Before forming Texas with John McElhone, she was a hairdresser and continued hairdressing for 18 months after the formation of Texas because she needed the money. She separated from longtime boyfriend Ashley Heath, a journalist, in 2004. The two have a daughter together. Owns two houses, one in Glasgow and one in London. The band Texas has released eight albums: "Southside" (1989), "Mothers Heaven" (1991), "Ricks Road" (1993), "White On Blonde" (1997), "The Hush" (1999), "Greatest Hits" (2000), "Careful What You Wish For" (2003), and "Red Book" (2005) and their singles have included: "Say What You Want", "Halo", "I Don't Want A Lover", "In Demand", "Inner Smile" and "So Called Friend". Texas performed the theme song to the show Ellen (1994), which had the same tune but different lyrics to their song "So Called Friend". In 2008 Sharleen Spiteri released a solo album called "Melody". In 2010 she released a second solo album called the "The Movie Songbook" which consists of covers of movie songs.