Shakin' Stevens

Shakin 'Stevens ( born March 4, 1948 in Ely, Cardiff, as Michael Barratt ) is a Welsh rock-' n'- roll singer.

Career

In the 1960s he played with his band as Shakin 'Stevens & The Sunsets. In 1969, the band with the Rolling Stones. In 1972 they were chosen by the New Musical Express for the best live band of the year. The band fell apart in 1976, Stevens made solo career.

In an Elvis musical in London's West End Stevens played for 19 months the main role. He then sang in the also sent international TV series " Oh Boy! " By Jack Good on the music of the '50s and early '60s. His management took over this time the resolute Freya Miller, who was named in reference to Elvis' manager, " Colonel Parker " Major Miller.

From 1980 it was the rockabilly music of the time, which brought Stevens into the charts. With numerous cover versions was " Shaky ", as he is for his album of the same name called, for many years not only in the British charts, but also on the Continent successfully. He was one of the teen idols of the early 1980s. With four number-one hits and over 35 chart titles in the UK, he is one of the most successful solo singers ever. One of his biggest hits was the self-penned song " Oh Julie " (1982).

In the 1990s, he has attracted Shakin 'Stevens, a stylistic change to the country-rock followed and it came to personal crises. However, since 2000 he regained foot and in May 2005 he won a comeback show of the station ITV on 13 June 2005 was published in the United Kingdom, the double A- side single " Trouble / This Ole House ". Trouble is a cover of Pink, This Ole House has got some overdubs.

After several unsuccessful attempts in the early 1990s, releasing an album, a new single and a new, 12 songs complete album was planned for 2006, " Now Listen". After two moving the release date, the album was first released on May 29, 2007, only in Denmark. Due to lack of marketing campaigns is questionable whether the material is also used in other countries to market.

According to the company Shakin 'Stevens suffered in July 2010, working in the garden on his property in Windsor a massive heart attack and therefore had his scheduled for autumn 2010 anniversary tour (30 years since his first hit "Hot Dog" ) and the publication of a new album in 2011 to move.

Discography

Studio albums

Awards

  • Bravo Otto 1981: "Gold " in the category " singer "
  • 1982: "Gold" in the category " singer "
  • 1983: " Silver " in the category " singer "
  • 1984: " Bronze " in the category " singer "
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