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Cat Stevens A.K.A. Yusuf Islam

Moonshadow h*ps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr0rDW5j1KU

Who

ì  BriDsh singer song-writer

ì  mulD-instrumentalist

ì  educaDon philanthropist

ì  humanitarian
Early life

ì  born Steven Demetre Georgiou, 21 July 1948,

London

ì  Greek Cypriot father and Swedish mother

ì  Catholic primary educaDon

ì  not very good at school except for the arts

ì  early interest in music

Early career

ì  first performances in coffee-houses and pubs under

stage name "Steve Adams" in 1965

ì  first singles in 1966 with the new stage name “Cat

Stevens”

ì  two-year tour with an eclecDc group of arDsts

including Jimi Hendrix

ì  contracted tuberculosis in 1969

Height of popularity 1970-78

ì  1970: began work on folk-rock based album, Mona

Bona Jakon
ì  extremely successful single, My Lady D’Arbanville

ì  paired with Alun Davies, perfect for his fingerwork

on the guitar, harmonising and his backing vocals
ì  published seven albums between 1970 and 1978

ì  successful live performances throughout the world

and some film soundtracks
Religious conversion

ì  gradually converted to Islam in the late 1970s

ì  took the name Yusuf Islam in 1978

ì  stopped performing live

ì  married Fauzia Mubarak Ali on 7 September 1979

and had five children

ì  was criDcised for controversies related to his faith

ì  condemned the 9/11 a*ack

Later career

ì  resumed his career as a musician in the late 1990s

ì  first recordings with no musical instruments other than

percussion, with lyrics about Islamic themes

ì  wrote and produced a children's album, A Is for Allah, in

2000
ì  in the the early 2000s, started performing live and
publishing CDs, oden to raise funds or awareness for
humanitarian or peace projects.

ì  three albums between 2006 and 2014

Achievements

ì  has always been famous for the meaningfulness of his lyrics as

well as for the loveliness of his tunes (e. g. the song Father
and Son)

ì  has always been a peace acDvist

ì  has received two honorary degrees for his humanitarian work

ì  has received five humanitarian awards

ì  has received several music awards

Peace Train h*ps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWgEUGnuwpk