Charles Alexander Landsborough was born on 26 October 1941 and is a British country and folk musician and singer-songwriter.
11 Facts About Charlie Landsborough
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Charlie Landsborough started singing professionally in the 1970s, although his major success did not come until 1994 with his song "What Colour is the Wind".
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Charlie Landsborough is one of the UK's top country acts and is popular in Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
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Charlie Landsborough was reared by the docklands of Birkenhead near the dumps, railway lines, coal wharf and oil factories.
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Charlie Landsborough left school early and worked intermittently as an apprentice telephone engineer, on the railways, and in the flour mills before joining the army.
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Charlie Landsborough left after four years, in the early 1960s, and joined a group, The Chicago Sect, in Dortmund, Germany.
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Charlie Landsborough has had two number ones singles in the Irish pop chart, and several of his albums have topped the British country charts.
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One of his most successful releases, Still Can't Say Goodbye was recorded in Nashville in 1999 and resulted in Charlie Landsborough winning the BMCA Best Male Vocalist for the third year in succession, and the Southern Country Award for best album.
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Charlie Landsborough has performed at most major concert halls and theatres in the UK, including the London Palladium.
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Charlie Landsborough's songs have been recorded by Foster and Allen, Roly Daniels, and George Hamilton IV.
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Charlie Landsborough believes that growing hair long or growing a beard or mustache is done to be better remembered.