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| Birth name | Gerard Hugh Sayer | |
| Born | 21 May 1948  Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England |
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| Genre(s) | Pop | |
| Instrument(s) | Singer Guitar Harmonica |
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| Years active | 1973–present | |
| Website | http://www.leosayer.com/ | |
Leo Sayer (born Gerard Hugh Sayer on 21 May 1948 in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex) is an English performing artist, now based in Australia, whose singing career has spanned 4 decades.
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Sayer has had success with his single and album releases, in both the UK and the U.S. He was initially discovered by David Courtney, who co-managed him with the singer-turned-manager, Adam Faith. Sayer began his music career co-writing songs with David Courtney, including "Giving It All Away," which gave Roger Daltrey of The Who his first hit as a soloist in 1973.
That same year, Sayer began his career as a recording artist. At the time of his initial chart breakthrough in Britain, with his debut hit "The Show Must Go On," he wore a pierrot style outfit and make-up. He dropped it soon afterwards, and his now distinctive curly hair is widely recognizable, often leading others to physically compare Sayer to fitness guru, Richard Simmons. The name Leo was given him by Courtney, inspired by the star sign and lion-like mane.
In 1976,
Sayer recorded 3 Beatles songs, "I
Am the Walrus," "Let It Be" and "
His subsequent hits included, "Long Tall Glasses" and "Orchard
Road." In 1977,
he had hits with "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" (a U.S. number
one), the romantic ballad,
"When I Need You", which reached number one in both the UK and U.S.
Sayer also had remakes of Bobby Vee's
"More Than I Can Say" (his 4th UK number 2 hit, and in the U.S.,
number 2 pop and number one in the adult
contemporary chart), and Buddy Holly's "Raining In My Heart". In
the U.S., 3 of his singles - "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing," "When
I Need You," and "More Than I Can Say" - were certified
Sayer made an appearance on The Muppet Show during the 3rd season (second show) on which he sang "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" and "When I Need You."
He also provided the soundtrack for the English language version of the French-Belgian animated film, The Missing Link (1980).
In 1990, he contributed to the last recording studio collaboration between Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson, the album Freudiana, performing "I Am A Mirror".
In 2000,
"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" was featured in the hit film,
Sayer's debut UK hit, "The Show Must Go On," was covered by Three
Dog Night for the U.S. market and reached Number 4 on the Billboard
Hot 100 chart in 1974.
Phil
Collins covered Sayer's song "I Can't Stop
Loving You" for his 2002
album,
In 2005,
Sayer moved to Sydney,
Australia,
where he remains based to this day. On 12
February 2006, made a surprise return to number one in the UK
Singles Chart, with Meck's remix of "
Leo Sayer: At His Very Best, a career spanning compilation album, was released in the UK on 6 March, 2006. It exclusively features the Meck single, alongside Sayer classics such as, "When I Need You" and "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing".
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He is allegedly set to release a new single called 'Happy Hour' some time in the future.
Sayer was the fifth person to join the
When Jade Goody arrived on Day 3, the House
was divided into two groups as part of a task, (the
Sayer was nominated for eviction, along with fellow housemates Dirk Benedict and Carole Malone, with Sayer and Malone being joint favourites to leave the House. Howevever, Sayer quit on the day of the second eviction and Presenter Davina McCall revealed that at the time of his departure, he had the biggest percentage in the public vote and would have been leaving that evening anyway.
Sayer walked out of the Big Brother house on January 12, the same day he was due to face eviction. He broke an outside door with a broomstick, made his way to the outer compound and then tussled with the security guards who were the obstacle between him and freedom, issuing a tirade of abuse in the process. Apparently, his decision to leave was mainly due to Big Brother refusing to provide him with clean underwear.
Sayer had a 22 year personal relationship with his manager,
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