Person Open DS/UK/10521 Anderson; Moira (5 June 1938); OBE; Scottish singer Anderson Moira 5 June 1938 Scottish singer Female (cisgender) Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (born)

Scottish Musician; Singer White No known disability No known religious affiliation Heterosexual Moira Anderson OBE is a Scottish singer. She attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, before getting her big break in the media after a successful audition at the BBC. She landed her first job in the media, presenting the radio programme Can't Help Singing where she sang with some prestigious names from the world of opera. She went on to make many appearances in the TV series The White Heather Club hosted by Andy Stewart. She subsequently hosted her own television show, the popular Moira Anderson Sings on BBC1 in 1968. By 1970 she had signed up with the Decca Record Company, performed at the London Palladium and was hosting another show Stars On Sunday which ran for a decade from 1969. In her early career Anderson made frequent appearances alongside fellow Scottish music stars, Kenneth McKellar and other Scottish stars. In the early 1980s she made a successful album of duets with Sir Harry Secombe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moira_Anderson (born) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 12/19/2013 RAHAKirkbride 10/14/2022 fa2bf705-94c0-42f3-bbb2-5f99e37e6ecc