Karen Matheson

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Karen Matheson OBE
Matheson performing with Capercaillie in 2013
Background information
Born	(1963-02-11) 11 February 1963 (age 61) Taynuilt, Argyll, Scotland
Genres	Folk
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1980s–present
Website	karenmatheson.com

Karen Matheson OBE (born 11 February 1963) is a Scottish folk singer who frequently sings in Gaelic. She is the lead singer of the group Capercaillie and was a member of Dan Ar Braz's group L'Héritage des Celtes, with whom she often sang lead vocals, either alone or with Elaine Morgan. She and Morgan sang together on the Breton language song "Diwanit Bugale", the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996. She made a cameo appearance in the 1995 movie Rob Roy singing the song "Ailein duinn".