The band was highly successful in the UK but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career, making the top ten of the UK Singles Chart in the United Kingdom on ten occasions. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band the Smiths.

Steven Patrick Morrissey (born ), known primarily as Morrissey, is an English lyricist and singer. It has been said 'Most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status that Morrissey has reached in his lifetime.'Īutobiography covers Morrissey's life from his birth until the present day. In 2012, Morrissey was awarded the Keys to the City of Tel-Aviv. In 2007 Morrissey was voted the greatest northern male, past or present, in a nationwide newspaper poll. Singer-songwriter and co-founder of the Smiths (1982-1987), Morrissey has been a solo artist for twenty-six years, during which time he has had three number 1 albums in England in three different decades.Īchieving eleven Top 10 albums (plus nine with the Smiths), his songs have been recorded by David Bowie, Nancy Sinatra, Marianne Faithfull, Chrissie Hynde, Thelma Houston, My Chemical Romance and Christy Moore, amongst others.Īn animal protectionist, in 2006 Morrissey was voted the second greatest living British icon by viewers of the BBC, losing out to Sir David Attenborough.

Steven Patrick Morrissey was born in Manchester on May 22nd 1959.

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