Amy Macdonald (born 25 August 1987 in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and recording artist. She has sold over 9 million records worldwide.
Macdonald released her debut album
This Is the Life in 2007. The singles Mr Rock & Roll and "This Is the Life" from it were chart hits. The latter charted at number one in six countries, while reaching the top ten in another eleven countries including the United Kingdom. The album reached number one in four European countries: the United Kingdom, Denmark, The Netherlands and Switzerland and sold three million copies worldwide.
Moderate success in the American music market followed in 2008. She was a guest on shows such as
The Ellen DeGeneres Show and
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, where she performed two singles from the album, and
This Is the Life reached ninety-two on the
Billboard 200.
"Don't Tell Me That It's Over" was released in March 2010 as the lead single from Macdonald's second studio album,
A Curious Thing, which was released on 8 March 2010. It gave her singles: Slow It Down, a No. 45 hit followed by Pride and 4 July.