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Stevens converted to Islam in December 1977, and adopted the name Yusuf Islam the following year. [11][12] In 1979, he auctioned his guitars for charity, and left his musical career to devote himself to educational and philanthropic causes in the Muslim community. [13]
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Sep 28, 2020 · The singer formally converted to Islam the following year in 1977, and adopted the name Yusuf Islam the year after that. He told host Lauren Laverne that the news of his conversion was met with...
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Steven Demetre Georgiou (aka Cat Stevens) was born on July 21, 1948. He turns 75 years old in 2023. Stevens was the youngest child of his Cypriot father Stavros Georgiou and his Swedish mother Ingrid Wickman, and had two siblings - an older brother and sister - as well as a half-brother from his father's previous marriage. He was born and grew up i...
Cat Stevens' family ran and lived above the Moulin Rouge restaurant in the Soho theatre district of London, and despite his parents divorcing when he was eight, they continued running the restaurant together. All family members worked in the restaurant, as did Stevens for a brief period until he pursued a career in music under the name 'Steve Adams...
At the height of his popularity in 1976, Cat Stevens nearly drowned off the coast of Malibu, California, and claimed he screamed: "Oh, God! If you save me I will work for you." After being carried back to shore by the waves, brushing shoulders with death inspired him to seek a greater sense of spirituality. His brother brought him back a copy of th...
- 'Father and Son' - 'First Cut is the Deepest' - 'Wild World' - 'Morning Has Broken' - 'Tea for the Tillerman' - 'Moonshadow' - 'Peace Train' - 'Lady D'Arbanville' - 'Matthew and Son' - 'I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun'
Cat Stevens was briefly engaged to Louise Wightman, but after converting to Islam he married Fauzia Mubarak Ali in 1979 at Regent's Park Mosque in London. The couple have one son and four daughters, and a total of nine grandchildren.
Cat Stevens came to his stage name 'Cat Stevens' partly because his girlfriend at the time said he had eyes like a cat. He revealed to Mojo magazine in that "My girlfriend at that time, Christine, said to me one day, 'You look so much like a cat.' That kind of stuck. So, yeah, it just stuck and then I just kept my first name, Steven and tagged Cat ...
Mar 22, 2023 · Within a couple of years, Cat had converted to Islam, and changed his name to Yusuf Islam, being inspired by the biblical story of Joseph (Yusuf being the Arabic equivalent of that name).
In 1977 he underwent his most famous reinvention by adopting the Islamic faith and rejecting the entertainment industry. Taking the name Yusuf Islam, he sold his guitars and dedicated the next ...
Sep 20, 2021 · Then, in 1978, Stevens suddenly renounced his music career, changed his name to Yusuf Islam, auctioned off his instruments and rededicated his life to being a family man and a devout Muslim....
Feb 15, 2022 · It’s a good time to check in with the 73-year-old songwriter, who famously converted to Islam after a near-death experience in 1977, changed his name to Yusuf Islam, and renounced secular music...
