# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michelle-mcmanus
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:00:05.351Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/michelle-mcmanus"
name: "Michelle McManus"
slug: "michelle-mcmanus"
description: "Michelle McManus is a Scottish singer, columnist, radio broadcaster and television presenter who won the second and final series of the UK talent show Pop Idol in 2003. She currently presents the Afternoon radio show broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland, and is the host of The Entertainment Mix (2024–present) which airs on BBC Scotland. In January 2004, McManus made history when she became the first Scottish female artist to debut atop the UK Singles Chart with a debut single."
tagline: "Scottish singer-songwriter, columnist, and actress"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MichelleMcManusWomeofYear.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: "1980-05-08"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           52.64
  momentum:             15
  historical:           12.42985466666667
  currentAttention:     2.52
  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/LadyM_McManus"
    handle:    "LadyM_McManus"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/LadyMcManus1980"
    handle:    "LadyMcManus1980"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1482965/"
    handle:    "nm1482965"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.michelleofficial.co.uk"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "ميشيل ماكمانوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "ميشيل ماكمانوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%84_%D9%85%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "میشیل ماکمانوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_McManus"
    title: "Michelle McManus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_McManus"
    title: "Michelle McManus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_McManus"
    title: "Michelle McManus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_McManus"
    title: "Michelle McManus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AF%B8%EC%85%B8_%EB%A7%A5%EB%A7%A4%EB%84%88%EC%8A%A4"
    title: "미셸 맥매너스"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_McManus"
    title: "Michelle McManus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_McManus"
    title: "Michelle McManus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_McManus"
    title: "Michelle McManus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_McManus"
    title: "Michelle McManus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6eca5ff6-2a70-4632-aea7-b3ccc8d07509"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q441927"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1216527"
    title: "Michelle McManus"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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