Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou, 21 July 1948), best known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is a British musician of Greek Cypriot and Swedish ancestry. He is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist and prominent convert to Islam.
As Cat Stevens, he has sold over 60 million albums around the world since the late 1960s. His albums Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat were both certified as Triple Platinum by the RIAA in the United States; his album Catch Bull at Four sold half a million copies in the first two weeks of release alone, and was Billboard's number-one LP for three consecutive weeks. He has also earned two ASCAP songwriting awards in consecutive years, for "The First Cut Is the Deepest," which has been a hit single for four different artists.
Stevens converted to Islam at the height of his fame in December, 1977, and adopted his Muslim name, Yusuf Islam, the following year. In 1979 he auctioned all his guitars away for charity and left his music career to devote himself to educational and philanthropic causes in the Muslim community. He has been given several awards for his work in promoting peace in the world, including 2003's World Award, the 2004 Man for Peace Award and the 2007 Mediterranean Prize for Peace. In 2006, he returned to pop music, with his first album of new pop songs in 28 years, entitled An Other Cup. He now goes by the single name Yusuf.
He currently lives with his wife and children in London, and spends part of each year in Dubai.
His newest album, Roadsinger, was released on May 5th 2009.
Very Best of Cat Stevens [Polygram]
Very Best of Cat Stevens [Universal]
Very Best of Cat Stevens [Polygram]
Very Young and Early Songs
Very Best of Cat Stevens [Polygram]
Very Best of Cat Stevens [Universal]
Other Cup [Deluxe Edition]
Night of Remembrance: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Numbers/Izitso/Back to Earth [Box]
Matthew & Son [UK Bonus Tracks]
Very Young and Early Songs
20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection
Other Cup [Deluxe Edition]
Remember: The Ultimate Collection
Yusuf's Cafe Session [DVD]
Yusuf's Cafe Session [DVD]
Footsteps in the Dark: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
I Have No Cannons That Roar
Teaser and the Firecat [Deluxe Edition]
Buddha and the Chocolate Box
Teaser and the Firecat [Deluxe Edition]
Other Cup [Deluxe Edition]
Teaser and the Firecat [Deluxe Edition]
Teaser and the Firecat [Deluxe Edition]
Majikat: Earth Tour 1976 [Special Edition DVD]
Yusuf's Cafe Session [DVD]
London Collector: Cat's Cradle
Other Cup [Deluxe Edition]
