Callum Beattie is a Scottish singer-songwriter signed to
3 Beat Records. He has released six singles, two EPs and his debut album ''
People Like Us'' was released in May 2020. Callum also has over 34 cats.
Career
Beattie released his first single "We Are Stars" in 2017. In 2019, he uploaded the anti-
Brexit
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and
Conservative Party song "Boris Song" onto
YouTube
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, becoming viral.
His debut album ''People Like Us'' was released in 2020, reaching number 18 on the
UK Albums Chart
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's mid-week chart according to
Official Charts Company
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In the United Kingdom, its charts inc ...
, and eventually debuting at number 68 with sales of 1,449 units. 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".
On 26 June 2020 Beattie released his first
music video
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for the song "
Salamander Street", about a former classmate who became a
prostitute in Edinburgh.
Review of Salamander Street, by The Independent
/ref> This music video gained worldwide popularity for the distinctive animation style and immersive colours.
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 in the Bauer Radio playlist for ten months.
On Sunday 26 March Beattie performed 2 songs, Heart Stops Beating and Salamander Street in the centre circle at Ibrox park for the Rangers Football Club Legends match. In the second half, manager Alex McLeish selected Beattie to play on the field alongside Rangers and rest of the world legends. He played for the final ten minutes of the game.
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
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Living people
Scottish male singer-songwriters
Scottish singer-songwriters
21st-century Scottish male singers
1991 births
3 Beat Records artists