Alan Cumming is a Scottish singer and performer from Aberfeldy, Perthshire, who trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and began his career in theatre and musical performance, working across cabaret, musical theatre and occasional pop-inflected recordings. His work blends theatrical storytelling with cabaret and musical-theatre repertoire in stage shows and recordings, and his public profile has intersected with LGBTQ+ cultural advocacy and cross-disciplinary performance projects.