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Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie was born to Arthur Glennie and Isabelle Glennie on 19th July 1965 in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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When Evelyn was 8, her mother Isabelle noticed that while waiting for playing the piano her daughter wouldn't move despite her name being called out several times.

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For quite sometime Evelyn tried to  conceal her growing deafness. But by time she was 11 her grades started going downhill.

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At a tender age of 12 she was fitted with a hearing aid due to severe nerve damage. "Everything looked black" says Evelyn.

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Some years later, Evelyn decided to let go of her hearing aid forever, because it was only causing hindrance.

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At 17, Evelyn made it to the Royal Academy of Music, London.

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At the academy, Evelyn noticed a girl playing Xylophone and decided she wanted to play it too. Other teachers discouraged her.

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Ron Forbes spotted Evelyn's potential and encouraged her to carry on.

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Evelyn toured the United Kingdom at a young age. And decided to pursue music full time at 16.