Declan Patrick MacManus, OBE (born 25 August 1954), known
professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter. He
has won multiple awards in his career, including Grammy Awards in 1999
and 2020, and has twice been nominated for the Brit Award for Best
British Male Artist. In 2003, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Costello number 80 on its
list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.Declan Patrick MacManus,
OBE (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is
an English singer-songwriter. He has won multiple awards in his
career, including Grammy Awards in 1999 and 2020, and has twice been
nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male Artist. In 2003, he
was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2004, Rolling
Stone ranked Costello number 80 on its list of the 100 Greatest
Artists of All Time.Costello began his career as part of London's pub
rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the
first wave of the British punk and new wave movement that emerged in
the mid-to-late 1970s. His critically acclaimed debut album My Aim Is
True was released in 1977. Shortly after recording it, he formed the
Attractions as his backing band. His second album This Year's Model
was released in 1978, and was ranked number 11 by Rolling Stone on its
list of the best albums from 1967 to 1987. His third album Armed
Forces was released in 1979, and features his highest-charting single,
"Oliver's Army" (number 2 in the UK). His first three albums all
appeared on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All
Time.Costello and the Attractions toured and recorded together for the
better part of a decade, though differences between them caused a
split by 1986. Much of Costello's work since has been as a solo
artist, though reunions with members of the Attractions have been
credited to the group over the years. Costello's lyrics employ a wide
vocabulary and frequent wordplay. His music has drawn on many diverse
genres; one critic described him as a "pop encyclopaedia", able to
"reinvent the past in his own image". Elvis Costello Top Movies & Young Movies