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Cat Stevens Biography

Cat Stevens

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Born: 1948. Living in: England

Yusuf Islam, commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His 1967 debut album reached the top 10 in the UK, and the album's title song "Matthew and Son" charted at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart.

Stevens' albums Tea for the Tillerman (1970) and Teaser and the Firecat (1971) were both certified triple platinum in the US by the RIAA. His musical style consists of folk, pop, rock, and Islamic music.

His 1972 album Catch Bull at Four spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, and fifteen weeks at number one in the Australian ARIA Charts. He earned two ASCAP songwriting awards in 2005 and 2006 for "The First Cut Is the Deepest", and the song has been a hit for four artists.(8) His other hit songs include "Father and Son", "Wild World", "Peace Train", "Moonshadow", and "Morning Has Broken". In 2007 he received the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Song Collection

Cat Stevens Videos


The Wind

The Wind

The whimsical 1971 acoustic song by Cat Stevens has a gentle folk feel to it that transfers beautifully to a choral setting. Singers will love learning such a warm and welcoming song and audiences will enjoy listening!


The Wind

The Wind

The whimsical 1971 acoustic song by Cat Stevens has a gentle folk feel to it that transfers beautifully to a choral setting. Singers will love learning such a warm and welcoming song and audiences will enjoy listening!


Peace Train

Peace Train

The 1971 chart hit by Cat Stevens resonates in the hearts of millions with its message of hope and peace and now speaks to a new generation!


Peace Train

Peace Train

The 1971 chart hit by Cat Stevens resonates in the hearts of millions with its message of hope and peace and now speaks to a new generation!


Peace Train

Peace Train

The 1971 chart hit by Cat Stevens resonates in the hearts of millions with its message of hope and peace and now speaks to a new generation!



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