. . . "Costello at the 76th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon"@en . . . . "In 1971, Elvis's parents divorced, so he moved to Windsor with Lou and decided to drop the \"Presley Jr.\" part of his name. From then on he would be known only as Elvis Costello. He then formed a band called Rusty Nails Give You Tetanus, but when that failed, he formed a new band called Flip You Off in the City, but that ultimately failed too."@en . "Elvis Costello"@en . . . "Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus; 25 August 1954) is an English singer-songwriter. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British new wave movement of the mid-to-late 1970s. His critically acclaimed debut album, My Aim Is True, was recorded in 1976. Shortly after recording his first album, he formed The Attractions as his backing band. They toured and recorded together for the better part of a decade, though differences between Costello and members of The Attractions caused them to split by 1986. Much of Costello's work since 1986 has been credited to him as a solo artist, though partial reunions with some members of The Attractions have been credited to the group over the years. Steeped in wordplay, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader than that of most popular songs. His music has drawn on many diverse genres; one critic described him as a \"pop encyclopaedia\", able to \"reinvent the past in his own image\". Costello has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award, and has twice been nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male. In 2003, Elvis Costello and 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."@en . . "Paddington, London, England"@en . "Elvis Costello is a musician. He had been the musical guest in 1978 where he was supposed to perform his song \"Less Than Zero.\" 30 seconds into the song, Elvis Costello stopped his band stating \u201CI\u2019m sorry, ladies and gentlemen, but there\u2019s no reason to do this song here.\" He then performed \"Radio, Radio\", a move which caused him to be banned as he had changed his plans without notifying Lorne Michaels. However, the ban was eventually lifted and Costello was formally reinstated in 1989 where he was invited back again. Costello even parodied his own stunt on the 25th anniversary show by interrupting the Beastie Boys' performance of \"Sabotage\" which quickly morphed into a joint performance of \"Radio, Radio.\". On May 18, 1991, he once again was the musical performer at the time when George Wendt was hosting."@en . . . . . "Declan Patrick MacManus (nacido el 25 de agosto de 1954 en Londres, Inglaterra) conocido como Elvis Costello, es un m\u00FAsico, cantante y compositor brit\u00E1nico."@es . "Composer"@en . "1954-08-25"^^ . "Face: Babyface Hometown: London Hair: I gave him a black pompadour Torso: (Rock Rags) Vintage Blazer and Tie(Main Color Black, Detail Color Black Legs: (Rock Rags) Dolltree Leisure Pants(Main Color Black, Detail Color Black) Shoes: (Rock Rags) Velouraptors(Main Color Black, Detail Color Black) Accessories: (Glasses) Costellos Guitar: Fender 1959 Custom Telecaster(Choose Finish Ash, Main Color is first one after the blues, Detail Color Black) Credit: knick9mm [1]"@en . . . . . "Liz notes that her mother Nancy Parker always listens to Elvis Costello on wash day. (\"Wipeout!\")"@en . . . "Elvis Costello (b.1954) is an English singer-songwriter. In 2011, Costello performed with Kami, Telly Monster, Abby Cadabby, Grover and Cookie Monster at the Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala. Costello has written for Vanity Fair, and appeared as himself in the feature film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and the television series 30 Rock and 3rd Rock from the Sun. Costello appeared on Sesame Street for the song \"(A Monster Went and) Ate My Red Two\", a parody of his song \"(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes\", with Elmo and Cookie Monster. (YouTube)"@en . . . . "Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus; 25 August 1954) is an English singer-songwriter. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British new wave movement of the mid-to-late 1970s. His critically acclaimed debut album, My Aim Is True, was recorded in 1976. Shortly after recording his first album, he formed The Attractions as his backing band. They toured and recorded together for the better part of a decade, though differences between Costello and members of The Attractions caused them to split by 1986. Much of Costello's work since 1986 has been credited to him as a solo artist, though partial reunions with some members of The Attractions have been credited to the group over the years."@en . . . "He is one of a very few people involved with the series in any way who has worked with Hugh Laurie on another project, the 1997 film Spice World."@en . . "Elvis Costello"@en . . "Elvis Costello is a British singer-songwriter. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British new wave movement of the mid-to-late 1970s. His critically acclaimed debut album, \"My Aim Is True\", was recorded in 1976. Shortly after recording his first album, he formed The Attractions as his backing band. They toured and recorded together for the better part of a decade, though differences between Costello and members of The Attractions caused them to split by 1986. Much of Costello's work since 1986 has been credited to him as a solo artist, though partial reunions with some members of The Attractions have been credited to the group over the years."@en . "Born: 1954 Headquarters: London, UK"@en . . . "Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus, 25 August 1954) is an English singer-songwriter.[3] He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British punk and new wave movement of the mid-to-late 1970s.[4][5] His critically acclaimed debut album, My Aim Is True, was recorded in 1977. Shortly after recording his first album he formed the Attractions as his backing band. His second album, This Year's Model, was released in 1978, and was ranked number 11 by Rolling Stone on its list of the best albums from 1967\u20131987. His third album, Armed Forces, was released in 1979, and features his most successful single \"Oliver's Army\". His first three albums all appeared on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Album"@en . . "'Elvis James Costello, is a famous musician. He appeared as himself in the episode \"Back Off, Mary Poppins\" as part of Charlie's support group in season 2."@en . "Declan Patrick MacManus (nacido el 25 de agosto de 1954 en Londres, Inglaterra) conocido como Elvis Costello, es un m\u00FAsico, cantante y compositor brit\u00E1nico."@es . . . . "Costello and the Attractions toured and recorded together for the better part of a decade, though differences between them caused a split by 1986. Much of Costello's work since has been as a solo artist, though reunions with members of the Attractions have been credited to the group over the years. Steeped in wordplay, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broad. His music has drawn on many diverse genres; one critic described him as a \"pop encyclopaedia\", able to \"reinvent the past in his own image\"."@en . . . "Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus; 25 August 1954) is an English singer-songwriter. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British Punk & New Wave movement of the mid-to-late 1970s. His critically acclaimed debut album, My Aim Is True, was recorded in 1976. Shortly after recording his first album he formed The Attractions as his backing band. His second album, This Year's Model, was released in 1978, and was ranked number 11 by Rolling Stone on its list of the best albums of the period 1967-1987. Costello and The Attractions toured and recorded together for the better part of a decade, though differences between them caused a split by 1986. Much of Costello's work since has been as a solo artist, though reunions with members of The Attractions have been credited to the group over the years. (Read more at Wikipedia.)"@en . . . "Elvis Costello is a British singer-songwriter. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British new wave movement of the mid-to-late 1970s. His critically acclaimed debut album, \"My Aim Is True\", was recorded in 1976. Shortly after recording his first album, he formed The Attractions as his backing band. They toured and recorded together for the better part of a decade, though differences between Costello and members of The Attractions caused them to split by 1986. Much of Costello's work since 1986 has been credited to him as a solo artist, though partial reunions with some members of The Attractions have been credited to the group over the years."@en . "In 1971, Elvis's parents divorced, so he moved to Windsor with Lou and decided to drop the \"Presley Jr.\" part of his name. From then on he would be known only as Elvis Costello. He then formed a band called Rusty Nails Give You Tetanus, but when that failed, he formed a new band called Flip You Off in the City, but that ultimately failed too. Costello quit school after he finished, and worked several odd jobs, the oddest of all being a perfume tester for Elizabeth Arden. The fumes made him high, and he frequently engaged in mindless thought, resulting in song lyrics that he wrote down and later put to music in his spare time when he was alone with his guitar. But all of that changed once he made a demo tape and gave it to Stiff Records. His recording of a song he wrote about his parents' divorce called \"I'm Not Angry\" caught the attention of his future manager, and the rest is history."@en . . . "Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus; 25 August 1954) is an English singer-songwriter. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British Punk/New Wave movement of the mid-to-late 1970s. His critically acclaimed debut album, My Aim Is True, was recorded in 1976. Shortly after recording his first album, he formed The Attractions as his backing band. They toured and recorded together for the better part of a decade, though differences between Costello and members of The Attractions caused them to split by 1986. Much of Costello's work since 1986 has been credited to him as a solo artist, though partial reunions with some members of The Attractions have been credited to the group over the years. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader than that of most popular songs. His music has drawn on many diverse genres; one critic described him as a \"pop encyclopaedia\", able to \"reinvent the past in his own image\". Costello has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award, and has twice been nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male. In 2003, Elvis Costello and 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."@en . . "Face: Babyface Hometown: London Hair: I gave him a black pompadour Torso: (Rock Rags) Vintage Blazer and Tie(Main Color Black, Detail Color Black Legs: (Rock Rags) Dolltree Leisure Pants(Main Color Black, Detail Color Black) Shoes: (Rock Rags) Velouraptors(Main Color Black, Detail Color Black) Accessories: (Glasses) Costellos Guitar: Fender 1959 Custom Telecaster(Choose Finish Ash, Main Color is first one after the blues, Detail Color Black) Credit: knick9mm [1]"@en . "Elvis Costello is a musician. He had been the musical guest in 1978 where he was supposed to perform his song \"Less Than Zero.\" 30 seconds into the song, Elvis Costello stopped his band stating \u201CI\u2019m sorry, ladies and gentlemen, but there\u2019s no reason to do this song here.\" He then performed \"Radio, Radio\", a move which caused him to be banned as he had changed his plans without notifying Lorne Michaels."@en . . . . . . "Costello and the Attractions toured and recorded together for the better part of a decade, though differences between them caused a split by 1986. Much of Costello's work since has been as a solo artist, though reunions with members of the Attractions have been credited to the group over the years. Steeped in wordplay, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broad. His music has drawn on many diverse genres; one critic described him as a \"pop encyclopaedia\", able to \"reinvent the past in his own image\". He has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award, and has twice been nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male Singer. In 2003, Costello and 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. Costello has also co-written several original songs for motion pictures, including \"God Give Me Strength\" from Grace of My Heart (1996, with Burt Bacharach) and \"The Scarlet Tide\" from Cold Mountain (2003, with T-Bone Burnett). For the latter, Costello was nominated (along with Burnett) for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media."@en . "Born: 1954 Headquarters: London, UK"@en . "'Elvis James Costello, is a famous musician. He appeared as himself in the episode \"Back Off, Mary Poppins\" as part of Charlie's support group in season 2."@en . . "Liz notes that her mother Nancy Parker always listens to Elvis Costello on wash day. (\"Wipeout!\")"@en . "1"^^ . . . . . . . . "Elvis Costello (born \"Declan Patrick Pippy Go Merry Buttons\") is an Irish singer who is seen by many to be a sort of older male Avril Lavigne, but instead of singing about skateboarding he sings about people dying in shipyards. He has been making music for almost 30 years, but nobody noticed until he joined Stephen Colbert in A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!."@en . "Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus, 25 August 1954) is an English singer-songwriter.[3] He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British punk and new wave movement of the mid-to-late 1970s.[4][5] His critically acclaimed debut album, My Aim Is True, was recorded in 1977. Shortly after recording his first album he formed the Attractions as his backing band. His second album, This Year's Model, was released in 1978, and was ranked number 11 by Rolling Stone on its list of the best albums from 1967\u20131987. His third album, Armed Forces, was released in 1979, and features his most successful single \"Oliver's Army\". His first three albums all appeared on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[6] Costello and the Attractions toured and recorded together for the better part of a decade, though differences between them caused a split by 1986. Much of Costello's work since has been as a solo artist, though reunions with members of the Attractions have been credited to the group over the years. Steeped in wordplay, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader than that of most popular songs. His music has drawn on many diverse genres; one critic described him as a \"pop encyclopaedia\", able to \"reinvent the past in his own image\".[7] Costello has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award, and has twice been nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male.[8] In 2003, Costello and the Attractions were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[9] In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Costello number 80 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.[10]"@en . . . "Elvis Costello (b.1954) is an English singer-songwriter. In 2011, Costello performed with Kami, Telly Monster, Abby Cadabby, Grover and Cookie Monster at the Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala. Costello has written for Vanity Fair, and appeared as himself in the feature film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and the television series 30 Rock and 3rd Rock from the Sun. Costello appeared on Sesame Street for the song \"(A Monster Went and) Ate My Red Two\", a parody of his song \"(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes\", with Elmo and Cookie Monster. (YouTube)"@en . . "Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus; 25 August 1954) is an English singer-songwriter. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British Punk & New Wave movement of the mid-to-late 1970s. His critically acclaimed debut album, My Aim Is True, was recorded in 1976. Shortly after recording his first album he formed The Attractions as his backing band. His second album, This Year's Model, was released in 1978, and was ranked number 11 by Rolling Stone on its list of the best albums of the period 1967-1987. Costello and The Attractions toured and recorded together for the better part of a decade, though differences between them caused a split by 1986. Much of Costello's work since has been as a solo a"@en . "Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus; 25 August 1954) is an English singer-songwriter. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British Punk/New Wave movement of the mid-to-late 1970s. His critically acclaimed debut album, My Aim Is True, was recorded in 1976. Shortly after recording his first album, he formed The Attractions as his backing band. They toured and recorded together for the better part of a decade, though differences between Costello and members of The Attractions caused them to split by 1986. Much of Costello's work since 1986 has been credited to him as a solo artist, though partial reunions with some members of The Attractions have been credited to the group over the years."@en . . "Elvis Costello"@es . . . "He is one of a very few people involved with the series in any way who has worked with Hugh Laurie on another project, the 1997 film Spice World."@en . "Elvis Costello (born \"Declan Patrick Pippy Go Merry Buttons\") is an Irish singer who is seen by many to be a sort of older male Avril Lavigne, but instead of singing about skateboarding he sings about people dying in shipyards. He has been making music for almost 30 years, but nobody noticed until he joined Stephen Colbert in A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!."@en .