranos
- Scottish television presenters
- Butlins Redcoats
- People educated at Lenzie Academy
- People educated at Ayr Academy
- British singer stubs
- Scottish musician stubs
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