Amy MacDonald biography
The album's third single "This Pretty Face" was released on July 19, 2010. Also, Macdonald confirmed she would embark on a tour, entitled The Love Love Tour. Amy MacDonald is one of a number of artists who appear with Ray Davies in his 2010 album See My Friends. She sings with him on "Dead End Street".
In May 2011, it was confirmed by the Bournemouth Echo that Amy had already started 'planning to start work on her third album at the end of this year'. On 13 April 2012, Macdonald's official website confirmed the title of the album was Life in a Beautiful Light, and will be released on 11 June 2012.
Popularity in the United States
MacDonald has moderate success in the United States music market. She has appeared on several US talk shows such as
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2008), where she performed "Mr. Rock and Roll" and also
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2008) where she performed her hit single, "This Is the Life".
Her debut album, This is the Life, reached #92 on the US Billboard 200. The single, "This is the Life" reached #25 on the US Billboard Triple-A Hot 100 singles charts.
Artistry
Musical style
Reviewers have described Amy as softly spoken but with a booming singing voice. Her vocal range is contralto.
Macdonald cites Travis as her biggest influence. Other influences include The Killers and the Libertines.
Personal life
In 2008, Macdonald became engaged to football striker Steve Lovell.
Awards and nominations
Macdonald won Best Newcomer at the 2008 Tartan Clef Awards and Best Newcomer at the 2008 Silver Clef Awards. In December 2008 she was voted "Scottish person of the year" by
The Daily Record.
Macdonald performed, along with U2, at the German 2009 Echo Awards, where she won an award in the category "Best International Newcomer". She also won Best International Album and Best International Song at the 2009 Swiss Music Awards.
In 2010 Macdonald won "best album" for A Curious Thing, at the annual Tartan Clef awards on 20 November in Glasgow. Also, Macdonald won "best international album Rock/Pop" with A Curious Thing at the Swiss music awards in March 2011. Furthermore, Macdonald won "best international Rock/Pop Female" at the Echo Awards, beating celebrities such as: Adele, P!nk, Rihanna and Katy Perry.
- This Is the Life (2007)
- A Curious Thing (2010)
- Life in a Beautiful Light (2012)
References
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