Colin Chisholm (singer)

For other Colin Chisholms, see Colin Chisholm (disambiguation).
Colin Chisholm
Birth name Colin Chisholm
Born (1953-03-01) 1 March 1953[1]
Edinburgh[1]
Labels Lightning Records,[2] Chrysalis Records[3]
Associated acts Bay City Rollers,[4] Tam Paton,[5] Runrig,[6] Hearts Squad[7]

Colin Chisholm is a singer from Edinburgh.[1] He was a member of Bilbo Baggins[8] and had a UK #42 hit with them called She's Gonna Win[2] and provided background vocals for the Runrig album The Big Wheel,[6] including for the song Hearthammer, which made #25 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]

Hearts Squad

Chisholm has never hidden his love for football, and is a supporter of Heart of Midlothian F.C..[1] In 1986, he lent his vocals to an updated version of Hearts Song, which was attributed to "Hearts Squad ft. Colin Chisholm" and charted at #92 on the UK Singles Chart.[7]

The Voice UK

In 2013 Chisholm's daughter, Chloe, auditioned him for the second series of the Voice UK.[9] She passed her audition and defaulted to Team Tom,[5] but was eliminated in the battle rounds.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Colin Chisholm". Spencemusic.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 "BILBO". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  3. 1 2 "RUNRIG". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Scots singer who has been on the live circuit for 50 years is set to appear on The Voice". Daily Record. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Edinburgh's Colin Chisholm through to next stage of 'The Voice'.". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Runrig Albums". Softshoe-slim.com. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  7. 1 2 "The Official Charts Company - The Hearts Song ft Colin Chisholm by Hearts Squad Search". The Official Charts Company. 11 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Bilbo Baggins". Spencemusic.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Colin Chisholm". BBC. Retrieved 25 June 2013.


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