Jewry later also appeared in Billy Fury's movie Play It Cool (1962) and the Tommy Steele film It's All Happening (1963). He was managed by Larry Parnes. [7] Persona change [ edit ] This is the discography of British singer Bernard Jewry, better known as Alvin Stardust, including the discography of Shane Fenton and the Fentones, of which he was the lead singer. a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.290. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Stardust, who had a successful second career in musical theatre, and appeared occasionally as a TV actor, had just recorded his first new album for 30 years. Called simply Alvin, It is due to be released on Monday. He later took a number of roles in musical theatre, including as the child catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and on television shows including Hollyoaks and Doctors.

Which is, after all, how we should remember him. Alvin Stardust is a reminder that one of the very best things pop music can do is to make you feel ever-so-slightly afraid. I may not have known him long but even in that short time he proved to be one of the most genuine and likeable men I’ve ever met. His passing is a huge and sad loss.”A songwriter for Levy’s record label, Peter Shelley, had written My Coo Ca Choo and wanted a distinctive performer to front it. Between them the pair created the Alvin Stardust name – the original choice was Elvin, melding Elvis Presley and Gene Vincent – before dressing their charge in leather and telling him to appear mean and surly, a counterpoint to the glam image popular at the time. David Bowie names the 'real' Ziggy Stardust". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015 . Retrieved 9 June 2018. As Alvin Stardust, he released thirty-five singles, one EP, eleven studio albums (two posthumously and three which were re-recordings of his hits) and two live albums. At least ten compilation albums have been released comprising Stardust's songs.

His eldest son, Shaun Fenton, was born in 1969. [23] His birth was registered in December 1969 under the name of Fenton. [24] The other son is the drum and bass producer Adam F. Thompson, Steve (22 May 2021). "Behind The Wheel: Alvin Stardust". The Steve Thompson Band . Retrieved 8 September 2021. Stardust was part of the Green Cross Code road safety campaign Children's Heroes (1976), which saw him instructing children to look both ways before they crossed the road. [11] Later work [ edit ] Stardust at Guilfest 2012 Thompson, Dave. "Biography of Shane Fenton and the Fentones". Allmusic . Retrieved 31 December 2010.

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SHANE FENTON & THE FENTONES | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com . Retrieved 9 September 2021.

Bernard William Jewry was born 27 September 1942 in Muswell Hill, then in Middlesex (now in the London Borough of Haringey). [1] [2] Having moved at a young age to Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, where his mother ran a boarding house frequented by musicians and entertainers appearing locally, [3] Jewry attended the Southwell Minster Collegiate Grammar School (now Southwell Minster School) in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, near Newark-on-Trent, as a boarder. He made his stage debut in pantomime at the age of four. Pretend" was a hit in the United Kingdom in 1981, reaching number four in the UK Singles Chart. It reached number one in the Dutch Top 40 in November 1981. The song was also successful in Portugal in 1983. [12] Alvin Stardust: Life and career in pictures". BBC News. 23 October 2014 . Retrieved 24 October 2014. a b Singh, Anita (23 October 2014). "Alvin Stardust dies after short illness". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 29 October 2018.a b "Alvin Stardust | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com . Retrieved 9 September 2021. Win a copy of Alvin's new album" (PDF). Record Mirror. 16 November 1974. p.19 . Retrieved 8 September 2021. Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1sted.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p.156. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.