# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/eddi-reader
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:32:07.372Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/eddi-reader"
name: "Eddi Reader"
slug: "eddi-reader"
description: "Sadenia \"Eddi\" Reader MBE is a Scottish singer-songwriter, known for her work as the lead vocalist of the folk and soft rock band Fairground Attraction and for an enduring solo career. She is the recipient of three Brit Awards. In 2003, she showcased the works of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns."
tagline: "Scottish singer-songwriter"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Eddi_Reader2.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1959-08-29"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           63.3
  momentum:             0
  historical:           10.76924133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     90
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 6340
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/eddireader"
    handle:    "eddireader"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/eddireader"
    handle:    "eddireader"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0713916/"
    handle:    "nm0713916"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Hbulev04FQVn41UjbQ4XP"
    handle:    "5Hbulev04FQVn41UjbQ4XP"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://eddireader.co.uk"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjhqVl5AlqfeDaN8rwqhDXg"
    handle:    "@rosstyuk"
    followers: 6340
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddi_Reader"
    title: "Eddi Reader"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%89_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1"
    title: "ادى ريادير"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddi_Reader"
    title: "Eddi Reader"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddi_Reader"
    title: "Eddi Reader"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddi_Reader"
    title: "Eddi Reader"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddi_Reader"
    title: "Eddi Reader"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddi_Reader"
    title: "Eddi Reader"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddi_Reader"
    title: "Eddi Reader"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddi_Reader"
    title: "Eddi Reader"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddi_Reader"
    title: "Eddi Reader"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ea2a48b2-0969-4496-9635-4ee206f3ffc5"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q443837"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1245810"
    title: "Eddi Reader"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump