First Name |
Elvis
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Last Name |
Costello
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Full Name at Birth |
Declan Patrick Aloysius Macmanus
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Alternative Name |
D.P. Costello, The Imposter, Little Hands of Concrete, Napoleon Dynamite, Howard Coward, Mac Manus, Declan-Patrick-MacManus-OBE, Declan MacManus, Napoleon-Dynamite-&-The-Royal-Guard, Declan-Patrick-Aloysius-MacManus, The Emotional Toothpaste, Nick Lowe & His Sound
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Birthday |
16th August, 1954
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Birthplace |
St Mary`s Hospital, Paddington, London
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Height |
5' 10" (178 cm)
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Build |
Average
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Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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Hair Color |
Grey
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Distinctive Feature |
Gap toothed..., Ultra-American singing accent..., Black horn rim glasses..., Fender guitars..., Smart suits...
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Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Religion |
Roman Catholic
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
British
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High School |
St Mark's Catholic Secondary School, St. Francis Xavier's College
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Occupation Text |
Post-punk singer-songwriter
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Occupation |
Musician
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Claim to Fame |
My Aim Is True (1976)
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Music Genre (Text) |
Pub Rock, New Wave, Punk Rock, Power Pop, Folk Rock, Baroque Pop, Reggae, Country
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Music Genre |
Rock, Pop/Rock
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Year(s) Active |
1970–present
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Music Style |
Punk, New Wave, Pub Rock, Alternative/ Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, British Punk, College Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/ Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Classical
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Music Mood |
Angry, Sophisticated, Literate, Witty, Cynical/Sarcastic, Intimate, Bittersweet, Freewheeling, Intense, Brittle, Sardonic, Quirky, Tense/Anxious, Acerbic, Brash, Refined/Mannered, Snide, Raucous, Reflective, Energetic, Hostile, Producer, Liner Notes
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Instrument |
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
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Instrument (text) |
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Drums
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Record Label |
Stiff, Radar, F-Beat, Demon, Columbia, Warner Bros., Mercury, Island, Deutsche Grammophon, Lost Highway, Verve, Hear Music, Rykodisc, Rhino, Hip-O, Concord Records
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Associated Acts |
The Attractions, The Imposters, Diana Krall, Burt Bacharach, Brodsky Quartet, Nick Lowe, Madness, The Strokes, The Specials, Squeeze, Paul McCartney, The Roots, The New Basement Tapes, Dave Edmunds, The Pogues, Roy Orbison, T Bone Burnett, Napoleon Dynamite & The Royal Guard, Nick Lowe & His Sound, The Coward Brothers, The Emotional Toothpaste, Allen Toussaint
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Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
ICM Partners
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Brand Endorsement |
(1973) TV commercial: R. Whites Lemonade, (2007) TV commercial: Lexus automobiles, (2007) Print ad: VISA Signature credit card
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Official Websites |
www.elviscostello.info/, twitter.com/ElvisCostello, www.facebook.com/ElvisCostello, http://www.elviscostello.com, www.nndb.com/people/509/000024437/, www.biography.com/people/elvis-costello-9258700
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Father |
Ross MacManus (musician, bandleader)
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Mother |
Lilian Alda (née Ablett,
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Declan Patrick MacManus, OBE (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter. He has won multiple awards in his career, including Grammy Awards in 1999 and 2020, and has twice been nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male Artist. In 2003, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Costello number 80 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.