È stato il leader del gruppo pop Orange Juice fino allo scioglimento della band avvenuta nel 1985. Successivamente ha avviato una carriera come solista, raggiungendo il successo con brani come A Girl like You, pubblicata da solista nell'album Gorgeous George del 1994, e The Magic Piper (Of Love), inserita nell'album I'm Not Following You, del 1997.
Discografia da solista Album in studio 1989 - Hope and Despair (Demon) 1990 - Hellbent on Compromise (Demon) 1994 - Gorgeous George (Setanta) 1997 - I'm Not Following You (Setanta) 2002 - Doctor Syntax (Setanta) 2007 - Home Again (Heavenly) 2010 - Losing Sleep (Heavenly) 2013 - Understated (AED) 2019 - Badbea (AED)
Raccolte 1990 - Hope and Despair / Hellbent on Compromise (Demon) 1995 - Elevation Days (WEA) 2003 - A Casual Introduction 1981/2001 (Setanta) 2011 - Down the Line - 12 Songs from 1989-2011 (AED) 2012 - Tape Box (AED)
Album dal vivo 2014 - Studio Live Session Liechtenstein (Society of Sound) 2014 - Live at Bloomsbury Ballroom (AED)
Colonne sonore 2014 - The Possibilities Are Endless (con Carwyn Ellis e Sebastian Lawsley) (AED) 2019 - Sometimes Always Never (con Sean Read) (AED)
EP 1987 - My Beloved Girl (Elevation) 1994 - Expressly (Setanta) 1997 - I Hear a New World (Setanta) 2011 - Daytrotter Session (Daytrotter)
Singoli 1984 - Pale Blue Eyes (con Paul Quinn) 1987 - Don't Shilly Shally 1987 - My Beloved Girl 1989 - Coffee Table Song 1989 - 50 Shades of Blue 1994 - A Girl like You 1995 - Low Expectations 1995 - If You Could Love Me 1995 - Make Me Feel Again 1996 - Keep On Burning 1997 - The Magic Piper (Of Love) 1997 - Adidas World 1998 - No One Waved Goodbye 2001 - Message for Jojo (con Bernard Butler) 2001 - The Beatle$ 2002 - Johnny Teardrop 2007 - You'll Never Know (My Love) 2008 - Home Again 2010 - Losing Sleep 2010 - Do It Again 2011 - In Your Eyes (con The Drums) 2013 - What Are You Doing, Fool? (con The Heartbreaks) 2013 - Dilemma 2013 - Too Bad (That's Sad) 2019 - Outside 2019 - It's All About You/Sometimes Always Never Come artista ospite 2004 - Mr. Freedomm (Gabin feat. Edwyn Collins) 2014 - Dilemma (The Ship-Tones feat. Edwyn Collins) 2015 - (Too Right) It's Christmas (Frankie & The Heartstrings feat. Eswyn Collins)
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