Cat Stevens was born on July 21, 1948, in London, England. Stevens is commonly recognized by his stage names Cat Stevens, and Yusuf.
He is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Cat Stevens was born in the Marylebone area of London.
Cat Steven happens to be the youngest child of his parents. He was the son of a Cypriot father, Stavros Georgiou, and a Swedish mother, Ingrid Wickman.
In 1965, Cat Stevens commenced performing under the name “Steve Adams”.
Cat Stevens first hit singles were “I Love My Dog” which reached number 28 on the UK Singles Chart; and “Matthew and Son”, the title song from his debut album, reached number 2 in the UK.
Stevens recorded one of his songs, “But I Might Die Tonight”, for the Jerzy Skolimowski movie Deep End, In July 1970.
Stevens’s other hit songs include “Father and Son”, “Wild World”, “Moonshadow”, and “Peace Train”.
In 2014, Cat Steven was inaugurated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
What Is Cat Stevens’s Real Name?
His real name is Steven Demetre Georgiou.
