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Michelle McManus (born May 8, 1980〔https://mobile.twitter.com/ladym_mcmanus/status/596772266081439747〕) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, actress, columnist, radio DJ and television presenter, who rose to fame after winning the second series of the UK talent show ''Pop Idol''. Following her win, McManus released her debut single "All This Time" that debuted at number one on both the UK Singles Charts and Scottish Singles Charts, thus making her the first Scottish female to debut at the top of the UK Singles Charts.〔http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3387601.stm〕 "All this Time" spent three weeks at number one in the UK and spent eleven weeks inside the UK Top 100.〔http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/all%20this%20time/〕 McManus released her second single, "The Meaning of Love" which debuted at number sixteen on the UK Singles Charts,〔http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/the%20meaning%20of%20love/〕 number seven on the Scottish Singles Charts〔http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20040411/41/〕 as well as number twenty-nine on the Irish Singles Charts.〔http://acharts.co/song/1520〕 Her debut album, ''The Meaning of Love'' was released in February 2004 and debuted at number one on the Scottish Album Charts,〔http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20040222/40/〕 number three on the UK Album Charts and number sixty-four on the Irish Album Charts. ''The Meaning of Love'' went onto receive a Gold certification from the BPI for sales of over 200,000 in the UK alone.〔https://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx〕 In 2007, McManus established her own independent record company, McManii Records and subsequently released her comeback single "Just for You".〔https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/michelle-mcmanus/id266372043〕 The single served as the lead single for McManus' second album, ''Dancing To a Different Beat'' which was set to be released in 2008, however, was eventually shelved.〔http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/michelle-mcmanus-reveals-what-she-told-961923〕 In 2012, McManus teamed with Scottish band Mànran on the single "Take You There" which was released in support of ''STV Children's Appeal''. "Take You There" charted at number seventy on the Scottish Singles Charts.〔http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20120902/41/〕 McManus was also a presenter of STV's lifestyle magazine show ''The Hour'', originally alongside Stephen Jardine and later, Tam Cowan. == Early life == Michelle McManus was born in 1980 in Queen Mother's Maternity Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland to John McManus and Helen McManus,〔(Michelle McManus Biography ) Contactmusic.com〕〔(Michelle McManus Biography ) sing365.com〕 and is the oldest of five sisters. Before auditioning for ''Pop Idol'', McManus lived in the Glasgow district of Baillieston, to the east of city with her mother and sisters.〔 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「Michelle McManus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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