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Gerard Hugh "Leo" Sayer (born 21 May 1948) is an English-Australian singer and songwriter whose singing career has spanned five decades. He has been an Australian citizen and resident since 2009. Sayer launched his career in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s, and he became a top singles and album act on both sides of the
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in the 1970s. His first seven hit singles in the United Kingdom all reached the Top 10 – a feat first accomplished by his first manager,
Adam Faith Terence Nelhams Wright (23 June 1940 – 8 March 2003), known as Adam Faith, was an English singer, actor, and financial journalist. A teen idol, he scored consecutive No. 1 hits on the UK Singles Chart with " What Do You Want?" (1959) and "P ...
. His songs have been sung by other notable artists, including
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(" Dreaming"),
Roger Daltrey Roger Harry Daltrey (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer, musician and actor. He is a co-founder and the lead singer of the Rock music, rock band The Who. Daltrey's hit songs with The Who include "My Generation", "Pinball Wizard", "Won't Ge ...
, and
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.


Early life

Sayer was born and raised in
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in
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to an Irish mother and an English father. His mother was Theresa Nolan, who was born in
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in
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in the north of Ireland. 'Still making people feel like dancing - Leo Sayer 40 years later' (''The Tyrone Constitution'', 19 September 2018). https://www.tyronecon.co.uk/community-lifestyle/2018/09/19/gallery/still-making-people-feel-like-dancing-leo-sayer-forty-years-later-1066/ Theresa was raised on her father's small farm at Edenmore, a
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near the
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of Killesher, also in County Fermanagh. Killesher is close to the village of
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in the south-west of Fermanagh. His father was Thomas E.G. Sayer. Leo attended St Peter's Catholic Primary School in
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, and he was the second of three brothers: Michael was born in 1939 and Brian in 1951. He later attended Blessed Robert Southwell (now St Oscar Romero Catholic School) in
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, before studying commercial art and graphic design at West Sussex College of Art and Design in
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, Sussex. He was initially discovered by musician
David Courtney David Courtney (born David Cohen, 1950, Brighton, East Sussex) is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. Courtney's first big break was as a songwriter with Adam Faith and Leo Sayer; Courtney co-wrote several hit songs with them (incl ...
, who then co-managed and co-produced him with former pop singer turned manager,
Adam Faith Terence Nelhams Wright (23 June 1940 – 8 March 2003), known as Adam Faith, was an English singer, actor, and financial journalist. A teen idol, he scored consecutive No. 1 hits on the UK Singles Chart with " What Do You Want?" (1959) and "P ...
.Rice, Jo. ''The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits'' (1st edition), Guinness Superlatives Ltd, Middlesex, UK, p. 181; In January 1967, while 18-year-old Sayer was working as a hall porter at the King's Hotel in
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, he assisted in the rescue of elderly guests from a serious fire that damaged the hotel's first floor. He himself was rescued from the blazing hotel by builders working on a block of flats beside the hotel.


Career

Sayer began his music career co-writing songs with David Courtney, including "
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", which gave
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of
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his first solo hit in 1973. The same year, Sayer began his career as a recording artist under the management of
Adam Faith Terence Nelhams Wright (23 June 1940 – 8 March 2003), known as Adam Faith, was an English singer, actor, and financial journalist. A teen idol, he scored consecutive No. 1 hits on the UK Singles Chart with " What Do You Want?" (1959) and "P ...
, who signed Sayer to the
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label in the United Kingdom and
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in the United States. His debut single, "Why Is Everybody Going Home", failed to chart, but he achieved national prominence in the United Kingdom with his second single, the
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-styled song "
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", which Sayer performed on British television wearing a
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costume and makeup. The single went to No. 2 on the United Kingdom singles chart, as did his debut album, ''Silverbird'', co-written with David Courtney who also co-produced the album with Adam Faith.
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's cover, the group's last Billboard Hot 100 top 10 record, reached No. 4 on 25 May 1974. His subsequent singles were all major hits in the United Kingdom"One Man Band" went to No. 6 in 1974, "Long Tall Glasses" (UK No. 4, 1974) became his first Top Ten hit in the United States, reaching No. 9, and "Moonlighting" went to No. 2 in the United Kingdom in 1975. In 1976, Sayer recorded three
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songs, "
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", for the Beatles-themed concept film ''
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''. His albums in this period were also consistently successful in the United Kingdom: he scored five consecutive Top 10 placings on the United Kingdom album chart between 1973 and 1977. He also garnered success as an album artist in the United States, beginning with his second LP ''Just A Boy'' (1974), which reached No. 16. His fourth album ''Endless Flight'' (1976) consolidated his international popularity, reaching No. 4 in the United Kingdom and No. 10 in the United States; it also charted strongly in other countries including Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, and was certified as a platinum album in both the United Kingdom and the United States, and double-platinum in Canada. The peak of his career came in 1977, when he achieved two consecutive number one hits in the United States, first with the disco-styled "
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" is a song credited to British singer Leo Sayer, taken from his 1976 album '' Endless Flight''. It reached No. 1 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, making it his first top single in the United States, and rea ...
" (a
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winner for the year's best Rhythm and Blues Song), followed by a romantic ballad, "
When I Need You "When I Need You" is a popular song written by Albert Hammond and Carole Bayer Sager. Its first appearance was as the title track of Hammond's 1976 album ''When I Need You''. Leo Sayer's version, produced by Richard Perry, was a massive hit world ...
" (1977), which reached number one in both the United Kingdom and United States. Written by
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, it was Sayer's first No. 1 single in the United Kingdom (after three number two hits). It was also the first of two chart-toppers in a row in the United Kingdom for producer
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. Also from ''Endless Flight'', Sayer covered the
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song "Magdalena", which served as the B-side to the "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" single version. In 1979, the compilation album ''The Very Best of Leo Sayer'' (originally released by Chrysalis in the UK and elsewhere, with its first release in the US in 2000 by Rhino Records with different cover art) became Sayer's first United Kingdom No. 1 LP and his seventh consecutive United Kingdom Top 20 album. Sayer also guest-starred in the second episode of the third season of ''
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'', and performed "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing", "The Show Must Go On", and "When I Need You". Sayer also made cover versions of
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" (his fourth UK No. 2 hit and US #2), and
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" (1979) and the brothers Gibb's Heart (Stop Beating in Time)" in 1982. In the United States, three of his singles"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" (1977), "When I Need You" (1977) and "More Than I Can Say" (1980)were certified
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. Sayer provided songs for the soundtrack of the French–Belgian animated film '' The Missing Link'' (''Le Chainon manquant'') in 1980. In 1981, he voiced Dan the
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'', the second of four specials serving as a predecessor to the Canadian animated series ''
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''. He also sang several songs for the special, all of which were included on the 1983 album '' Lake Freeze'' and the 1984 album '' The Raccoons: Let's Dance!'' In 1990, he contributed to the last studio collaboration between
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, Woolfson's solo album '' Freudiana'', performing "I Am A Mirror". Sayer performed at the
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in 1990, with "The Moth And The Flame" (English version of "Tu... sì" by
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) and, in 1991, with "All Alone" (English version of "Dubbi No" by
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).


Financial difficulties

After a decade of success, Sayer's career suffered repeated setbacks due to a series of financial and legal problems. When Sayer and his first wife Janice divorced in 1985, subsequent financial disclosure revealed Adam Faith had badly mishandled his business affairs and that much of the millions of pounds he had earned over the previous decade had been lost through Faith's questionable investments and business expenses. Sayer sued Faith for mismanagement; and the case was eventually settled out of court in 1992, with Sayer receiving a reported payout of £650,000. In the early 1990s, his career stalled again while he fought a protracted but ultimately successful legal battle against his former label, Chrysalis, to regain the publishing rights to his songs. In 1996, Sayer sued his new management, after he discovered that his pension fund had allegedly been mismanaged to around £1 million. Despite spending more than £90,000 in legal fees the case never made it to court and Sayer abandoned the suit for reasons of cost. He assembled a band led by former
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guitarist Ronnie Johnson and toured his way back to financial security. They recorded a live album, ''Live in London'', which was released in 1999.


Later career

On 12 February 2006, Sayer made a return to number one in the
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, with DJ Meck's remix of "
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". It was his first appearance in the United Kingdom Top 10 for almost twenty-four years, and his second chart-topper in the United Kingdom, almost three decades after his first. ''Leo Sayer: At His Very Best'', a career spanning
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, was released in the United Kingdom on 6 March 2006. It featured the Meck single, alongside "When I Need You" and "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing". In June 2008, Sayer released a new album only in Australia, ''Don't Wait Until Tomorrow''. This album, produced by
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(from the Australian pop band Sherbet) and released by Universal Music Australia, features selections from his catalog rearranged with strings and acoustic and jazz instrumentation. In January 2009, Sayer became an Australian citizen, having lived in Sydney since 2005. Sayer has appeared in various television shows including ''
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'' ( 1978's Episode 3.02 on which he sang "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing", "The Show Must Go On", and "When I Need You"); the 1998
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game show ''Families at War'' (on which he performed "When I Need You" while given a piggyback by a contestant running on a treadmill);
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2008 DVD, ''You Make Me Feel Like Dancing'', which featured Sayer's hit of the same name; '' Celebrity Big Brother UK'' in 2007; and the Australian television comedy, '' Stupid, Stupid Man''. In January 2015, Sayer released his album, ''Restless Years'', and toured from
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across many places in Australia to Singapore, with various support acts including Jason Ayres. In January 2015, Sayer also featured in Singapore's ''Leo Sayer in Concert – 40 Years at the Top'', presented by the British Theatre Playhouse. In October 2015, Sayer was awarded with a Gold Badge of Merit from the
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. On 3 May 2019, Sayer released his latest album, ''Selfie'' on Demon Records. It was recorded at his home studio at The Barn in
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, Australia.


Personal life

Sayer and his wife Janice married in 1973 and divorced in 1985. He then had a relationship with Donatella Piccinetti, with whom he moved to live in Australia, but they separated in 2007. Sayer resides in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. In January 2009, Sayer became an Australian citizen at the
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citizenship ceremony in Canberra. In 2020 he became an ambassador for the Canberra Hospital Foundation.


Health problems

Sayer is dyslexic. He still suffers from the effects of injuries to his legs and ankles that were caused by a fall off a stage in 1977. Sayer's family has a history of cancer; both his parents died of cancer as did other family members on both sides. On his 65th birthday, after experiencing intestinal problems, Sayer was given a colonoscopy which revealed he had intestinal ulcers and a tumour. He underwent surgery which successfully treated both problems and said that the tumour was benign.


Discography

*'' Silverbird'' (1973) *''
Just a Boy ''Just a Boy'' is the second album by English singer-songwriter, Leo Sayer, and was released in 1974. It features his interpretations of two songs ("One Man Band" and "Giving It All Away") written by Sayer and David Courtney for The Who's lead vo ...
'' (1974) *'' Another Year'' (1975) *'' Endless Flight'' (1976) *''
Thunder in My Heart ''Thunder in My Heart'' is the fifth album by the English singer-songwriter, Leo Sayer, and was released in 1977. In 2006, a Thunder in My Heart (song), remixed Electronic dance music, dance version of the track, entitled "Thunder in My Heart A ...
'' (1977) *''
Leo Sayer Gerard Hugh "Leo" Sayer (born 21 May 1948) is an English-Australian singer and songwriter whose singing career has spanned five decades. He has been an Australian citizen and resident since 2009. Sayer launched his career in the United Kingdom ...
'' (1978) *''
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'' (1979) *''
Living in a Fantasy ''Living in a Fantasy'' is the eighth album by the English singer-songwriter Leo Sayer. It was released on 22 August 1980. Although the album was not a huge commercial success, the single that it spawned, a cover version of Bobby Vee's "More Tha ...
'' (1980) *''
World Radio ''World Radio'' is the ninth album by the English singer-songwriter, Leo Sayer, and was released in April 1982. It was (including the greatest hits compilation album, '' The Very Best of Leo Sayer'') his tenth successive Top 50 chart entry in ...
'' (1982) *'' Have You Ever Been in Love'' (1983) *''
Cool Touch ''Cool Touch'' is an album by English singer-songwriter Leo Sayer released in 1990. It was only released in the United Kingdom, Australia and Germany. It was his first album release since 1983's ''Have You Ever Been in Love (album), Have You Eve ...
'' (1990) *''Voice in My Head'' (2004) *''Don't Wait Until Tomorrow'' (2008) *''Restless Years'' (2015) *''Selfie'' (2019) *''Northern Songs'' (2022)


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sayer, Leo 1948 births Living people British harmonica players British soft rock musicians English emigrants to Australia English people of Irish descent English Roman Catholics English male singer-songwriters Grammy Award winners Naturalised citizens of Australia People with dyslexia People from Shoreham-by-Sea Chrysalis Records artists Warner Records artists