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Terence Nelhams Wright (23 June 1940 – 8 March 2003), known as Adam Faith, was an English singer, actor, and financial journalist. As a British rock and roll teen idol, he scored consecutive No. 1 hits on the UK Singles Chart with "What Do You Want?" (1959) and "Poor Me" (1960).
Adam Faith was born Terry Nelhams in Acton, London, on June 23, 1940, the third of five children. He attended John Perryn secondary modern school in Acton and from the age of 12 was able to demonstrate his entrepreneurial skills by means of a series of paper rounds, which enabled him to finance his own clothes budget.
Mar 10, 2003 · Mon 10 Mar 2003 18.45 EST. Adam Faith, who has died of a heart attack aged 62, was one of Britain's leading pop singers in the early 1960s. One of the first generation of home-grown British...
Terence Nelhams Wright (23 June 1940 – 8 March 2003), known as Adam Faith, was an English singer, actor, and financial journalist. As a British rock and roll teen idol, he scored consecutive No. 1 hits on the UK Singles Chart with "What Do You Want?" (1959) and "Poor Me" (1960).
Adam Faith – A Biography. by Geoff Leonard and Pete Walker, updated Februay 26, 2020. In an interview in Disc magazine published in June 1959, following the release of his third (and ultimately unsuccessful single, Adam Faith declared that his ambition was to become an actor/director – not a singer.
Mar 8, 2003 · Actor and pop star Adam Faith has died from a heart attack at the age of 62. The 60s entertainer died early on Saturday after falling ill the previous evening. Faith had been staying at a hotel...
Oct 4, 2014 · Bob Stanley. Adam Faith's run of hits in the early sixties were distinctively British - along with Anthony Newley, he could be seen as a precursor for mannered, theatrical pop stars like...
