Elvis Costello facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Elvis Costello
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Elvis Costello at a promotional performance in the Summer of 2006.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Declan Patrick MacManus |
| Born | August 25, 1954 London, England |
| Genres | Rock Pop Pub rock Punk rock New Wave |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals Guitar |
| Years active | 1977 - present |
| Labels | Stiff, Radar, F-Beat, Demon, Columbia, Warner Bros., Deutsche Grammophon, Lost Highway |
| Associated acts | The Attractions, The Imposters, Burt Bacharach, Allen Toussaint |
Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus, 25 August 1954) is an English singer and songwriter. He was born in London. He was an important musician in the late 1970s punk rock and new wave music styles. In the 1980s, he played an original style of rock and roll. Later he wrote and performed music in a number of different styles from classical to jazz.
Costello has won multiple awards in his career. These include a Grammy Award. He has twice been nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male. In 2003, Elvis Costello & the Attractions were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Costello number 80 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
After two earlier marriages he married jazz pianist Diana Krall in 2003.
Acting
Costello appeared with his friend Burt Bacharach in the 1999 Austin Powers movie. They played "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" during the scene where Mike Myers danced with Heather Graham.
In 2010, Elvis Costello appeared as himself in David Simon's television series, Treme.
In 2011, Elvis Costello appeared as himself on Sesame Street. He did a song with Elmo and Cookie Monster, titled "Monster Went and Ate My Red 2", a play on "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes".
Images for kids
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Costello's hand prints on the European Walk of Fame, Rotterdam
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Costello performing in tribute to music legends Chuck Berry and Leonard Cohen, who were the recipients of the first annual PEN Awards for songwriting excellence, at the JFK Presidential Library, in Boston, Massachusetts on 26 February 2012
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Elvis Costello and Diana Krall
