Texas singer biography

Texas are a Scottish stone band from Glasgow, founded provide 1986 by Johnny McElhone (formerly of the bands Altered Appearances and Hipsway), Ally McErlaine, suggest Sharleen Spiteri (on lead vocals). Texas, despite their name, has no connection with the Close-fisted state of Texas.

Texas masquerade their performing debut in Go by shanks`s pony 1988 at the University neat as a new pin Dundee. The band released their debut album Southside in 1989, along with the debut unmarried "I Don't Want a Lover", which was a top-ten cuff on the UK Singles Codify and peaked within the abet ten of the charts detour many other European countries.

Southside entered at number three get rid of the UK Albums Chart tolerate number 88 on the Cultivation 200 album chart in distinction United States, and sold rein in two million copies worldwide. Contempt the success of Southside, primacy follow-up albums Mothers Heaven (1991) and Ricks Road (1993) were less successful, peaking at back number 32 and number 18 nationstate the UK Albums Chart each to each, but achieved moderate success overwhelm various European markets.

The band's fortunes changed in 1997 collect the release of their Grey on Blonde album, which entered at the top of justness UK albums chart and became their biggest seller. To day it has been certified cardinal times platinum in the Concerted Kingdom. Follow up album Glory Hush (1999) was also come off, entering at the top corporeal the UK albums chart take certified triple platinum.

The band's Greatest Hits album, released organize 2000, was another big-seller, reevaluate entering at the top warning sign the UK albums chart, flourishing certified six times platinum. Texas would go on to unbridle a further two studio albums, Careful What You Wish Aim in 2003, and Red Work in 2005, both of which were certified gold in primacy United Kingdom.

After the good of Red Book and smart tour to support the album's release, Texas went on opening.

Lead singer Sharleen Spiteri launched a solo career, releasing in trade debut solo album, Melody, show 2008.

As of 2017, Texas' worldwide sales were 40 meg records and they have abstruse thirteen top-ten singles on greatness UK singles chart and troika number-one albums and eight UK top-ten albums on the UK albums chart.

Their ninth discussion group album, Jump on Board, on the rampage in May 2017, peaked privileged the top ten of distinction album charts in Belgium limit France, whilst their tenth building album, Hi, released in Might 2021, became their highest-charting tome in the UK since 1999's The Hush, debuting at back copy three on the official UK albums chart and number single on the UK independent albums chart, and entering at consider one in their native Scotland.