Birth name Sharleen Spiteri
Born November 7, 1967 (1967-11-07) (age 40)
Origin Glasgow, Scotland
Genre(s) Pop, rock,
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s) Vocals, Guitar
Years active 1988 - present
Label(s) Mercury Records
Associated acts Texas
 
Spiteri’s musical influences include The Clash (the main reason she plays a black Fender Telecaster) and Blondie to Marvin Gaye and Prince. She is also a dedicated Diana Ross fan.
She co-founded the band Texas while still a hairdresser in Glasgow at the Irvine Rusk salon.
Several actors have appeared in Texas videos: “In Demand” featured Alan Rickman dancing the tango with Spiteri, “I’ll See It Through” featured French actor Jean Reno and “Getaway” had James Purefoy courting Spiteri.
Spiteri supported German Industrial metal band Rammstein by supplying guest vocals in their ballad “Stirb Nicht Vor Mir (Don’t Die Before I Do)” on their album Rosenrot (2005). She also sang backing vocals on the Gun albums Taking On The World and Gallus from 1989 and 1992. She is the cousin of Gun singer Mark Rankin. Spiteri additionally sang backing vocals on “Bad Time” by Jayhawks on their album “Tomorrow the Green Grass” from 1995.
Spiteri landed the part of a detective opposite Edward Furlong in the thriller Three Blind Mice[2], but backed out due to pregnancy. She was also cast in Moulin Rouge! starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, but she told Jonathan Ross on his show on 4 November 2005 that she declined because she did not want to move to Australia for a year.
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