A biography

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississipi in 1935. But when he was 13 his family and him moved to Memphis. In Memphis he was marginalized until he grew out his sideburns and styled his hair with rose oil. He was involved in show business when he signed a contract with Sun Records. In 1955 Evis sacked his manager and he signed a contract with RCA.

His first break came in 1956, when Elvis was recorded Heartbreak Hotel. He appeared in the film Love Me Tender. In 1957 Elvis starred Jailhouse Hotel and signed a lot of songs of the film. That film and the songs topped the charts. In 1958 Elvis was inducted into the U.S. Army, so his career was stopped. In 1960 Elvis finished his military service, so he released some song and he appeared in some films. In the next years he starred a lot of films until 1968. He did some tours and released some albums since 1968.

In 1972 he released Aloha from Hawaii, a benefical show. During this show four men attacked Elvis. In 1973 he was divorced of his wife. Since this year Elvis became unwell frequently and he became to take drugs from his doctor. Simultaneously his tours augmented until 1977 when Ginger Aldem discovered him unresponsive on his bathroom floor: Elvis was dead.

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