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My Take
Sheena Easton is, to me, one of the most underrated vocal talents of the eighties. From the Scottish town of Bellshill to a global career launched on a talent show, she had a voice that could carry both the breezy ache of Morning Train and the cinematic drama of a James Bond theme. Becoming the first artist to score top-five hits across all of Billboard's primary singles charts is no fluke; that is sustained, versatile artistry. Her later, sultrier collaborations with Prince showed she was never content to stay in one lane. I think her catalog deserves a serious reappraisal.
Overview
Sheena Shirley Easton (née Orr; born 27 April 1959) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and actress who rose to prominence in the reality television series The Big Time: Pop Singer (1980). Her record sales worldwide are estimated at 20 million copies, and she became the first artist in Billboard history to have a top-five hit on each of the Billboard primary singles charts.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sheena Easton
- Name (Japanese)
- シーナ・イーストン
- Reading
- しーな・いーすとん
- Born
- April 27, 1959 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Boar
- Origin
- Bellshill, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / singer / songwriter / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1982 Grammy Award for Best New Artist
- 1988 MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance
- 1985 Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | For Your Eyes Only | — | |
| Notable work | 9 to 5 | — | |
| Notable work | Modern Girl | — | |
| Notable work | Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) | — | |
| Notable work | Machinery | — | |
| Notable work | Just Another Broken Heart | — |
6. Links
Television actor — see all → · Singer — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.