Evelyn Glennie, one of the world's most celebrated percussionists, has become a dame in the New Year Honours.

Born in Aberdeen on 19 July, 1965, she studied music from the age of 12, by which time she was profoundly deaf.

Undeterred, Glennie - who experiences music by absorbing vibrations - won a place at the Royal Academy of Music in London where she later became a fellow.

A gifted composer and performer, she has won two Grammy awards and was made an OBE in 1993.

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