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Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948 in London, England), commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is a British musician. He is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert (Religious conversion) to Islam.
His early 1970s record albums Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat were both certified as Triple Platinum (Music recording sales certification) by the RIAA in the United States; his 1972 album Catch Bull at Four sold half a million copies in the first two weeks of release alone and was Billboard (Billboard magazine)s number-one LP (Long Playing) for three consecutive weeks. He has also earned two ASCAP songwriting awards in consecutive years for "The First Cut Is the Deepest," which has been a hit single for four different artists.
Stevens converted to Islam at the height of his fame, in December 1977, and adopted his Muslim name, Yusuf Islam, the following year. In 1979, he auctioned all his guitars away for charity and left his music career to devote himself to educational and philanthropic causes in the Muslim community. He has been given several awards for his work in promoting peace in the world, including 2003s World Award, the 2004 Man for Peace Award (Man for Peace), and the 2007 Mediterranean Prize for Peace. In 2006, he returned to pop music with his first album of new pop songs in 28 years, entitled An Other Cup. He now goes professionally by the single name Yusuf. His newest album, Roadsinger, was released on 5 May 2009.
Background: solo_singer
Birth Name: Steven Demetre Georgiou
Allias Name: Steve Adams, Yusuf
Date of birth: 1948-07-21
Birth Location: London, England, London, England
Instrument: Vocals (Singing), guitar, bass (Electric bass), piano, mellotron, percussion
Genre: Folk rock,Soft rock,Pop rock,Nasheed,Spoken word,Hamd
Occupation: Singer-songwriter, musician
Years Active: 1966-1980 (as Cat Stevens),1995-2006 (as Yusuf Islam),2006-present (as Yusuf)
Associated Acts: Alun Davies (Alun Davies (guitarist))
Website: www.yusufislam.org.uk
Notable Instruments: Baldwin Piano,Epiphone Casino,Epiphone EJ-200,Fender Rhodes,Fender Telecaster,Gibson Everly Brothers Flattop,Gibson ES-335,Gibson J-200,Hagstorm BJ12,Ovation Guitar