Teen Beat / Teen Rock
Years active 1957-2003
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Acton, London, England
Born June 23, 1940, Died March 8, 2003 (a. 62), Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Terence Nelhams-Wright (23 June 1940 – 8 March 2003), known as Adam Faith, was a British teen idol, singer, actor and financial journalist. He was one of the most charted acts of the 1960s. He became the first UK artist to lodge his initial seven hits in the Top 5. He was also one of the first UK acts to record original songs regularly.
Early life and education: Terence Nelhams-Wright was born at 4 East Churchfield Road, Acton, Middlesex (now London), England. Known as Terry Nelhams, he was unaware his surname was Nelhams-Wright until he applied for a passport and obtained his birth certificate. The third in a family of five children, Nelhams grew up in a council house in a working class area of London, where he attended John Perryn Junior School. He started work at 12, delivering and selling newspapers while still at school. His first full-time job was odd-job boy for a silk screen printer. … Read the original text here >>> Adam Faith
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