Rod Stewart was born into a family of football fans, is a father of many children, and became known to the general public thanks to his musical heritage. The biography of the legendary singer is very interesting and captures some moments.
Stuart's childhood
Rock musician from Britain Rod Stewart was born on January 10, 1945 in a family of ordinary workers.
The boy's parents had many children who were raised in love and respect. At school, Rod studied well, showed interest in such sciences as history and geography.
The boy took part in various competitions. He began to get involved in music in his school years, when his parents took guitar lessons for their 11-year-old son.
The Rhoda brothers were passionate athletes, they loved football. The boy also became interested in this sport, even played as part of a team called Brentford, but the craving for music took over. Even then it was obvious that the guy was talented and he had a great future.
Merit
Over the entire period of his work, the artist has released 28 studio albums. To date, Rod Stewart is recognized as the best-selling musician, having sold more than 100 million records.
Seven of his works have received first place in the British charts, and approximately every third composition was included in the rating ten.
Rod Stewart got a place among the hundred great world performers. In 2005, his name was included in the Walk of Fame rating of famous musicians, and in 2012 his name was awarded the English Hall of Fame. Rod has won many awards over the years of his work, such as the BRIT Awards.
The first songs of Rod Stewart
Rod began his own creative path at the age of 17, having gone on a European tour. Arriving in Spain, the artist's musical journey ended with deportation.
In London, Rod Stewart honed his vocal abilities, performing songs on the streets, in catering establishments, and was a member of various groups.
In 1966, he joined The Jeff Beck Group, then learned what fame is. The team traveled with concerts to the settlements of Britain and the United States of America.
During this time, a couple of platinum albums were released, which became known as Truth (1968) and Beck-Ola (1969).
Since 1966, the artist has been a member of The Faces. He became interested in solo concerts, his pilot compilation An Old Rain coat Won't Ever Let You Down came out on this wave.
Performances in Britain, enriched repertoire, popularity gave Rod a burst of energy. The second album Gasoline Alley (1970) added self-confidence to the singer.
Further work was successful, became hits. The performer became a star and a famous person. After the collapse of The Faces, despite the success of Ooh La La (the band's last compilation), Rod directed all his strength and energy to a solo career.
The release of the block The Best Of Rod Stewart summed up the results of the singer's collaboration with the English company Mercury Records. The artist transferred to Warner Music Group.
During the same period, Rod moved to Los Angeles. The reason for this was the huge British taxes and the hobby of Britt Ackland.
The period of the singer's work from 1982 to 1988 is calm in terms of success. This time was marked by a performance at Rock in Rio, which became a triumph. Returning to the first places of the Singles Charts, Rod perked up, wanted to move on.
A stunning success in 1989 came to the singer during trips to South America. The audience especially actively met the singer, some fans had to be calmed down with water cannons.
Rod Stewart today
Ten years ago, Rod Stewart had thyroid surgery. The following year, after surgery, the Human compilation appeared, which took 50th place in the ratings, but The Story So Far was recognized as a hit.
Several song collections, consisting of works by other musicians, brought success to Rod. At the same time, music critics evaluated them very reservedly.
In 2005, the collection Gold was released. The album Fly Me to the Moon, released in 2010, peaked at number four on the Canadian and Australian Singles Charts.
The latest collection Time (2013) for today, according to Rod Stewart, contains excellent lyrics, enough acoustics, mandolins and violin.
Personal life
Rod Stewart is married for the third time. His current wife is English model Penny Lancaster. The couple met at a party organized to celebrate Christmas, the first step was for a girl who approached Rod for an autograph.
The couple got married in 2007, having lived in a civil marriage for eight years before that. In 2011, when Rod Stewart turned 66, he became the father of the eighth child, the son of Aiden.
In the third marriage, there is another son, whom his parents love very much. Rod had six children from previous marriages.
The very first heir was a daughter named Sarah, who was born when Rod was 18 years old. Interestingly, the girl is seven years older than Rod's current wife.
