Shakin' Stevens | |
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 Stevens in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michael Barratt |
| Born | 4 March 1948 Cardiff, Wales[1] |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | shakinstevens |
Michael Barratt (born 4 March 1948),[2] known professionally as Shakin' Stevens, is a Welsh singer and songwriter. He was the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s.[3]
His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that his commercial success began. His most successful songs were nostalgia hits, evoking the sound of 1950s rock and roll and pop.
In the UK alone, Stevens has charted 33 Top 40 hit singles including four chart-topping hits "This Ole House", "Green Door", "Oh Julie", and "Merry Christmas Everyone". Aside from "Merry Christmas Everyone" remaining popular during the Christmas season, his last Top 40 single was "Trouble" in 2005.
- ^ "BBC Wales – Music – Shakin' Stevens – Biography". BBC.
- ^ "BBC Wales – Music – Shakin' Stevens – Biography". BBC. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Caroline Sullivan (22 December 2005). "Shakin' Stevens, Shepherd's Bush Empire, London". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 January 2012.