Sheena Easton

Sheena Easton
Easton in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Sheena Shirley Orr
Born	(1959-04-27) 27 April 1959 (age 65) Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Genres	Pop dance R&B AC
Occupations	Singer actress songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1978–present
Labels	EMI MCA Universal RT Industries
Website	sheenaeaston.com

Sheena Shirley Easton (née Orr; born 27 April 1959) is a Scottish singer and actress who achieved recognition in an episode of the reality television series The Big Time: Pop Singer, which recorded her attempts to gain a record deal and her eventual signing with the EMI label. Her first two singles, "Modern Girl" and "9 to 5", both entered the top ten of the UK singles chart simultaneously. She became one of the most successful British female recording artists of the 1980s.

Easton became the first and only recording artist in Billboard history to have a top five hit on each of Billboard's primary singles charts: "Morning Train (Nine to Five)" (Pop and Adult Contemporary), "We've Got Tonite" with Kenny Rogers (Country and Adult Contemporary) and "Sugar Walls" (R&B and Dance). Her discography includes fifteen studio albums, fifty-five singles and twenty consecutive US singles, including fifteen top forty hits, seven top tens and one number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 and has combined records sales of over 20 million records worldwide.^[1] In 1981, Easton recorded "For Your Eyes Only" as the theme song for the James Bond movie of the same name.

A six-time Grammy Award nominee, Easton is a two-time Grammy Award winner – Best New Artist in 1982^[2] and Best Mexican-American Performance in 1985^[3] for her duet with Mexican singer Luis Miguel on the 1984 single "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres".