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Callum Beattie
Scottish singer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Callum Beattie is an independent Scottish singer-songwriter
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He has released six singles, two EPs and his debut album People Like Us was released in May 2020. His second album Vandals was released in February 2023.
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Career
Beattie grew up in Musselburgh, East Lothian[2] and released his first single "We Are Stars" in 2017. In 2019, he uploaded the anti-Brexit and Conservative Party song "Boris Song" onto YouTube, becoming viral.[3] His debut album People Like Us was released in 2020, reaching number 18 on the UK Albums Chart's mid-week chart according to Official Charts Company,[4] and eventually debuting at number 68 with sales of 1,449 units.[5] In May 2020 Beattie was interviewed by Robin Galloway on Pure Radio about his pride in the Scottish sound of the album, saying that his "heart will always lie back home".[6]
On 26 June 2020 Beattie released his first music video for the song "Salamander Street", about a former classmate who became a prostitute in Edinburgh.[7][8]
On 24 February 2023 Beattie released his second album, VANDALS. The album reached number one on the national iTunes chart, beating Gorillaz, Pink and Adam Lambert. VANDALS went straight to number one on the Scottish album charts. The first single from the album Heart Stops Beating stayed on the Bauer Radio playlist for two years.
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Discography
Albums
Singles
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References
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