Where Are They Now? Catching Up With Sheena Easton

She burst onto the music scene in the early 1980s as the vocalist chosen to sing the title track for the James Bond movie, 'For Your Eyes Only.' As the only vocalist to ever actually appear in the opening scenes singing the title song for a film, Sheena Easton's career skyrocketed on the heels of the popularity of the Bond movie. Not only did audiences get to watch her sing the song when they went to the Bond film, but they heard her several times per day on radio sing the number one hit single from the movie.

Easton had several chart-topping songs in the 80s, including 'For Your Eyes Only, 'My Baby Takes the Morning Train,' 'You Could Have Been With Me,' and 'Strut.'

By the early 90s it appeared that the singing sensation had dropped out of sight. But nothing could be further from the truth. Easton continued to make music, appearing in plays in the U.K., recording duets with country music icon Kenny Rogers, appearing in cameo roles in movies such as 'An Indecent Proposal,' and continuing to record CDs.

Although her music has been missing from the rock and pop charts in America, her songs have become hits in various places such as Japan and the U.K.

Her latest claim to fame is her long-running Las Vegas act, for which she won the Lifetime Achievement award. She has also been the co-host for a Las Vegas television program for a number of years. Her most recent gig is on the PAX television network, co-starring in a series about a group of Three Muscateer-type swashbucklers.

Easton is now a U.S. citizen.

Being a connoisseur of great music, I often wonder what happens to singers who seem to pass from the scene unnoticed. It is gratifying to see that Sheena Easton is doing well and is still performing. In my estimation, her tremendous talent has always been underestimated. When one listens to one of her earlier hits, 'You Could Have Been With Me,' discerning ears immediately notice that the voice that produces those notes is out of the ordinary.

Sheena Easton is without doubt one of the greatest singers to make the pop and rock charts in this country.