Leo Sayer

Leo Sayer is one of those artists whose songs I knew long before I knew the name behind them. Born Gerard Hugh Sayer in Shoreham-by-Sea and active since the early 1970s, he had that knack for hooks that just won't leave your head. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing earned him a Grammy in 1978, and it still sounds like pure joy to me. What I find charming is the later chapter of his life: he became an Australian citizen in 2009 and settled in New South Wales, a singer-songwriter who quietly reinvented his home base. That blend of staying power and reinvention is genuinely appealing.

Name (English)

Leo Sayer

Name (Japanese)

レオ・セイヤー

Reading

れお・せいやー

Born

May 21, 1948 (age 78)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rat

Origin

Shoreham-by-Sea, United Kingdom

Occupation

singer-songwriter / singer / musician / composer

High school

Chatsmore Catholic High School

• Official sitehttps://www.leosayer.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/leosayerofficial/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo%20Sayer
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A4%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q363074

Tags

• singer-songwriter
• singer
• musician

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.