Stage name (for men) or Chaba (Chebba) for women. Both Arabic words mean "young" (e.g. as in Cheb Khaled, or "Young Khaled"). Some performers take a series of different stage names. The British pop singer successful in the 1970s as Alvin Stardust previously went by the stage name of "Shane Fenton" in the 1960s. He had been born "Bernard William Jewry". Some performers will use different names in different settings. Charles Thompson, singer-songwriter for the alternative band the Pixies, was known in that band as "Black Francis". He was called "Frank Black" as a solo performer, and again called "Black Francis" in
Alvin Stardust at the time of his death. He had two sons and two daughters, the youngest of whom had Cliff Richard as one of her godparents. His eldest son, Shaun Fenton, born in 1969, was appointed headteacher of Reigate Grammar School in 2012, and in 2017 became Chairman of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. His birth was registered in December 1969 under the name of Fenton. The other son is the drum and bass producer Adam F. Stardust died at home after a brief illness; this was confirmed by his manager on 23 October 2014. His death came weeks before he