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Kerry McGregor (30 October 1974 – 4 January 2012) was a Scottish singer-songwriter and actress from West Lothian.〔 McGregor climbed to national fame after appearing on the third UK series of The X Factor, where she was mentored by Sharon Osbourne.〔 McGregor died on 4 January 2012 of complications from bladder cancer, a disease she had suffered from for years. ==Career== After studying music and drama at Jewel and Esk Valley College, Edinburgh, she co-formed the dance band Nexus in 1993. She then joined QFX, whose album ''Freedom'' reached Number 21 in the UK charts.〔 She was spotted by Kenny MacDonald, manager of The Proclaimers,〔 in 1997 McGregor participated in ''The Great British Song Contest'', the UK selection for the ''Eurovision Song Contest'', with the song "Yodel in the Canyon of Love". The song came second, behind Katrina and the Waves' "Love Shine a Light", which went on to win the competition that year.〔 Polygram later signed McGregor to a solo deal, and released "Yodel in the Canyon of Love" as a single. McGregor had appeared in a number of stage and television shows including the Channel 4 comedy ''The Book Group'' playing Kenny's love-interest Carol Ann, and the BBC1 Children's drama series ''Grange Hill''.〔 In 2006, McGregor was a finalist in the third UK series of TV talent show ''The X Factor''. McGregor was mentored on the show by Sharon Osbourne.〔 She was eliminated in the third week of the live shows along with Dionne Mitchell. McGregor appeared at sell-out summer shows in Blackpool in 2007 and performed for the National Lottery Live, before taking a break to concentrate on her song-writing. In 2008, she recorded and toured with singer-songwriter Jay Brown appearing on his album, "Take What You Need" and worked with producer and musician Calais Brown. McGregor also performed at the 2010 Edinburgh International Festival, singing in concert with classical Tenor, Martin Aelred. In 2011, McGregor was appointed Ambassador to UK charity, Action on Bladder Cancer (ABC). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kerry McGregor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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