- Born
- Birth nameGerard Hugh Sayer
- Height5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
- Leo Sayer was born on May 21, 1948 in Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Hardcore Henry (2015), Charlie's Angels (2000) and Slap Shot (1977). He has been married to Donatella Piccinetti since April 15, 2023. He was previously married to Janice Lisseter.
- SpousesDonatella Piccinetti(April 15, 2023 - present)Janice Lisseter(1973 - 1985) (divorced)
- Spent 151 weeks on the UK singles chart.
- Married his partner of 38 years, Donatella Piccinetti, in April 2023.
- Scored a No.1 hit in Britain for 2 weeks with his 1977 single "Thunder In My Heart" which was remixed by Meck. Also appeared on Top of the Pops in February to promote the single.
- The name "Leo" came from his lionized mane of curly hair.
- The peak of his career came in 1977, when he achieved two consecutive number one hits in the United States, first with the disco-styled "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" (a Grammy Award winner for the year's best Rhythm and Blues Song), followed by a romantic ballad, "When I Need You" (1977), which reached number one in both the United Kingdom and United States. Written by Albert Hammond and Carole Bayer Sager, it was Sayer's first No. 1 single in the United Kingdom (after three number two hits).
- Live performance is my mainstay because record sales are down from what they were in the Seventies. This isn't just because of illegal downloading - I think these days we are surrounded by so much music all the time there is less incentive to own it.
- I really don't write for anybody else, I only write for myself. I'm one of those terribly self-centred kind of singer-songwriters who can only really feel my own passion, so when Dolly Parton or Tina Turner or Phil Collins has sung my songs before...Céline Dion...it's like a real honour.
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