Who is Elvis Costello?

Elvis Costello is an English singer, musician, record producer, songwriter, composer, author, television presenter, and occasional actor. He is recognized as one of the New Wave musicians.

The songwriter is more popular for his innovative lyrics and rich vocabulary which is so uncommon among most pop songwriters.

Moreover, he is also popular for working as a solo artist. And also for working as the frontman for the band Elvis Costello and the Attractions.

Elvis Costello: Birth Facts, Family, and Childhood

The actor was born on August 25, 1954, in London, England. His birth name is Declan Patrick MacManus but is famous for his stage name Elvis Costello.

His father’s name is Ross McManus, he was a British big-band singer.

Likewise, his mother’s name is Lilian Alda, she is also one of the record store managers. His ethnicity is Irish and his nationality is English.

However, when he was 7 years old, his parents divorced, and lived with his mother in Liverpool.

He has four brothers named, Ronan MacManus, Kieran MacManus, Ruari MacManus, and Liam MacManus in his family.

Elvis Costello loves football and is a fan of Liverpool Football Club.

Elvis Costello: Education History

He has completed his education at St Francis Xavier’s College, Liverpool.

Other information about his education is unknown. Additionally, he has also learned to play guitar, harmonica, and piano.

Elvis Costello: Profession Life and Career

He started his career working along with renowned musicians Mich Kent and Malcolm Dennis.

They worked together to form ‘Flip City in 1974. Though it didn’t receive good vibes and no sooner did the band gets disbanded than the next year.

Costello also used to play different solo gigs and earn a living to support his family.

He utilized his free time writing different songs and recording demo tapes. And they were sent to record but little all of them couldn’t achieve success.

In 1976, he prepared a demo tape and sends it to an independent label Stiff Records.

Stiff Records reads it and was so impressed by his work. No sooner did Nick Lowe sign a contract with him.

And he also got a chance to adopt his name as Elvis Costello. Then he started to debut his albums.

In 1977, Elvis Costello releases ‘My Aim is True’ which is produced by Nick Lowe. The album received good commercial success.

The musician forms his backing band, ‘The Attractions’ along with Steve Nieve, Bruce Thomas, and Pete Thomas in the year 1977. His first song with this band was ‘This Year’s Model’ in 1978.

Elvis Costello: Career after 1978

Respectively, ‘Armed Forces’ was released n 1979. And this album receives various praises from many reviewers.

As it also has clever and snappy lyrics it receives more praise.

It also features the singles ‘Accidents will happen’ and ‘Alison’. After the success of his previous albums, he was so motivated to release other different albums.

Elvis Costello releases at least an album every year. One of the 1980s albums titled, ‘Get Happy!’ also featured a sound different from its predecessors.

So it also receives a good comment as it also consists of elements of R&B and soul music.

In 1981, he released the album ‘Trust’. But his songs weren’t as hits as before in the 1980s. But he manages to keep his reputation and produce minor hits.

He released several albums till 1989 which included ‘Almost Blue’ in 1981 and ‘Goodbye Cruel World’ in 1984, but they were not much successful.

Later on in the year 1989 album, he releases ‘Spike’. And after a long time, it was a considerably better album than many of his previous ones.

It was also the first one he releases along with Warner Brothers. The album was a hit and received good appreciation. It went Gold in both the U.K. and the U.S.

He then keeps producing various albums in the 1990s. But he could not revive his old popularity in today’s world.

But they receive a great hit at one time. talking about this some of his recent albums includes: ‘North’ in 2003, ‘The River in Reverse in 2006, and ‘National Ransom’ in 2010.

Elvis Costello: Lifetime Achievements and Awards

Elvis Costello has done an outstanding performance, he has also received various awards. He won four awards and has been nominated 11 times.

He received Best Original Television Music in 1992 for his work in G.B.H. (1991).

And in the year 2010 Gemini Awards, he was awarded Best Talk Series for Spectacle: Elvis Costello… along with Martin Katz, David Furnish, Steve Hamilton Shaw, and Elton John.

And again at Grammy Awards, in 1999, he receives Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. Then in the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA), he received Best Male Video.

Elvis Costello: Salary and Net Worth

Elvis Costello has built a great career and also receives good appreciation. And so he has good earnings. His net worth is $70 million as of 2023. And his salary is also unknown.

Elvis Costello: Rumors and Controversy

Elvis Costello’s death hoax was spread on Facebook.

However, in September 2018, the report confirmed that it was a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports.

And he didn’t receive other controversies. He was also once rumored to be dating Anita Claire French.

Elvis Costello: Body Measurements

Elvis Costello stands at a height of 5 feet and 10 inches. But his weight is unknown. The singer has black colored hair and black colored eyes.

Elvis Costello: Social Media Profile

The musician is active on Twitter and has more than 120.4K followers on his Twitter account.

Elvis Costello also uses Facebook and has More than 608K followers on it and he has a Youtube channel with over 23.8k subscribers.

He doesn’t seem to be active on Instagram. Moreover, Elvis also has an official website.

There is a good presence of him on social media.

Reference:( Wikipedia, the famous people, IMDb)

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