Combining traditional storytelling skills with a contemporary folk-rock sound, Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald has racked up a string of Top 5 albums in the UK. • Raised in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire, Macdonald was inspired by Oasis and Scotland’s own Travis. She taught herself guitar and began writing songs as a teenager. • Her 2007 debut album, This is the Life, topped the UK charts on its way to selling more than a million copies. The single “Mr Rock & Roll” was a Top 20 UK hit. • She made the Top 5 on the UK albums chart with each of her next three LPs: A Curious Thing (2010), Life In a Beautiful Light (2012) and Under Stars (2017). • The singer returned in 2020 with The Human Demands, produced by Jim Abbiss, known for his work with Adele, Arctic Monkeys and Ladytron.