Shakin' Stevens

About Shakin' Stevens

Platinum-selling Welsh rock singer-songwriter who has had over thirty Top 40 singles, including"Green Door" and"Oh Julie".

Michael Barratt, known professionally as Shakin' Stevens, is a Welsh singer and songwriter. He was the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s. His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that his commercial success began. His most successful songs were nostalgia hits, evoking the sound of 1950s rock and roll and pop. In the UK alone, Stevens has charted 33 Top 40 hit singles including four chart-topping hits "This Ole House", "Green Door", "Oh Julie", and "Merry Christmas Everyone"; his last Top 40 single was "Trouble" in 2005 apart from his Christmas song, which has re-entered the UK Singles Chart each December since 2007.

Labels	Epic
Born	March 4, 1948, Cardiff, Wales
Years active	1968–present
Genres	Rock and roll
Associated acts	Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets
Birth name	Michael Barratt

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Trivia

He has been considered the U.K.'s top-selling singer of the 1980s.

Shakin' Stevens before fame

He was the frontman for a variety of local bands, notably The Denims, in the 1960s.

Achievement of Shakin' Stevens

In the 1980s, he was the best-selling singer in the United Kingdom.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$20 Million

Shakin' Stevens family life

When Michael Barrett was born, he was the youngest of eleven children. He was married to Carole Stevens from 1967 till 2009.

Associations of Shakin' Stevens

He played Elvis Presley in the 1977 West End musical Elvis!

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