Gary Glitter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Gary Glitter

Former English glam rock singer-songwriter and musician

Date of Birth: 08-May-1944

Place of Birth: Banbury, England, United Kingdom

Profession: singer, singer-songwriter, musician, autobiographer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Gary Glitter

  • Paul Francis Gadd (born 8 May 1944), known professionally as Gary Glitter, is an English glam rock singer who achieved success in the 1970s and 1980s.
  • He was known for his extreme glam image of glitter suits, make-up and platform boots, and his energetic live performances.
  • He sold over 20 million records, had 26 hit singles which spent a total of 180 weeks in the UK Singles Chart; twelve reaching the Top 10, with three charting at number-one.
  • He is listed in the Top 100 UK most successful chart acts.
  • He was imprisoned for downloading child pornography in 1999, and child sexual abuse and attempted rape in 2006 and 2015.
  • Formerly one of the best-loved entertainers in British music history, in 2015 Glitter was described by Alexis Petridis of The Guardian as a "public hate figure".After performing under the name Paul Raven in the 1960s, changed his stage name to Gary Glitter in the glam rock era of the early 1970s, with a sustained solo UK chart run of hits including "Rock and Roll, Parts 1 and 2", "Do You Wanna Touch Me", "I Love You Love Me Love", "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)", and "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again".
  • Glitter popularity waned in the late 1970s followed by a successful comeback as a solo artist again from the 1980s.
  • His 1984 song "Another Rock and Roll Christmas" is one of the most played Christmas hits of all time.
  • In 1998, his recording of "Rock and Roll" was listed as one of the top 1,001 songs in music history.
  • Glitter also released seven studio albums, and at least fifteen compilation or live albums. The BBC described Glitter's fall from grace as "dramatic" and "spectacular".
  • The late 1990s saw his image become irreparably tarnished, following his 1997 arrest and 1999 conviction in the United Kingdom for downloading thousands of items of child pornography.
  • He was also charged at the same time, but acquitted, of sexual activity with an underage girl in the 1970s.
  • Later, Glitter faced criminal charges and deportation from several countries in connection with actual and suspected child sexual abuse.
  • He was deported from Cambodia on suspected child sexual abuse charges in 2002.
  • After settling in Vietnam, a Vietnamese court found him guilty of obscene acts with minors in 2006.
  • After serving his sentence, Glitter was deported back to the UK where he was placed on the Sex Offenders' Register for life.
  • In October 2012, he was arrested again as part of Operation Yewtree.
  • He was bailed but was eventually charged, in June 2014, with historical child sex offences.
  • On 5 February 2015, he was found guilty of attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault, and one of having sex with a girl under the age of 13 between 1975 and 1980.
  • On 27 February 2015, he was sentenced to a total of 16 years in prison.

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