Birth Name: Elvis Aaron Presley
Birthday: January 8, 1935
Birthplace: Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: August 16, 1977
Elvis was born in Mississippi but moved to Memphis, Tennesse with his family when he was thirteen years old. He was an only child of Vernon Elvis and Gladys Love Presley.
He had his first recording in August 1953 under Sun Records. He recorded the songs My Happiness and That's When Your Heartache Begins. The songs were intended as a gift for his mother. At that time, Sun Records' boss Sam Philips was looking for a white man who could bring the music of African-American musicians to a wider audience, and he found what he had been looking for when Elvis performed That's All Right on the night of July 5 of that same year.
RCA Records acquired Elvis' contract from Sun. His first single Heartbreak Hotel was released on January 27, 1956 while his self-titled debut album was later released on March 23. In November, he debuted in the film Love Me Tender.
In 1958, he was drafted into military service. Two years later, he continued his singing career. Elvis devoted much of his time making Hollywood films in the 1960's. On May 1, 1967, Elvis married Priscilla Beaulieu after seven and a half years of courtship, their only child Lisa Marie was born on February 1, 1968. But in August 18, 1972, Presley and his wife filed for divorce.
In 1973, he staged a concert entitled "Aloha From Hawaii" which was broadcasted globally via satellite. Elvis suffered from multiple ailments such as enlarged colon, glaucoma, high blood pressure and liver damage. On August 16, 1977, Elvis died of a sudden violent heart attack. U.S. President Jimmy Carter credited Elvis Presley as having "permanently changed the face of American popular culture".
Achievements:
10 - number 1 albums in the Billboard 200
10 - number 1 albums in UK Albums Chart
18 - number 1 singles in the Billboard Hot 100
21 - number 1 singles in UK Singles Chart
3 - Grammy Awards and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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