Callum Beattie is an independent Scottish singer-songwriter
He has released six singles, two EPs and his debut album ''
People Like Us'' was released in May 2020. His second album ''Vandals'' was released in February 2023.
Career
Beattie grew up in
Musselburgh
Musselburgh (; sco, Musselburrae; gd, Baile nam Feusgan) is the largest settlement in East Lothian, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth, east of Edinburgh city centre. It has a population of .
History
The name Musselburgh is Ol ...
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East Lothian
East Lothian (; sco, East Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921.
In 1975, the histo ...
and released his first single "We Are Stars" in 2017. In 2019, he uploaded the anti-
Brexit and
Conservative Party song "Boris Song" onto
YouTube, becoming viral.
His debut album ''People Like Us'' was released in 2020, reaching number 18 on the
UK Albums Chart's mid-week chart according to
Official Charts Company, and eventually debuting at number 68 with sales of 1,449 units. In May 2020 Beattie was interviewed by
Robin Galloway on Pure Radio about his pride in the Scottish sound of the album, saying that his "heart will always lie back home".
On 26 June 2020 Beattie released his first
music video for the song "
Salamander Street", about a former classmate who became a
prostitute
Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, non-penet ...
in Edinburgh.
On 24 February 2023 Beattie released his second album, VANDALS. The album reached number one on the national iTunes chart, beating Gorillaz, Pink and Adam Lambert. VANDALS went straight to number one on the Scottish album charts. The first single from the album Heart Stops Beating stayed on the Bauer Radio playlist for two years.
On Sunday 26 March Beattie performed 2 songs, Heart Stops Beating and Salamander Street in the centre circle at Ibrox park for the Rangers Football Club Legends match. In the second half, manager Alex McLeish selected Beattie to play on the field alongside Rangers and rest of the world legends. He played for the final ten minutes of the game.
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
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Living people
Scottish male singer-songwriters
Scottish singer-songwriters
21st-century Scottish male singers
1991 births
3 Beat Records artists