Leo Sayer 1977. Sayer's family has a history of cancer; both his parents died of cancer, as did other family members on both sides. On his 65th birthday, after experiencing intestinal problems, Sayer was given a colonoscopy which revealed he had intestinal ulcers and a tumor. He underwent surgery which successfully treated both problems and revealed that the tumor was benign. Leo Sayer Leo Sayer (born Gerard Hugh Sayer, 21 May 1948) is a British-born singer-songwriter musician and entertainer whose singing career has spanned four decades. He is now an Australian citizen and resident. Sayer launched his career in the United Kingdom
Guillaume Sayer Guillaume Sayer Pierre Guillaume Sayer (October 18, 1799 – August 7, 1868) was a Métis fur trader whose trial was a turning point in the ending of the Hudson's Bay Company's (HBC) monopoly of the fur trade in North America. Pierre Guillaume's baptismal record from July 21, 1815 at Pointe-Claire,Quebec indicates that he was born October 18, 1799 and that he was "The natural son of John Sayer of the parish of Sainte Anne." Strangely, however, Pierre Guillaume’s birth year varies between 1779 and 1807 in other original sources. Sayer enlisted as a voyageur with the McTavish, McGillivray & Company