THE SHEENAWEB ARCHIVES
BIOGRAPHY

1959

April 27		Sheena Shirley Orr born in Bellshill, Scotland

1979

May		Orr marries singer/actor Sandi Easton, becoming Sheena Easton. The marriage lasts eight months.
		Easton successfully auditions for EMI Records, London
June		Easton graduates as a teacher of speach and drama from The Royal
		Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

1980

July		UK BBC-TV documentary "The Big Time", featuring Sheena, airs.
August		9 to 5 peaks at UK #3
September	Modern Girl recharts and makes UK #8, giving Easton twoTop 10 hits in the UK in the same week.
November		Sheena appears in The Royal Variety Show, London, watched by The Queen Mother. 
		One Man Woman peaks at UK #14.

1981

January		LP Take My Time peaks at UK #17.  The title track makes UK #44.
April		Morning Train (Nine to Five) hits US #1 for two weeks, selling over a million copies.
May		LP Sheena Easton peaks at US #24. 
		Single When He Shines peaks at UK #12.
July		Modern Girl peaks at US #18.
August		For Your Eyes Only hits UK #8.  Easton becomes the only Bond theme singer to be seen on screen 
		singing the song during the credits.
September	Just Another Broken Heart makes UK #33.
October		For Your Eyes Only makes US #4.
		LP You Could Have Been With Me makes UK #33.
December		Single You Could Have Been With Me makes UK #54.

1982

February		Single You Could Have Been With Me makes US #15.
Feb. 24		Easton wins Best New Artist Grammy Award for 1981.
April		LP You Could Have Been With Me makes US #47.
June		When He Shines makes US #30.
August		Machinery makes UK #38.
September	LP Madness, Money and Music peaks at UK #44.
		Machinery peaks at US #57.
October		LP Madness, Money and Music peaks at US #85.
November		I Wouldn't Beg For Water peaks at US #64.

1983

March		We've Got Tonight, a duet with Kenny Rogers, hits US #6 and goes to #1 on the US country charts.
		We've Got Tonight makes UK #28.
October		Sheena stars in her own NBC-TV special "Sheena Easton...Act One."
          		Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) makes US #9.
          		LP Best Kept Secret makes US #33 and UK #99.

1984

March		Almost Over You peaks at US #25.
May       		Devil In A Fast Car peaks at US #79
June      		Easton marries agent Rob Light.  The marriage lasts 1 1/2 years.
          		Todo Me Recuerda A Ti is Easton's first album recorded in Spanish and is a big success.
September 	"Sheena Easton...Act One" wins an Emmy Award for best variety or musical program.
November  	Strut hits US #7  

1985

February  	LP A Private Heaven peaks at US #15, selling a million+ copies.
          		Easton wins the Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Performance for Me Gustas Tal Como Eres.
March     		Sugar Walls, written by Prince, peaks at US #9 and #3 on the US R&B charts.
          		Easton is honored as the only artist in history to hit the top ofevery key chart in Billboard magazine: 
		Pop, R&B, country, adult contemporary, and dance.
November  	Easton records It's Christmas All Over The World for the closing credits of the Dudley Moore film "Santa Claus - The Movie"
December  	Do It For Love makes US #29.

1986

March     		Jimmy Mack makes US #65.
July      		Easton records two songs for the Demi Moore, Rob Lowe film "About Last Night...", working with 
		Narada Michael Walden. The songs are So Far So Good and Natural Love.
September 	So Far So Good makes US #43

1987

June      		EMI America, Easton's american label, folds and in the process an entire album No Sound But A Heart, 
		fails to get released. 
          		Easton's sues the new label, EMI Manhattan, to be released from the remainder of her contract
		and is successful.
October   		Easton duets with Prince on U Got The Look, which makes US #2 and UK #11.  
          		Easton appears on stage with Prince for one show of his Sign O' The Times tour to be filmed for video release. 
November  	Easton guest stars on "Miami Vice" for five episodes earning high ratings.

1988

July      		Easton is interviewed by the host of BBC-TV, which launched her career.

1989

February  	The Lover In Me makes US #2, #1 on US R&B charts,  and UK #15.
          		LP The Lover In Me makes US #44 and UK #25.
March     		Days Like This makes US R&B #36 and UK #43.
May       		101, written by Prince, makes US Dance #2 and UK #54.
December  	The Arms Of Orion, Easton's second duet with Prince, appears on the "Batman" soundtrack and 
		makes US #36 and UK #12.

1991

May       		What Comes Naturally makes US #19.
          		LP What Comes Naturally makes US #90.
September 	Easton is signed to star opposite Raul Julia in the Broadway musical revival of "Man Of La Mancha".

1992

April     		"Man Of La Mancha" becomes one of the top 3 attractions on Broadway selling out until it's end in June.
August    		Easton records A Dream Worth Keeping, a song she donates to the soundtrack for "FernGully", and environmentally conscious film.

1993

August    		Easton releases her first album of non-contemporary material, No Strings.

1994

November  	Easton adopts a son, Jake, and becomes a single mother.
          		Easton's tour with James Ingram, Peobo Bryson, and Regina Belle titled "The Colors Of Christmas" 
		becomes a top grossing show.
          		Easton is signed to star in an animated film as a dog named Sasha.

1995

March     		Easton releases her 12th CD, My Cherie, to strong reviews.

1996

January   		Easton adopts a baby girl in mid January named Skylar
March     		Easton makes her feature film acting debut as All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 opens in theaters.
August	  	Easton joins the national tour of the musical "Grease!" as Betty Rizzo.
September 	Easton hits Broadway for the second time, in the musical "Grease!"

1997

January	  	Easton releases Modern Girl '97 in Japan, which features new versions of her 1980 hit.
February  	Easton rejoins the national tour of the musical "Grease!"
April	  	Freedom is released.  The album contains songs that, for the first time in her career, Sheena has 
		production credits on.	
July	  	Easton, 38, marries documentary producer/director Tim Delarm during a quick ceremony in Las Vegas, NV
		on July 28, 1997.  It his her third marriage and his first.
October	  	Easton is seen in an infomercial for the BodyBlade, a new fitness product.
November  	Easton once again tours with The Colors of Christmas, with Peabo Bryson, James Ingram and 
		Patti Austin.  The show becomes one of the top grossing tours of the holiday season.	

1998

June	  	Easton revives her role as Aldonza/Dulcinea in a brief tour of the musical Man of La Mancha, which she 
		took to Broadway in 1992.
July	  	Easton files for divorce from her third husband after only eleven months of marriage.  She cites 
		irreconcilable differences as the cause of the estrangement.
November  	Easton tours again with The Colors of Christmas and records two songs which appear on a new CD
		of the same name.  The songs are The Place Where We Belong (a duet with Jeffery Osborne) and The 
		Lord's Prayer.

1999

March	  	Easton releases a new single ("Carry A Dream," the theme song from an animated film caled "Marco") 
		and album, Home, again only in Japan.
December  	Easton performs her Millenium concert at the Venetian in Las Vegas.

2000

January   		Entering the third decade of her career, Easton signs on to perform eight shows a week with David Cassidy 
		in a Broadway-style production called At the Copa. The show runs for 44 weeks in Las Vegas.
	  	Easton appears on the QVC network to sell Angel dolls and figurines she has designed.

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