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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 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Tommy Steele is the 2,173rd most popular singer (down from 1,798th in 2024), the 5,643rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,793rd in 2019) and the 211th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Tommy Steele ranks 2,171 out of 4,381. Before him are Jill Johnson, Enrique Bunbury, C. J. Ramone, and Harry Chapin. After him are Macklemore, Sigrid, Johnnie Ray, Soraya, R. L. Burnside, Cássia Eller, Fermín IV, and Candi Staton.

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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 5,645 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 211. Before him are George Ezra (1993), Jet Harris (1939), Ann Lee (1967), Sam Ryder (1989), Ian Watkins (1977), 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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