Alvin Stardust (born Bernard William Jewry,
27
September 1942,
Muswell
Hill, North
London) is an English
pop
singer and stage actor.
The single cover of "My Coo Ca Choo"
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Contents
- 1 Career
- 2 Discography
- 2.1 Shane
Fenton & The Fentones
- 2.2 Alvin
Stardust
- 3 Personal
life
- 4 References
- 5 External
link
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Career
Moving to Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
at a young age, he made his stage debut in pantomime at
the age of four. In the early 1960s he became known as Shane
Fenton, and with his backing group, The Fentones, had a
handful of hits in the UK singles chart. His band based
their sound on that of The Shadows. He also appeared
in Billy
Fury's movie,
Play It Cool.
During the early 1970s, he became Alvin Stardust, as he tried
to cash in on the Glam Rock bandwagon. His biggest hit
was "My
Coo-Ca-Choo" in 1973;
and he had four other chart successes with the hits - "Jealous Mind",
"You, You, You", "Red Dress" and "Good Love". In total, he amassed
seven Top
Ten entries, in a chart span lasting almost 25 years.
In 1985, Stardust participated in A
Song for Europe, the UK qualifying heat of the Eurovision Song Contest,
with the song The Clock on the Wall. He finished in
third place behind Vikki and Kerri Wells.
Moving into musical theatre, Stardust 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
Stardust starred as the Child Catcher in Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang, also at the London Palladium.
Stardust has numerous television appearances to his credit, and
continues to tour as a performer and vocalist.
On 28 April 2007 he visited Birmingham's St. Mary's Hospice, with Nick
Bailey and Antony Costa.
Discography
Shane Fenton & The
Fentones
- "I'm A Moody Guy" - 1961 - UK
Singles Chart high - No. 22
- "Walk Away" - 1962 - No. 38
- "It's All Over Now" - 1962 - No. 29
- "Cindy's Birthday" - 1962 - No. 19
Alvin Stardust
- "My Coo-Ca-Choo" - 1973 - No. 2
- "Jealous Mind" - 1974 - No. 1
- "Red Dress" - 1974 - No. 7
- "You You You" - 1974 - No. 6
- "Tell Me Why" - 1974 - No. 16
- "Good Love Can Never Die" - 1975 - No. 11
- "Sweet Cheatin' Rita" - 1975 - No. 37
- "Pretend"
- 1981 - No. 4
- "A Wonderful Time Up There - 1981 - No. 56
- "I Feel like Buddy Holly" - 1984 - No. 7
- "I Won't Run Away" - 1984 - No. 7
- "So Near To Christmas" - 1984 - No. 29
- "Got a Little Heartache" - 1985 - No. 55
Personal life
Stardust has been married three times. Firstly, Iris Caldwell,
and secondly actress Liza Goddard . He is now married to the
actress Julie Paton. His son Shaun, became headteacher at Pate's
Grammar School in 2006. His other son, Adam, is a drum
and bass producer and DJ,
known as Adam
F.
References
- Guinness Book
of British Hit Singles - 16th Edition - ISBN
0-85112-190-X
- The Guinness Book Of 500 Number One Hits - ISBN 0-85112-250-7
External link
