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Yusuf Islam Biography Names: Stephen Demetre Georgiou, Cat Stevens, Yusuf Islam Born: 21 July 1947 Birthplace: London, England Early life Cat Stevens was born in London, England, his father Greek Cypriot father and his mother Swedish mother. Although his father had a Greek Orthodox background, Cat Stevens was sent to a Roman Catholic school. When he was approximately eight years of age his parents divorced, Later, his mother moved back to Sweden and took him with her, at age 17 he attended art school. Music career Two years later at the age of 18 he published many songs and in 1966 (at age 18). For most of his life Stevens was the name he adopted. Later in his life he `had two near-death experiences. 1. The first one came when he was 19. He was taken to hospital and was diagnosed with tuberculosis. Miraculously, he survived. 2. His second near-death experience came in the late 1970s, where...

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