A few days after his 18th birthday in 1973, Les McKeown became the lead singer of a Scottish pop group hailing from Edinburgh, called the Bay City Rollers.  His charismatic presence transformed the Rollers from a one-hit wonder band on the verge of giving up into an international super group.  Dubbed 'Rollermania' by the press, the mass hysteria that followed had not been witnessed since the days of the Beatles.  By 1975, Les soon became one of the most adored men on the planet, constantly gracing the covers of music and teen magazines alike.

With the Bay City Rollers, Les notched up nine UK top ten hits including two number ones.  Their first two albums, "Rollin'" and "Once Upon A Star", stayed on the album charts for a total of 99 weeks from 1974 - 1976.  "Bye Bye Baby", the Rollers first number one was the UK's biggest selling single of 1975.  Making their American television debut in the fall of 1975 on Howard Cosell's "Saturday Night Live", the Rollers found a following that would resonate with screams through concert halls around the world for the next 3 years.  By 1976 they were consistently hitting the US top ten charts with songs such as "Saturday Night", their first US number one, "I Only Wanna Be With You" and "Rock and Roll Love Letter" to name a few.  Concerts were stopped due to mobbing of the band members onstage and their trademark Scottish tartan was everywhere - made popular by the clothes they wore.  Mass hysteria followed their every move, while the screams of a generation of young girls could be heard across the nation and around the world.

Over a period of five years, one of the world's first ever boy bands consistently reached number one not only in Britain but all over Europe, North America, Japan and Australia.  Current estimated worldwide album sales are at 300 hundred million.

After leaving the Bay City Rollers in 1979, Les put together his first solo album, "All Washed Up", which carried songwriting production, performance and artistic credits.  Les McKeown's Ego Trip went on to record five hugely successful studio albums in Japan.  In the late '80's, there was more chart success in Germany and another album called 'It's a Game", produced in association with highly respected German songwriter Dieter Bohlen.  Soon after came The Tartan Army, a theatrical project which caught the attention of London club mogul Sean McClusky.

In 1991, Les found himself back on the London stage for the first time in over ten years with the Tartan Army.  Encouraged by the welcome reaction he received, Les put together a new backing band of talented musicians and began reworking the old Roller hits.

Today, Les is recording innovative new material which has been specifically written for him by two young, talented London-based writers.  

Meanwhile, Les still tours with his band, the Legendary Bay City Rollers.  Audiences are treated to all the old hits - updated and rearranged for the new millennium - yet still retaining the original magic.  The reggae version of "Remember", together with a bluesy "Give A Little Love" and a non-BCR duet with keyboard player Russell Keefe, "Killing The Blues", always attracts the loudest cheers and applause.  Audiences always agree that McKeown is the consummate professional - his ability to engage and thrill a crowd increases with each performance.

Les has just completed his autobiography which can be ordered now at Amazon UK or Amazon.com