Leo Sayer (born as Gerard Hugh Sayer, 21 May 1948, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex) is a British (British people)-Australian singer-songwriter and musician whose singing career has spanned four decades. A distinctive singer-songwriter, Sayer was a top singles (single (music)) and album act on both sides of the Atlantic (Atlantic Ocean) in the 1970s. His first seven hit singles in the UK (United Kingdom) all reached the Top 10 (Top 40) - a feat first registered by his one-time manager (management), Adam Faith. From his first hit with "The Show Must Go On (The Show Must Go On (Leo Sayer song))" in 1973 to the present day, Sayer has never been missing from the charts (record chart) for longer than five successive years.