Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley, born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, and died August 16, 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee, is an American singer and actor. Nicknamed "The King," he had on music culture worldwide and considerable influence. Rock and roll pioneer - it helps to first popularize the US and around the world - and music marketing, it is considered a major artist of the twentieth century.

Elvis Presley has sold seven hundred million records in his lifetime, and ever since, the figure of one billion is mentioned what made him the solo artist with the most sold records worldwide. Actor, he turned in 31 films, gave 1156 concerts in the United States, including 525 performances in Las Vegas.

He is the first artist to have a concert televised telecasts in 54 countries simultaneously: the event takes place January 14, 1973 in Hawaii and its audience is measured and a half billion viewers, a record date for a musical. At his death, his personal fortune amounted to 150 million US dollars. It appears in the ranking of deceased artists relating the most money. Elvis Presley gets during his career 90 gold records, platinum 52, 25 multi-platinum and diamond for Elvis' Christmas Album, sold worldwide to over ten million copies.

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