Alvin Stardust break-up of the Fentones, working in music management and performing at small venues with his wife Iris Caldwell, the sister of Rory Storm. During the early 1970s, however, he acquired a new persona, Alvin Stardust, cashing in on the glam rock bandwagon. Alvin Stardust was clearly a reference to Ziggy Stardust, a David Bowie character based on the "C-list" rocker Vince Taylor. The Alvin Stardust character looked remarkably like Taylor with sideburns and black leather outfit. His new name was given to him by Peter Shelley, the co-founder (with Michael Levy) of Magnet Records. Shelley originated the persona of Alvin
Alvin Stardust 1985 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews. In 1986, Stardust performed the duet "I Hope and I Pray" with Sheila Walsh on her album "Shadowlands", which was released as a single. That year he also performed at Windsor Castle as a lead in the Lloyd Webber–Rice musical "Cricket". Stardust also starred in the UK tour of "Godspell" and played Uriah Heep in "David Copperfield – The Musical" and Sir Billy Butlin in "The Butlin Story" at the London Palladium. In 2005 he starred as the Child Catcher in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", also at the London Palladium. Stardust has