Singer Amy Macdonald is an outstanding guitarist who has sold over 9 million records of her own songs. The debut album sold into hits - the songs from the disc took the leading positions in the charts in 15 countries around the world.
The 1990s of the last century gave the world a lot of musical talent. Most of the popular artists began their career in the United Kingdom.
Before the popularity of Amy Macdonald
Scottish singer Amy Macdonald was born on August 25, 1987. She spent her early years at the prestigious Bishopbriggs High School.
The future artist has been interested in music since childhood, attending all kinds of concerts, exhibitions and festivals. In 2000, at the T in the Park festival, Amy heard the song Turn (Travis) and wanted to play it herself.
The girl bought the artist's chord collection Travis and began rehearsing melody by playing her father's guitar. Thanks to her innate talent, the future star masterfully mastered the instrument at the age of 12.
Then experiments began - Amy MacDonald composed her own songs, the first of which was called Wall.
The girl played in bars and coffee houses located in the vicinity of Glasgow, earning recognition from visitors to the establishments. Many people came to the cafeteria just to see Amy's next performance.
The start of Amy Macdonald's career
The production organization NME (with Pete Wilkinson and Sarah Erasmus) launched an advertising campaign in 2006 to find and promote young talents. The essence of the competition is that young and little-known artists sent demonstration works to the mail of a major music label.
The producers selected the best tracks, after which they invited their authors for further work. Naturally, the demo CD sent to the NME by singer Amy MacDonald received the highest ratings.
Campaign leader Pete Wilkinson said he was impressed with the young star's musical and songwriting talents. At first, the singer did not believe that the compositions were composed by a girl who is not even 30 years old. Pete informed Amy about her extraordinary talent and invited her to the studio for further work.
For 8-9 months, Pete Wilkinson recorded the artist's compositions on professional equipment in his home studio. In 2007, thanks to the efforts of Pete, Amy signed her first contract with a major music label, Vertigo.
The period of musical activity of Amy Macdonald (2007-2009)
Amy Macdonald released her debut album in 2007, which was called This is the Life. The debut album was very popular, spreading across the UK with a circulation of 3 million copies.
The album topped the national music charts in the US, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Denmark. The eponymous track This is the Life reached number 25 on the US Billboard Triple-A radio chart. The album peaked at number 92 on the Billboard Top 200.
With her first major work, Amy Macdonald gained international popularity. Having completed work on the disc, the girl reaped the fruits of her long efforts, taking part in various television programs.
Among the main programs in which the young star has been seen are The Album Chart Show, Loose Women, Friday Night Project, Taratata and This Morning. In addition to performing in the United Kingdom, Amy took part in America's talk shows - The Late Late Show and The Ellen De Generes Show.
The period of musical activity of Amy Macdonald 2009-2011.
In the spring of 2009, Amy MacDonald began work on her second solo album. Work on the compositions was a little difficult, as the girl experienced a catastrophic lack of time.
A busy schedule, attending festivals, participating in international television programs did not allow me to focus on my next job.
A Curios Thing was released on March 8, 2010. From the first minutes after the official start of sales, songs from the second album of the famous artist hit the radio charts in Great Britain, Switzerland, Portugal and France.
Amy Macdonald's current life
Amy MacDonald's third album Life in a Beautiful Light was released on June 11, 2012. Almost every track from this disc was awarded the title of an international hit. Despite the fact that the album did not make a splash, Amy was able to secure positions in the top music charts in the United Kingdom. The girl took 45th position in Britain and 26th in her native Scotland.
In 2016, the artist announced that she was working on a fourth album. The start of sales of the composition began in February 2017. The album included a video of an acoustic version of the new track.
