Glitter's fame began to fade in the late 1970s, but she made a triumphant comeback as a solo artist in the early 1980s. He is included in the Top 100 most successful chart acts in the United Kingdom. He sold more than 20 million records and had 26 hit singles, which lasted a total of 180 weeks in the UK Singles Chart, with twelve of them reaching the Top 10 and three reaching the top of the chart. He enjoyed a sustained solo UK chart run of hits that included "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" He became well-known for his extreme glam look, which included glitter outfits, heavy make-up, and platform boots, as well as for his high-octane live performances. Despite this, he was named Best Male Artist at the "Saturday Scene" music awards, and his net worth was extremely high at the time of the award ceremony.įollowing a successful career as a solo artist in the 1960s and 1970s under Paul Raven, he adopted the stage name Gary Glitter in the early 1970s. However, he didn't make much of an influence in the United States, where glam rock never really took off, although his song "Rock 'n' Roll Pt 2" was later used during National Hockey League games, resulting in him receiving considerable royalties from the organization. He released "I'm Leader of the Gang (I Am)," which became his first single to reach number one, followed by "I Love You Love Me Love" and "Remember Me This Way." He went on to have 11 consecutive Top Ten singles in the United Kingdom and became extremely popular there, resulting in a significant increase in his net worth. As time passed, he would go on to make far more successful tracks, now backed by the Glitter Band, and begin to showcase his signature style of glitter suits and platform boots He released the single "Rock and Roll," which had an A and B side and became famous in many countries. Gary Glitter was his first stage name, but he changed it to Paul Monday after the prominent glam rock movement. Following the group's dissolution, Paul formed a new group called Boston International, who toured extensively and recorded a few albums. Gadd then met producer Mike Leander, who invited him to join his band, the Mike Leander Show Band, shortly after. Paul then decided to pursue a career in television advertisements. He collaborated with producer George Martin and released two singles, both commercial failures. Having recorded several ballads and rock & roll songs, he came to the attention of film producer Robert Hartford-Davis, who encouraged him to record songs under Paul Raven.Īfter a year, he was signed to a recording contract with Parlophone and hired a new management team. He began playing in bars when he was 16 and later moved on to more high-profile venues as his career developed. He was known to run away to visit nightclubs in London regularly. Vietnam deported him to Britain upon his release.Gary was a troublemaker and was initially placed in foster care from a young age. He served nearly all of a sentence of three years in prison for incidents involved two Vietnamese girls, aged 10 and 11, from the southern coastal city of Vung Tau. Glitter then resided for years in Asia, and was convicted of obscene acts with children in March 2006 in Vietnam. An album of material he released two years was sold mainly through his website, as British shops refused to stock the release. Glitter was convicted in Britain in 1999 of possessing child pornography, and served half of a four-month jail term. Glitter is best known for the hit Rock & Roll (Part 2), released in 1972, but he fell into disgrace after repeated disturbing behaviour. Previously convicted, deported from Vietnam Glitter was arrested in October 2012 under Operation Yewtree, the national investigation launched in the wake of the child abuse scandal surrounding the late BBC entertainer Jimmy Savile. The singer was found guilty of one count of attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 13. Jimmy Savile report says BBC missed chances to stop sexual predator.Q Outrage grows over Joker movie's use of song by convicted child molester Gary Glitter
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