Cat Stevens

Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam
Cat Stevens in Böblingen, Germany in 1976
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Birth name	Steven Demetre Georgiou
Eikname	Steve Adams, Yusuf
Born	21 Julie 1948 (1948-07-21) Marylebone, Lunnon, Ingland, United Kingdom
Genres	Fowk rock, psychedelic rock, soft rock, pop rock, synthpop, electro, nasheed, spoken word, hamd
Occupations	Sangster-sangwriter, muisicker
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, organ, piano, mellotron, double bass, percussion, synthesiser
Years active	1966–1980 (as Cat Stevens) 1995–present (as Yusuf Islam)
Labels	Deram, Island, A&M, Jamal, Ya
Associate acts	Alun Davies
Wabsteid	yusufislam.com
Notable instruments
Baldwin piano Epiphone Casino Fender Rhodes Fender Telecaster Gibson Everly Brothers Flattop Gibson ES-335 Gibson J-200

Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 Julie 1948 in Lunnon, Ingland), oreeginally an commonly kent bi his umwhile stage name Cat Stevens, is a Breetish muisicker. He is a sangster-sangwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, an prominent convert tae Islam.

His early 1970s record albums Tea for the Tillerman an Teaser and the Firecat wur baith certified as Triple Platinum bi the RIAA in the Unitit States; his 1972 album Catch Bull at Four sauld hauf a million copies in the first twa weeks o release alane an wis Billboard's number-ane LP for three consecutive weeks. He haes also earned twa ASCAP sangwritin awards in consecutive years for "The First Cut Is the Deepest", which haes been a hit single for five different airtists.

Stevens convertit tae Islam at the height o his fame, on 23 Dizember 1977, an adoptit his Muslim name, Yusuf Islam, the following year. In 1979, he auctioned all his guitars away for charity an left his miusic career tae devote hissel tae educational an philanthropic causes in the Muslim commonty. He haes been given several awards for his work in promotin peace in the warld, including 2003's Warld Award, the 2004 Man for Peace Award, an the 2007 Mediterranean Prize for Peace. In 2006, he returned tae pop muisic wi his first album o new pop sangs in 28 years, entitled An Other Cup. He nou goes profeesionally bi the single name Yusuf. His newest album, Roadsinger, wis released on 5 Mey 2009.

Discografie

Main airticle: Cat Stevens discografie

(includes Yusuf discografie)

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