TODAY'S CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY... LISA MARIE PRESLEY

TODAY'S CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY... LISA MARIE PRESLEY

American singer and songwriter Lisa Marie Presley was born in Memphis, Tennessee on 1st February 1968 and passed away on 12th January 2023.  She was divorced and had 4 children and is the only daughter of the ‘King of Rock and Roll’ Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley.

When she was just 4 years old, her parents divorced and her father died when she was 9.  On her 25th birthday, Lisa Marie inherited her father’s estate which at the time was estimated at $100m.

Her singing career began in 2003 when her first album was released. The songs featuring in this album were almost all written by herself.  She then gave a concert in the UK to promote it and its first single made it with the Top 20 on the charts.  Later that year, Lisa Marie sang in duet with Pat Benatar during a concert held in Las Vegas.

Her second album came out in 2005 and included cover versions of other artists’ songs.  Like the previous one, it went well on the charts.  Two years later, she recorded the song ‘In the Ghetto’, which was originally released by her father in 1969.  It was recorded ‘in duet’ with her dad in commemoration of his 30th anniversary from his demise.  In the last 2 decades, Lisa Marie released another album and 3 singles.

Lisa Marie was a well-known philanthropist and humanitarian and hugely supported her hometown Memphis, particularly literacy and homelessness as well as raised funds to help several charitable institutions.  She received various honours and recognition in this regard.

Presley died from cardiac arrest on 12th January 2023 at the age of 54.  Her memoir ‘From Here to the Great Unknown’, written by her daughter, was published posthumously in October 2024.

 

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