Adam Faith

Adam Faith was an English singer and actor who began in skiffle and became a British rock and roll teen idol. Born in Acton, London, in 1940, he started his musical career in 1957 with the Worried Men before Jack Good arranged a solo recording contract. He scored consecutive UK number ones with What Do You Want? in 1959 and Poor Me in 1960, and was one of the decade's most charted acts. He also acted, appearing in Beat Girl (1960) and starring as the title character in the television series Budgie from 1971 to 1972. In Stardust (1974) he played a rock manager and earned a BAFTA nomination. Later screen work included McVicar (1980), Foxes (1980) and the series Love Hurts from 1992 to 1994. He managed Leo Sayer and co-produced early hits for him. Faith died in 2003.