Sheena Easton

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Sheena Shirley Easton (née Orr; born 27 April 1959) is a Scottish singer, songwriter, and actress. She is a dual British-American citizen. Easton came into the public eye in an episode of the first British musical reality television programme The Big Time: Pop Singer, which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and her eventual signing with EMI Records.

Easton's first two singles, "Modern Girl" and "9 to 5", both entered the UK Top Ten; she was the first UK female artist to appear twice in the same Top Ten since Ruby Murray. In 1981, "9 to 5" was retitled "Morning Train (Nine to Five)" for the US market and topped the Hot 100, making her the third UK female solo artist to do so (Petula Clark and Lulu). She became one of the most successful British female performers of the 1980s.

A six-time Grammy nominee in the US, Easton is a two-time Grammy Award winner, winning Best New Artist in 1982[1] and Best Mexican-American Performance in 1985,[2] for her duet with Luis Miguel on the song "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres". She has received five US Gold albums and one US Platinum album. She has recorded 16 studio albums, released 45 singles total worldwide, and had 20 consecutive US singles, including 15 US Top 40 singles, seven US Top Tens and one US #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1981 and 1991. She had 25 top 40 hits internationally. In Canada, Easton scored three gold and two platinum albums. She has sold over 20 million records worldwide.

Easton became the first and only recording artist in history to have a top 5 hit on each of Billboard's primary singles charts: "Morning Train (Nine to Five)" (pop and AC), "We've Got Tonight" with Kenny Rogers (country and AC), and "Sugar Walls" (R&B and dance).

Easton's other hits include the James Bond theme "For Your Eyes Only", "Strut", "U Got the Look" and "The Arms of Orion" with Prince, "The Lover in Me", and "What Comes Naturally". She has worked with prominent vocalists and producers, such as Prince, Christopher Neil, Kenny Rogers, David Foster, Luis Miguel, L.A. Reid & Babyface, Patrice Rushen, and Nile Rodgers.





Sheena Easton, née le 27 avril 1959 à Bellshill en Écosse, est une chanteuse et actrice britannique.

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Elle joue le rôle d'une star du rock et l'épouse du détective Sonny Crockett dans la saison 4 de la série télévisée Deux flics à Miami, et a également interprété le générique du film James Bond Rien que pour vos yeux (For Your Eyes Only). Elle obtient en 1982 le Grammy Award du meilleur nouvel artiste.

Sheena Easton collabore avec Prince sur les titres : U Got the Look (1987) et The Arms of Orion (1989) pour la bande originale de Batman, et sur le titre Sugar Walls.

En 1988 sort son neuvième album The Lover in Me produit essentiellement par le duo gagnant L.A. Reid & Babyface ainsi que Prince.

En 1991, elle sort un album au son dance What Comes Naturally dans la lignee de The Lover in Me qui n'obtient pas le même accueil du public. Le premier single du même titre n'atteint que la 20e place au billboard US

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