Cat Stevens

Cat Stevens (born July 21, 1948) was a British singer-songwriter. Born Stephen Demetre Georgiou in London, he sold 40 million albums, mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1971, he wrote music for the film Harold and Maude. His most popular songs include "Morning Has Broken," "Peace Train," "Moonshadow," "Wild World," "Father and Son," "Matthew and Son," and "Oh Very Young." Many of them were performed only with him playing either the guitar or piano.

Early life

Stevens was born Stephen Demetre Georgiou in London, England, the third child of a Greek-Cypriot father and a Swedish mother. The family lived above the restaurant that his parents operated on Shaftesbury Avenue in the West End. Although his father was Greek Orthodox, Georgiou was sent to a Catholic school. When Georgiou was about eight years old, his parents divorced, although they both continued to live above the restaurant. Later, his mother moved back to Sweden and took him with her, where he briefly attended school for six months. At age 17, he attended art school.

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London - England - Greek - Cypriot - Swedish - West End - Greek Orthodox - Catholic school - Sweden - Art school

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