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Moira Anderson
Born (1938-06-05) 5 June 1938 (age 86)
Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Alma materRoyal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Occupation(s)singer, host
Years active1960-2010
Notable work
  • Moira Anderson Sings
    (1968)
  • Stars On Sunday
    (1969–79)
  • Moira Anderson OBE (born 5 June 1938) is a Scottish singer.

    Life and career

    [edit]

    Moira Anderson was born on 5 June 1938 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. She was educated at Lenzie Academy,[1] She then attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, before getting her big break in the media after a successful audition at the BBC.[2]

    She landed her first job in the media, presenting the radio programme Can't Help Singing where she sang with some prestigious names from the world of opera. She went on to make many appearances in the TV series The White Heather Club hosted by Andy Stewart.[3]

    She subsequently hosted her own television show, the popular Moira Anderson Sings on BBC1 in 1968.[4]

    In her early career Anderson made frequent appearances alongside fellow Scottish music stars, Kenneth McKellar and other Scottish stars. The pairing was celebrated in the 1971 "Two Ronnies" spoof sketch (Programme 3, 1st Series) featuring "Kenneth Anderson" and "Moira McKellar", in which Ronnie Corbett's Ken described Ronnie Barker's (rather hefty) Moira as "that beautiful lump of Dundee cake". In the early 1980s she made a successful album of duets with Sir Harry Secombe. She recorded "A Perfect Day" by Carrie Jacobs-Bond.[5] Her musical directors over the years have included Peter Knight, Peggy O'Keefe, Nick Ingman and Gordon Cree.[citation needed] She has recorded many albums, including an Ivor Novello collection, conducted by Robin Stapleton, and made many appearances on the BBC TV's popular, long running series, The Good Old Days.

    She received an OBE in July 1970.[6] In 2010, she sang two songs at the funeral of Sir Norman Wisdom.[7]

    Anderson lives, as of 2016, in retirement on the Isle of Man with her husband of over 50 years, Stuart Macdonald.[8]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Video – G66+ Live Kirky Street Party". Kirkintilloch Herald. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  • ^ "Moira Anderson – Discover music, concerts, stats, & pictures at". Last.fm. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  • ^ "Moira Anderson". IMDb. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  • ^ Clint Hough. "Bringing on back the good times". Sixties City. Archived from the original on 5 September 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  • ^ "Voice to Remember" Archived 14 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Universal/Spectrum, 2004.
  • ^ "Singer Moira Anderson after receiving her OBE in July 1970". Scran.ac.uk. 5 January 1998. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  • ^ Tony Brooks (23 October 2010). "Sir Norman Wisdom is laid to rest". Daily Express. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  • ^ "Where are they now? Scottish singing legend Moira Anderson". Daily Record. Scotland. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moira_Anderson&oldid=1171770691"

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