Sharleen Spiteri
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Spiteri performing live with Texas at the Gibraltar Music Festival 2013
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sharleen Eugene Spiteri |
| Born | 7 November 1967 |
| Origin | Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Genres | Alternative rock, pop, rock, jazz, soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, guitarist |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Mercury |
| Associated acts | Texas, Rammstein |
| Website | www |
Sharleen Eugene Spiteri (born 7 November 1967) is a Scottish recording artist and songwriter from Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland, and the lead singer of the rock band Texas. In 2013, Texas's worldwide album sales were counted at 35 million.
Her debut solo album Melody was released in 2008, followed by a second solo album The Movie Songbook was released in March 2010. During this time, Spiteri was a judge on the Sky music talent show, Must Be the Music. Texas returned from their hiatus in 2013 with The Conversation, which debuted at number four on the UK Album Chart, number three on their native Scottish Album Charts as well as number eight in France. A 25th-anniversary album followed in 2015 entitled Texas 25.
Spiteri was born in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, to father Eddie, a guitar-playing merchant seaman and mother Vilma, a singing window-dresser. Spiteri is of Maltese, Italian, Irish and German descent. When she was young the family moved from the Glaswegian suburbs to nearby Balloch, close to the banks of Loch Lomond. At school (Vale of Leven Academy) her nickname was ‘Spit the Dog’, after the character on the TV show Tiswas. Sharleen was a hairdresser in Muirhead, North Lanarkshire until Texas became her sole priority in 1988. Spiteri has a contralto vocal range.
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