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Cat Stevens (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21st July 1948, and now named Yusuf Islam) is best known for his work as a popular British singer-songwriter, although born and raised by a Cypriot father and a Swedish mother. At the outset of his musical career, Georgiou adopted the stage name "Cat Stevens", under which name he sold forty million albums, mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. Stevens became a convert to Islam in 1978 after a near-death experience. |
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News in english
about Cat Stevens
(October / 2009)
Elvis Costello Covers Cat Stevens Date: 07 Oct 2009
Undercover -
The new Ricky Gervais film `The Invention of Lying` will feature Elvis Costello covering Cat Stevens` `Sitting`. Cat Stevens recorded the song for his 1972 album ‘Catch Bull At Four’. Right now there is no word of a soundtrack album to officially release the Costello version of the song.
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Stephen Gately: Singer with Boyzone and solo star who 'came out' Date: 11 Oct 2009
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With cloying, sentimental ballads like "All That I Need", "You Needed Me" and "Everyday I Love You", revivals of past pop classics such as the Osmonds' "Love Me For a Reason", Cat Stevens' "Father And Son", and the Bee Gees' "Words", and albums aimed at mums and teenage girls and released with the marketing muscle to match, the Irish group Boyzone dominated the British charts throughout the ...
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Simon snubbed ex-love Yusuf Date: 18 Oct 2009
KIMT Mason City -
Carly Simon snubbed ex-boyfriend Cat Stevens when he reached out decades after their split, because she'd forgotten he'd converted to Islam and changed his name to Yusuf Islam.
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Simon snubbed ex-love Yusuf Date: 18 Oct 2009
San Diego 6 -
Carly Simon snubbed ex-boyfriend Cat Stevens when he reached out decades after their split, because she'd forgotten he'd converted to Islam and changed his name to Yusuf Islam.
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Carly Simon - Simon Snubbed Ex Love Yusuf Date: 18 Oct 2009
ContactMusic -
CARLY SIMON snubbed ex-boyfriend CAT STEVENS when he reached out decades after their split, because she'd forgotten he'd converted to Islam and changed his name to...
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Album: Miike Snow, Miike Snow, (Columbia) (Independent)
Date: 25 Oct 2009
Miike Snow is not a man. Miike Snow is, in fact, two men: the band alias of Swedish duo Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg, whose CD sleeves are annoyingly damage-prone cut-outs of the mythical jackalope. The content is equally unusual: a sly juxtaposition of ultra-melodic pop with sombre lyrics that's as spiritual as Cat Stevens one moment and strutting about like Britney Spears the next ...
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Reggae Star Priest Arrested Date: 28 Oct 2009
ContactMusic -
British reggae star MAXI PRIEST has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend.The musician, who enjoyed hits with a cover of Cat Stevens' Wild World and a...
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