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Bellshill once had six primary schools, including Belvidere Primary School. [30] This was closed in early June 2010 and has now been demolished. Holy Family Primary School was founded in 1868. It moved to new buildings in 1907 to accommodate the influx of Lithuanian, Polish and Irish Catholics se
Sheena Shirley Orr was born on 27 April 1959, at Bellshill Maternity Hospital in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, [4] the youngest of six children of Annie and steel mill labourer Alex Orr. She has two brothers, Robert and Alex, and three sisters, Marilyn, Anessa, and Morag.
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Sheena was the youngest of six children of a steel mill laborer, Alex Orr, and his wife Annie. Her siblings included brothers Robert and Alex and sisters Marilyn, Annessa and Morag. Her earliest known public performance as a singer was at the age of five, when in 1964 she sang "Early One Morning" for her uncle and aunt and various relatives at the ...
Her first single, the disco-tinged soft-synth-pop tune "Modern Girl," was released in the U.K. before the show aired and reached a disappointing #56. At the end of the show, Sheena was still unsure of her future as a singer, but the question was soon resolved when, after the show aired, her second single, "9 To 5," soared up the U.K. charts to #3 i...
Sheena Easton speaks with a very noticeable Scottish accentwhich is absent from her powerful singing voice.
Take My Time (1981) #17 UKSheena Easton (1981) #24 U.S., #9 CanadaYou Could Have Been With Me (1981) #33 UK, #47 U.S.Madness, Money & Music (1982) #44 UK, #85 U.S."Modern Girl" (1980) #8 UK, #18 U.S. Pop, #13 U.S. AC, #19 Canada (1981 release)"Morning Train (9 to 5)" (1980) #3 UK, #1 U.S. Pop and AC, #1 Canada (1981 release)"One Man Woman" (1980) #14 UK"Take My Time" (1981) #44 UKList of number-one hits (United States)List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)List of number-one dance hits (United States)List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chartThe scene - known as the Bellshill Sound or the Bellshill Beat - was celebrated by influential DJ John Peel in the Channel 4 television series Sounds Of The Suburbs. Bellshill continues to produce well respected and influential independent pop music, with members of Mogwai and De Rosa hailing from the town.
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Bellshill’s Rianne Downey shares her journey from busking on the street at 6am, to playing stadiums. “Busking has definitely been good character building ...
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Bellshill is a town in Lanarkshire, 10 miles southeast of Glasgow city centre. Other nearby towns are Motherwell (2 miles), Hamilton (3 miles) and Coatbridge (3 miles). It is overwhelmed by the nearby city and considered part of the "Greater Glasgow" area. The town had a population of 20,705 in 2001.
