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Neil Reid | |
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| Born | 1959 (age 63–64) |
| Origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1968–1974 |
| Labels | Decca |
Neil Reid (born 1959) is a Scottish former child singing star, winner of ITV's Opportunity Knocks, and the youngest person to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart. [1]
Known also as "Wee Neil Reid", he was eight when he was discovered singing at a pensioners' party in 1968. [2] Reid won Opportunity Knocks on 13 December 1971 singing his version of "Mother of Mine", [3] which, when released commercially by Decca Records shortly afterwards, went to number two on the UK Singles Chart following a performance on Top of the Pops. [4] [5] The "Mother of Mine" record sold over 250,000 copies in the United Kingdom, and over 2.5 million globally. [6] It also sold around 400,000 copies in Japan alone. [6]
Reid's self-titled album went to number one in 1972, making Reid the youngest person to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart, at the age of 12 years 9 months. This remains one of the very few Number 1 selling albums that has never had an official CD release and as such is unavailable in this format.
Reid's follow-up single three months later "That's What I Want To Be" peaked at number 45, [7] and Reid quickly faded from national prominence to performing on the Northern England Working men's club circuit. Two years after winning Opportunity Knocks, Reid's voice broke and as a result he gave up professional singing. He did a final round of concerts in 1974 in South Africa, where he toured with the Irish pop group The Bachelors. Reid's 1974 single (his last recording), "Hazel Eyes", was released in South Africa to coincide with the tour.[ citation needed ]
He performed "Mother of Mine" on the BBC TV Series Time of Your Life (TX 20 August 1985), saying that he thought he was far too old to be singing it now.[ citation needed ]
After leaving show business, Reid became an independent financial adviser, a management consultant, [8] then a director of Oasis Blackpool Church. [9] [10] In 2008 he was interviewed by Amanda Holden about his child stardom for ITV1's When Britain First Had Talent in January 2008.
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| 1971 | "Mother of Mine" | 2 | Neil Reid |
| 1972 | "That's What I Want to Be" | 45 |
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"Mother of Mine" is a song written by Bill Parkinson and made famous by a Scottish former child singing star Neil Reid, who sang it on ITV's Opportunity Knocks and won the competition on 13 December 1971, singing his version of the song.
Neil Reid is the first album, for Scottish Opportunity Knocks winner, Neil Reid. The album reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and the single "Mother of Mine" also peaked at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart.
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