Sayer and his wife Janice married in 1973 and divorced in 1985. He then had a relationship with Donatella Piccinetti, with whom he moved to live in Australia, but they separated in 2007. Sayer resides in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. In January 2009, Sayer became an Australian citizen at the Australia Day citizenship ceremony in Canberra. In 2020 he became an ambassador for the Canberra Hospital Foundation. Health problems Sayer is dyslexic. He still suffers from the effects of injuries to his legs and ankles that were caused by a fall off a stage in 1977. Sayer's family has a history of cancer; both his parents died of cancer as did other family members on both sides. On his 65th birthday, after experiencing intestinal problems, Sayer was given a colonoscopy which revealed he had intestinal ulcers and a tumour. He underwent surgery which successfully treated both problems and said that the tumour was benign. Discography Silverbird (1973) Just a Boy (1974) Another Year (1975) Endless Flight (1976) Thunder in My Heart (1977) Leo Sayer (1978) Here (1979) Living in a Fantasy (1980) World Radio (1982) Have You Ever Been in Love (1983) Cool Touch (1990) Voice in My Head (2004) Don't Wait Until Tomorrow (2008) Restless Years (2015) Selfie (2019) Northern Songs (2022) References External links 1948 births Living people British harmonica players British soft rock musicians English emigrants to Australia English people of Irish descent English Roman Catholics English male singer-songwriters Grammy Award winners Naturalised citizens of Australia Musicians with dyslexia People from Shoreham-by-Sea Chrysalis Records artists Warner Records artists