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Cat Stevens

Cat Stevens (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on July 21 1948), now known as Yusuf Islam, is a British musician, singer-songwriter and a prominent convert to Islam.

At the outset of his musical career, Islam adopted the stage name Cat Stevens. As Cat Stevens, he sold over sixty million albums, mostly in the 1970s. His most notable songs include "Morning Has Broken", "Peace Train", "Moonshadow", "Wild World", "Father and Son", "Matthew and Son", "The First Cut Is the Deepest", and "Oh Very Young".

Stevens became a convert to Islam in 1977 after a near-death experience. He adopted the name Yusuf Islam in 1979 and became an outspoken advocate for the religion. A decade later, controversy arose when he was reported to have made comments supporting a fatwa calling for the murder of author Salman Rushdie, and in 2004 returned to the public eye when he was denied entry into the United States after his name appeared on a no-fly list.

Yusuf Islam currently lives with his wife and children in London, where he is an active member of the Muslim community. He founded the...

birth date July 21, 1948
birth place London, England
occupation Singer, musician and songwriter
website Official site
license: GNU FDL
source: Wikipedia

Cat Stevens

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