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Alvin Stardust (born Bernard William Jewry, 27 September 1942, Muswell Hill, North London) is an English pop singer and stage actor. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Muswell Hill is a suburb of north London, mostly in the London Borough of Haringey. North London is the northern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes 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 An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works

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Career

Moving to Mansfield, Nottinghamshire at a young age, he made his stage debut in pantomime at the age of four. Mansfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the County, lying on the River Maun, from which the name of the town Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire Pantomime (informally panto) (not to be confused with a Mime artist, referring to a theatrical performer of mime is a performance genre traditionally found In the early 1960s he became known as Shane Fenton, and with his backing group, The Fentones, had a handful of hits in the UK Singles Chart. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Alvin Stardust (born Bernard William Jewry, 27 September 1942, Muswell Hill, North London) is an English Pop The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry [1] His band based their sound on that of The Shadows. The Shadows are an English instrumental and vocal Rock and roll group active from the 1950s to the 2000s He also appeared in Billy Fury's movie, Play It Cool. Billy Fury (born Ronald William Wycherley, 17 April 1940 - 28 January, 1983) was an internationally successful British

During the early 1970s, he became Alvin Stardust, as he tried to cash in on the glam rock bandwagon. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a sub-genre of Rock music that developed in the UK in the post- Hippie early 1970s which was "performed by His debut hit was "My Coo-Ca-Choo" in 1973. A Hit record is a Sound recording, usually in the form of a single or Album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or "My Coo Ca Choo" was the first successful release for Alvin Stardust making #2 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1973 Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Stardust had other chart successes with the hits - "Jealous Mind" (UK No. 1), "You, You, You", "Red Dress" and "Good Love Can Never Die". Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time " Jealous Mind " was a popular Song by Alvin Stardust. In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top In total, he amassed seven Top Ten entries, in a chart span for Jewry lasting almost 25 years. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. [2]

Stardust was part of the Green Cross Code road safety campaign with his famous tagline of "You must be out of your tiny minds" directing children to look both ways before they cross the road. The Green Cross Code is a Brand created by the UK National Road Safety Committee (now the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, RoSPA to raise

In 1985, Stardust participated in A Song for Europe, the UK qualifying heat of the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "The Clock on the Wall". He finished in third place behind Vikki and Kerri Wells. Aeone (pronounced ay-own (born Vikki Watson, 1959 Liss, Hampshire) is a British Singer-songwriter, who now lives in Los

Moving into musical theatre, Stardust starred in the UK tour of Godspell; and played Uriah Heep in David Copperfield - The Musical; and Sir Billy Butlin in The Butlin Story at the London Palladium. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the musical For the movie see Godspell (film. Uriah Heep is a Fictional character created by Charles Dickens in his novel David Copperfield. Sir William Heygate Edmund Colborne ("Billy" Butlin, ( 29 September 1899 &ndash 12 June 1980) was the founder of Butlins Holiday The London Palladium is a 2286 seat West End theatre located off Oxford Street in the City of Westminster.

In 2005 Stardust starred as the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, also at the London Palladium. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, also known as Chitty the Musical, is a stage musical based on the 1968 film produced by Cubby Broccoli

Stardust has numerous television appearances to his credit, and continues to tour as a performer and singer. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic

Discography

Shane Fenton & The Fentones

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Alvin Stardust

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Personal life

Stardust has been married three times: firstly to Iris Caldwell, who was an ex-girlfriend of both George Harrison and Paul McCartney, having grown up with them in Liverpool; and secondly to actress, Liza Goddard. George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Liza Goddard (born 20 January 1950, in Smethwick, West Midlands, England) is a television and stage Actress best known He is now married to the actress Julie Paton.

His son Shaun became headteacher at Pate's Grammar School in 2006. Pate's Grammar School is a voluntary aided, selective grammar school in the Hesters Way area of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, His other son, Adam, is a drum and bass producer and DJ, known as Adam F. 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 A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Adam F (born Adam Fenton is one of the world's premiere jungle / Drum and bass DJs and son to Alvin Stardust and stepson of Liza Goddard Stardust's third child Sophie, from his marriage to Liza Goddard, runs her own graphic design and printing business and lives in Norfolk with her partner and daughter. Stardust's fourth child, Millie Margaret May, was born in December 2000. The christening was covered by OK! magazine, with Sir Cliff Richard as one of the godparents. OK! is a British weekly magazine specializing in celebrity news Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally Sir Cliff Richard, OBE, (born Harry Roger Webb on 14 October 1940 is an English Singer, Actor and Businessman. A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child's Baptism. As Julie hailed from Swansea, a Welsh flavour was provided by a harpist and Welsh male voice choir, the Gwalia Singers from Swansea. The harp is a Stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers The Gwalia Singers (Swansea is a Welsh Male voice choir based in Swansea, Wales. Swansea ( Abertawe "mouth of the Tawe " is a city and county in Wales.

References

  1. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums, 19th, London: Guinness World Records Limited, p. 197. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.  
  2. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums, 19th, London: Guinness World Records Limited, p. 524. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.  

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