Adam Ant

SOON TO BE RELEASED - ANT DVD (Definitive Video History 1977 - 1993). He was appointed an officer of the Order of Canada in 2005. Antvideo - Compilation - released 2001. In 1991, the Government of France honored him with the title "Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters". Live in Tokyo - Concert video - released 1994. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6840 Hollywood Blvd. Antics in the Forbidden Zone - Compilation - released 1990. Paul Anka was elected to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1980.

Prince Charming Revue - Concert video - released 1981. Born to parents of Lebanese origin, in 1999 he returned to Lebanon for sell-out performances at the Forum de Beyrouth (The Beirut Forum). A television special entitled "The Madness of Prince Charming" was aired in the UK in 2003 documenting Adam's career highlights, as well as his struggle with mental illness. He returned to his home town to buy a part of the Ottawa Senators hockey team. Since the 2002 incident, Adam has occasionally been featured in news stories surrounding potential projects, his medical condition, as well as tribute bands devoted to celebrating his career. On September 6, 1990, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. The plans were derailed when an altercation in a pub in England led to a brush with the law, and the revelation that Adam suffered from bipolar disorder, the mental illness commonly known as "manic depression" - to which some attibute his extraordinary creativity. By the 1970s, Anka's career centered around adult contemporary and big-band standards, played regularly in Las Vegas.

Adam was poised to join an 80s focused tribute tour in early 2002. After more than ten years without a hit record, in 1974 he teamed up with Odia Coates to record the number 1 hit, "Having My Baby." They would record two more duets that both made it into the Top 10. The box set included 66 tracks on three CDs, and quickly sold through the initial 10,000 units. From his movie work, he wrote and recorded his monster hit, "Lonely Boy." He then went on to become one of the first pop singers to perform at the Las Vegas casinos. "Antbox," a retrospective box set spanning Adam's career from the late 1970s through the 1990s, was released in late 2001. In the 1960s, Anka would begin acting in motion pictures as well as writing songs for them, most notably the theme for the hit movie The Longest Day. A new generation of Ant-influenced artists covered Adam and the Ants' hits during the 90s, including Elastica, Sugar Ray, Trent Reznor, and Robbie Williams. His talent went beyond singing, writing Buddy Holly's giant hit, "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," the theme for Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, Tom Jones' biggest hit record, "She's A Lady", and "My Way," Frank Sinatra's signature song.

While Adam and his group (which included longtime partner Marco Pirroni) played in smaller venues than they had played in the 1980s, the houses were often packed with enthusiastic fans. He toured Britain and then, with Buddy Holly, toured Australia. in support of the album. He followed up with four songs that made it into the Top 20 in 1958, making him one of the biggest teen idols of the time. The mid-1990s was a time of reinvention for Adam, as he re-entered the pop music world with the album "Wonderful." The title track was a success, as was a tour of the U.S. "Diana" is one of the best selling 45s in music history. He had also acquired a stalker which placed him under great stress and as Graham's career took off the relationship faltered. The song, "Diana," brought Anka instant stardom as it rocketed to number one on the charts.

By this time Ant had relocated to Los Angeles and had a long term relationship with Heather Graham. Anka began singing as a child and, encouraged by his parents, at age 14 he recorded his first single, "I Confess." In 1957 he went to New York city where he auditioned for ABC, singing a lovestruck verse he had written to a former babysitter, Diana Ayoub. The album was another moderate success, and featured the hit single "Room at the Top." In 1993, Adam toured in support of a planned album called "Persuasion." For reasons known only to Adam, his entourage, and MCA Records, the album is still unreleased to this day. Paul Anka OC (born July 30, 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian-born American singer and songwriter. The turn of the decade, 1990, saw Adam Ant re-entering the pop music world with the album "Manners and Physique," a collaboration with Andre Cymone, a solo artist and an early member of Prince's band. In 1985 Ant stlll had enough appeal to secure a spot at the "Live Aid" concert but rather than perform a crowd pleasing set of old hits (as Queen did to revive their career) he did songs from the latest album and as a result his sales continued to decline. As the 80s wore on, Adam's attention turned toward acting, with an emphasis on TV and movie roles.

Adam's greatest solo success was during the "Friend or Foe" album era, which included the hit single "Goody Two Shoes." Other hits during this early 1980s timeframe were "Desperate but not Serious" and "Hello, I Love You." Later in the 1980s, Adam worked with producers including Phil Collins (on the "Strip" album), and veteran Tony Visconti ("Vive Le Rock"), achieving varying degrees of success on the charts. Adam's colorful, charismatic onscreen persona was perfect for the new medium. Similar to contemporaries Duran Duran, Adam became one of the first pop video stars. In the first two or three years of the decade, Adam and the Ants had several chart topping hits, including "Stand and Deliver," "Dog Eat Dog," "Prince Charming," and "AntRap." The early days of MTV provided Adam with another vehicle to get his image and message to the masses - the promotional video.

Unquestionably, the high point of Adam Ant's career happened in the very early 1980s. One of the tracks from the Jubilee soundtrack 'Deutscher Girls' was released as a single once the Ants had chart success in 1981. His first major outing as an actor was in 1978 in the Derek Jarman film "Jubilee" both as a character actor and performing songs. Ant was representative of the 'Art School Punk' contingent that were followers of the original punk groups and can be seen in the audience in film of early Sex Pistols gigs.

Similar to David Bowie, Madonna, and other famous shapeshifters in popular music, Adam was notorious for reinventing his image with each subsequent album release. Though he started out playing jagged punk rock music, he gradually altered his image, evolving to a more mainstream pop star. Adam Ant is the stage name of Stuart Leslie Goddard (born November 3, 1954, London, England), who was the lead singer of the highly successful 1980s pop group Adam and the Ants. Antbox - box set - released 2001.

Antmusic EP - extended play - released 1980. Zerox / Whip in my Valise - single - released 1979. Deutscher Girls / Plastic Surgery - single - released 1979. Young Parisians / Lady - single - released 1978.

Wonderful - released 1995. B-Side Babies - released 1994. Persuasion - unreleased 1993. Manners and Physique - released 1990.

Vive Le Rock - released 1985. Strip - released 1983. Friend or Foe - released 1982. Prince Charming - released 1981, re-issued with bonus tracks 2004.

Kings of the Wild Frontier - released 1980, re-issued with bonus tracks 2004. Dirk Wears White Sox - released 1979, re-issued with bonus tracks 2004.