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Tommy Steele

1936 - Today

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Sir Thomas Hicks (born 17 December 1936), known professionally as Tommy Steele, is an English entertainer, regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star. After being discovered at the 2i's Coffee Bar in Soho, London, Steele recorded a string of hit singles including "Rock with the Caveman" (1956) and the chart-topper "Singing the Blues" (1957). Steele's rise to fame was dramatised in The Tommy Steele Story (1957), the soundtrack of which was the first British album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart. With collaborators Lionel Bart and Mike Pratt, Steele received the 1958 Ivor Novello Award for Most Outstanding Song of the Year for "A Handful of Songs". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tommy Steele is the 2,151st most popular singer (down from 1,797th in 2019), the 5,638th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,794th in 2019) and the 210th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Tommy Steele ranks 2,151 out of 4,381. Before him are MC Solaar, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Doda, Jill Johnson, C. J. Ramone, and Harry Chapin. After him are Macklemore, Sigrid, Johnnie Ray, Soraya, R. L. Burnside, and Cássia Eller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Tommy Steele ranks 550. Before him are John Tchicai, Adrian Smith, Mihály Fülöp, Peter Duesberg, Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky, and Barbara Mikulski. After him are Billy Higgins, Reginald Hill, Dave Allen, Sergio Navarro, Jackie Lewis, and Rosemary Radford Ruether.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tommy Steele ranks 5,640 out of 8,785. Before him are Andy Carroll (1989), Judd Trump (1989), Jack Fairman (1913), Shirley Stelfox (1941), Tammy Abraham (1997), and Eamonn Walker (1962). After him are Prince Louis of Cambridge (2018), Charlotte Riley (1981), Stephen Lee (1974), Zuleikha Robinson (1977), Howard Hodgkin (1932), and John Stainer (1840).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Tommy Steele ranks 210. Before him are Paul Jones (1942), George Ezra (1993), Jet Harris (1939), Ann Lee (1967), Sam Ryder (1989), and Rebecca Ferguson (1986). After him are Sonique (1965), Kathy Kirby (1938), Rag'n'Bone Man (1985), Adam Ant (1954), Thomas Allen (1944), and Dani Filth (1973).

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