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Adam Faith

Background information
Birth name Terence (Terry) Nelhams-Wright
Also known as Terry Nelhams
Born 23 June 1940
Origin London, England
Died 8 March 2003
Genre(s) Rock and roll
Pop
Occupation(s) musician
actor
journalist
Instrument(s) vocals
Label(s) Parlophone
Top Rank International
HMV
Warner
Associated acts The Worried Men (1957)
Notable instrument(s)
vocals

Terence (Terry) Nelhams-Wright, known as Adam Faith (23 June 1940, East Acton, London — 8 March 2003, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) was a English singer, actor and financial journalist. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Parlophone is a Record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Acton is a place in west London, England situated west of Charing Cross. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends

Contents

Early life and education

Terence (Terry) Nelhams-Wright was born at 4 Churchfield Road, East Acton, West London. Acton is a place in west London, England situated west of Charing Cross. He was unaware that his real surname was Nelhams-Wright until he applied for a passport and obtained his birth certificate. A passport is a document issued by a national government which certifies for the purpose of international travel the identity and nationality of its holder A birth certificate is a Vital record that documents the birth of a child He was known as Terry Nelhams throughout his early life. The third in a family of five children, Terry Nelhams grew up in a council house in a working class area of London, where he attended John Perryn secondary modern school. The council house is a form of public or social housing in the United Kingdom. Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types A Secondary Modern School is a type of Secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s under the Tripartite System He started work at the age of 12, delivering and selling newspapers while still at school. His first full-time job was an odd-job boy for a silk screen printer close to his home. Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink blocking stencil A printer is a company that provides commercial Printing services often also offering Typesetting and Book-binding services

Music career

Adam Faith became one of Britain's most significant early pop stars. A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention At the time, he was arguably the most distinctive British pop vocalist of his era. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure His unique voice and his hiccupping glottal stops and exaggerated pronunciation rendered him instantly recognisable. Like most contemporary pop singers, he did not write his own material, and much of his early success was attributable to his partnership with John Barry and songwriter Les Vandyke, whose arrangements were inspired by Don Costa's pizzicato arrangements for Buddy Holly's "It Doesn't Matter Anymore". John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Les Vandyke (born Yani Panakos Paraskeva Skoradalides, 21 June 1931, Battersea, South London, England) was a popular In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such Don Costa ( July 10 1925 – January 19 1983) was an American Pop music arranger and Record producer Pizzicato (ˌpɪtsɪˈkɑːtoʊ is a playing technique that involves plucking the strings of a String instrument. Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holley (September 7 1936 – February 3 1959 was an American Singer-songwriter and a pioneer of Rock and roll.

He began his musical career in 1957, while working full time as a film cutter in London in the hope of becoming an actor, singing with and managing a part-time skiffle group, The Worried Men. Management (covering theory practice and scope of management and Manager' (covering the people who manage might help clarify and systematise Skiffle is a type of Folk music with Jazz, Blues and Country influences usually using homemade or improvised instruments such as the Washboard The group played in Soho coffee bars after work, and became the resident band at The 2i's Coffee Bar where they appeared on an episode of the BBC Television live music programme Six-Five Special. This article is about an area of Manhattan, New York City. For the area in London UK see Soho. The 2i’s Coffee Bar was a Coffee bar in the Basement at 59 Old Compton Street, Soho, London, England, between 1956 The Six-Five Special was a British television programme launched in February 1957 when both television and Rock and roll were in their infancy The producer of the show, Jack Good was impressed by the singer's performance, and arranged a solo recording contract with HMV, under the new name of 'Adam Faith'. The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking Jack Good (born 7 August 1931, Greenford, London) is a Icon painter and television and Record producer In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer A recording contract (commonly called a record deal) is a legal agreement between a Record label and a Recording artist (or group where the artist His Master's Voice, today usually abbreviated to HMV, is a famous Trademark in the music business and for many years was the name of a large record label

His debut record "(Got a) Heartsick Feeling" and "Brother Heartache and Sister Tears", was released in January 1958, but failed to make the charts. A gramophone Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time Jack Good gave him a part in the stage show of Six-Five Special, along with The John Barry Seven but the show folded after only four performances. John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy His second release later that year was a cover of Jerry Lee Lewis' "High School Confidential", backed with the Burt Bacharach and Hal David penned "Country Music Holiday", but this was also a failure. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935) is an American Rock and roll and Country music Singer, Songwriter Burt Bacharach (ˈbækəræk born May 12, 1928) is an American Pianist and Composer. Hal David (born May 25, 1921 in New York City, New York) is an American Lyricist and Songwriter. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both

Faith returned to work as a film cutter at the National Studios at Elstree until March 1959, when John Barry invited him to audition for a new BBC TV rock and roll show, Drumbeat. Elstree is a Village in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire on the A5, north of London. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African The producer, Stewart Morris, gave him an initial contract for three shows which was later extended to the full 22 week run. His contract with HMV had ended, and he sang one track, "I Vibrate", on a six-track E. P. released by the Fontana record label. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music John Barry's manager, Eve Taylor got him another recording contract with Top Rank, but his only record release for them, "Ah, Poor Little Baby" / "Runk Bunk" produced by Tony Hatch also failed to chart, partly due to a total absence of publicity, caused by the release date coinciding with a national printing strike. The Rank Organisation was a British Entertainment company formed in 1937 and absorbed in 1996 by The Rank Group In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Tony Hatch (born 30 June, 1939) is an English Composer, Songwriter, Pianist, music arranger, and producer

Despite the failure of his first three records, Faith was becoming very well known and popular through his television appearances. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic He decided to pursue his ambition to become an actor by taking drama and elocution lessons, and was invited to appear as a pop singer in the film, Beat Girl, then in pre-production stage. The script called for Faith to sing a couple of songs, and as Barry was by then arranging not only Faith's recordings but also his live Drumbeat material, the film company asked him to write the score to accompany the film. A film score is a broad term referring to the music in a film which is generally categorically separated from songs used within a film This was the beginning of Barry's own successful career in film music.

Faith's success on Drumbeat enabled him to get another recording contract with Parlophone. Parlophone is a Record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company. His next record in 1959, "What Do You Want?", written by Les Vandyke and produced by Barry and John Burgess, received good reviews in both The New Musical Express and other music papers, as well as being voted a hit on Juke Box Jury. Events 1959 (date unknown Jimi Hendrix buys first Electric guitar: a White Single pickup Supro Ozark 1560 S. Les Vandyke (born Yani Panakos Paraskeva Skoradalides, 21 June 1931, Battersea, South London, England) was a popular The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top Juke Box Jury was a pop themed panel show originally produced by BBC television from 1959 - 1967, the first edition having been broadcast on 1 This became his first number one hit in the UK Singles Chart,[1] and his pronunciation of the word 'baby' as 'bay-beh' became a national catch phrase. This is a list of the number one singles on the UK Singles Chart, during the 1950s. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance [2]

"What Do You Want?" was the first ever number one hit for Parlophone, Faith being the only pop act recording on the label at that time. [2]

With subsequent songs like "Poor Me" (another chart topper),"Someone Else's Baby" (a UK #2) and "Don't That Beat All", he established himself as a serious rival to Cliff Richard in British popular music. " Poor Me " is a single released by the English Singer, Adam Faith. In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Sir Cliff Richard, OBE, (born Harry Roger Webb on 14 October 1940 is an English Singer, Actor and Businessman. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more With his chiselled features, blond hair and smart appearance, his style and looks were in complete contrast to Cliff's, offering a real alternative for the teenage market.

A UK variety tour was followed by a twelve-week Summer season at the Blackpool Hippodrome and an appearance on the Royal Variety Show. Blackpool (/ˈblækˌpul is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. The Royal Variety Performance is a gala evening held annually in the United Kingdom, which is attended by senior members of the British Royal Family, normally

His next release was a double A-side single, "Made You" / "When Johnny Comes Marching Home", Both sides made the Top Ten, despite a BBC airplay ban for "Made You", on the grounds of 'exhibiting a lewd and salacious lyric'. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. His 1960 novelty record "Lonely Pup (In a Christmas Shop"), (released to coincide with his performances in a Christmas pantomime) was also successful and gained him a silver disc. A novelty song is a silly or nonsensical Song, performed principally for its comical effect.

His debut album Adam was released on 4 November 1960 to critical acclaim - as much for the inventiveness of musical director Barry's arrangements, as for Faith's own performances. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public The breadth of chosen material ranged from standards such as "Summertime", "Hit The Road To Dreamland" and "Singin' In The Rain" to more contemporary songs, such as Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman's "I'm A Man", Johnny Worth's "Fare Thee Well My Pretty Maid", and Howard Guyton's "Wonderful Time". " Summertime " is the name of an Aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 Opera Porgy and Bess. " Singin' in the Rain " is a song with lyrics by Arthur Freed and music by Nacio Herb Brown, published in 1929. Doc Pomus ( June 27 1925 - March 14 1991) was a twentieth century American Blues Singer and Songwriter Mort Shuman ( November 12 1936 - January 2 1991) was an American Singer, Pianist and Songwriter, best Les Vandyke (born Yani Panakos Paraskeva Skoradalides, 21 June 1931, Battersea, South London, England) was a popular

Still only 20 years old and living with his parents, he bought them a luxury house in Hampton Court for £6000, where he moved with the rest of his family from their council house in Acton. Hampton Court Palace is a former royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west London, England. In December 1960 he became the first pop artist to be invited to appear on the prestigious TV interview series Face to Face with John Freeman. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Face To Face was a 35 episode BBC television series broadcast between 1959 and 1962. Major John Freeman, MBE (born 19 February 1915 is a retired British Politician, Diplomat and Broadcaster.

He went on to make six further albums and thirty five singles, with a total of twenty-four chart entries. In the early 1960s, Faith's backing group was The Roulettes. The Roulettes were a British Rock and roll group. They started out as the group playing behind Adam Faith, who enjoyed a run of chart

Film and television career

After a string of successful records, tours and TV appearances, Faith's brand of sometimes rather twee pop became less popular in the mid 1960s in the face of competition from groups like The Beatles. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 After a final single in 1968 he parted company with EMI and went on to develop his alternative career as an actor. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works

While still a musician he had appeared in several films such as Beat Girl (1961), Never Let Go, and television dramas such as Rediffusion's, No Hiding Place, but now he concentrated on acting in repertory theatre. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Associated-Rediffusion, later Rediffusion London, was the British ITV contractor for London and parts of No Hiding Place was a British Television series produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network For other meanings of repertory please see Repertory (disambiguation. After a number of small parts, he was given a more substantial role in Night Must Fall, playing opposite Dame Sybil Thorndike. Night Must Fall is a play a psychological thriller by Emlyn Williams, first performed in 1935. Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike CH DBE ( 24 October 1882 &ndash 9 June 1976) was a British actress. In the autumn of 1969 he took the lead in a touring production of Billy Liar. Billy Liar (1959 is a Novel by Keith Waterhouse that was later adapted into a play, Film, musical and TV series

In the 1970s, he also went into music management, notably managing Leo Sayer amongst others. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Leo Sayer (born Gerard Hugh Sayer, 21 May 1948, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex) is an English Singer-songwriter

He starred as the eponymous "hero" in the popular 1970s television series Budgie, about an ex-convict, but after a car accident as a result of which he almost lost a leg, his acting career suffered something of a decline. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Budgie was a popular British Television series starring former Popstar Adam Faith which was produced by ITV London Friday-Monday A leg is a limb on an Animal 's Body that supports the rest of the animal above the ground between the Ankle and the Hip and is used for It restarted when he landed a major role as the manipulative manager of rock star David Essex, in the film Stardust. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. David Essex OBE, was born David Albert Cook 23 July 1947, in Plaistow, County Borough of West Ham within Essex. Stardust is a 1974 British film directed by Michael Apted and starring David Essex and Adam Faith. For this, he was nominated for a BAFTA award. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation In 1980 he co-starred with Roger Daltrey in McVicar and also appeared with Jodie Foster in Foxes. Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE (born 1 March 1944) is an English rock Vocalist, songwriter and actor best known as the McVicar is a dramatic British film issued in 1980 by The Who Films Ltd Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19 1962 is a two-time Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe -award winning American Foxes is a 1980 English-language Drama film directed by Adrian Lyne and written by Gerald Ayres

From 1992-1994, Faith appeared in another hit TV series, Love Hurts co-starring with Zoe Wanamaker, and in 2002 he also appeared in the BBC series, The House That Jack Built. Love Hurts is a British television series running from 1992 - 1994 on the BBC scripted by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran and starring Adam

Later years

He married Jackie Irving, in 1967 and they had one daughter Katya Faith who became a television producer. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** A daughter is a Female offspring; a Girl, Woman, or female animal in relation to her Parents The male equivalent is a Son In 1986, he was hired as a financial journalist, by the Daily Mail and its sister paper The Mail on Sunday. Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format The Mail on Sunday is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format He had had heart problems since 1986 when he underwent open heart surgery. Cardiac surgery is Surgery on the Heart and/or Great vessels performed by a Cardiac surgeon.

In the 1980s, Faith's interests moved from show business to finance, and he became an astute financial investments advisor. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Showbiz redirects here For other uses see Showbiz (disambiguation. The field of finance refers to the concepts of Time, Money and Risk and how they are interrelated He also had a financial involvement with television's, 'Money Channel'. But the channel proved to be an unsuccessful venture and closed down in 2001. Faith was declared bankrupt owing a reported £32 million. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against

He became ill after his stage performance in the touring production of Love And Marriage at Stoke-on-Trent on the Friday evening, and died at North Staffordshire Hospital of a heart attack early on Saturday morning, March 8, 2003. Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 North Staffordshire describes an area of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

At the time of his death, much of the British tabloid press revelled in reporting his apparent last words; these being a comment on British television channel, Five: "Channel 5 is all shit, isn't it? Christ, the crap they put on there. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest It's a waste of space". Although it is not certain that these were his actual last words, it has become a popular urban myth in recent years. An urban legend or urban myth is a form of modern Folklore consisting of stories thought to be factual by those circulating them [3]

Discography

Singles

Albums

Compilations

References

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). High School Confidential is a song written by Ron Hargrave and released in 1958 " What Do You Want? " was a 1959 song which became a number one hit in the United Kingdom for Adam Faith. Music for Pleasure redirects here For the album by The Damned, see Music for Pleasure (album. Warwick Records is a British record label from the beginning of the Eighties spezialized in producing and compiling songs for compilations that have been given away as "goodies" Amy Records was a record label formed in 1960 as a subsidiary of Bell Records. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in British Hit Singles & Albums, 19th, London: Guinness World Records Limited, p. 193. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.  
  2. ^ a b Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits, 1st, Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd, p. 46. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.  
  3. ^ The Guardian Famous last words: Adam Faith joins those who did it in style 13 May 2003

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