33 Facts About Leo Sayer

Leo Sayer was born on Gerard Hugh Sayer, 21 May 1948 and is an English-Australian singer and songwriter who has been active since the early 1970s.

Leo Sayer has been an Australian citizen and resident since 2009.

Leo Sayer's songs have been sung by other notable artists, including Cliff Richard, Roger Daltrey and Three Dog Night.

Leo Sayer's brother, Michael, was born in 1939, and his brother, Brian, in 1951.

Leo Sayer's father was English and his mother was born in Maguiresbridge, Northern Ireland.

Leo Sayer spent holidays on her father's small farm at Edenmore, a townland near the hamlet of Killesher; both Edenmore and Maguiresbridge are in County Fermanagh.

Leo Sayer attended St Peter's Catholic Primary School in Shoreham-by-Sea, and then Blessed Robert Southwell, in Goring-by-Sea.

Leo Sayer studied commercial art and graphic design, at West Sussex College of Art and Design, in Worthing, Sussex.

Leo Sayer was discovered by musician David Courtney from Brighton, who then co-managed and co-produced him, with former pop singer Adam Faith of London.

In January 1967 at the age of 18, whie working as a hall porter at the King's Hotel in Hove, East Sussex, Leo Sayer assisted in rescuing elderly guests from a serious fire which damaged the hotel's first floor.

Leo Sayer himself was rescued from the blazing hotel by builders working on a block of flats beside the hotel.

Leo Sayer began his music career co-writing songs with David Courtney, including "Giving It All Away", which gave Roger Daltrey of the Who, his first solo hit in 1973.

Also in 1973, Leo Sayer began his career as a recording artist, under the management of Adam Faith, who signed Leo Sayer to the Chrysalis label, in the United Kingdom and Warner Bros.

Leo Sayer achieved national prominence in the UK with his second single, the music hall-styled song, "The Show Must Go On".

Leo Sayer performed the song on British televsion, wearing a pierrot costume and makeup.

Leo Sayer garnered success as an album artist in the US, beginning with his second LP Just a Boy, which reached No 16.

Also from Endless Flight, Leo Sayer covered the Danny O'Keefe song "Magdalena", which served as the B-side to the "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" single.

In 1979, the compilation album The Very Best of Leo Sayer became Sayer's first UK No 1 album and his seventh consecutive UK Top 20 album.

Much of the income Leo Sayer had earned over the previous decade had been lost through Faith's questionable investments and business expenses.

Leo Sayer assembled a band led by former Van Morrison guitarist Ronnie Johnson and found his way back to financial security by touring.

On 12 February 2006, Leo Sayer made a return to number one in the UK singles chart, with DJ Meck's remix of "Thunder In My Heart".

In June 2008, Leo Sayer released a new album only in Australia, Don't Wait Until Tomorrow.

In January 2009, Leo Sayer became an Australian citizen, having lived in Sydney since 2005.

Leo Sayer appeared in various television shows in addition to The Muppet Show, including the 1998 Vic and Bob game show Families at War, The Wiggles 2008 DVD; You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, which featured Sayer's hit of the same name, Celebrity Big Brother UK in 2007; and the Australian television comedy, Stupid, Stupid Man.

In January 2015, Leo Sayer released his album, Restless Years, and toured Australia and Singapore, with various support acts including Jason Ayres.

On 3 May 2019, Leo Sayer released an album, Selfie on Demon Records.

On 29 November 2024, Leo Sayer released his album, 1992, on Demon Records.

Leo Sayer then had a relationship with Donatella Piccinetti and they moved to Australia.

In January 2009, Leo Sayer became an Australian citizen at an Australia Day citizenship ceremony in Canberra.

Leo Sayer suffers from the effects of injuries to his legs and ankles which were caused by a fall off a stage in 1977.

Leo Sayer's family has a history of cancer; both of his parents died of cancer as did other family members on both sides of the family.

On his 65th birthday, after experiencing intestinal problems, Leo Sayer had a colonoscopy showing that he had intestinal ulcers and a tumour.

Leo Sayer underwent surgery which was successful and showed that the tumour was benign.