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Declan Patrick MacManus, (born 25 August 1954), better known by his stage name Elvis Costello, is an English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He 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 of the mid-to-late 1970s. His critically acclaimed debut album, ''My Aim Is True'', was recorded 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 1967–1987. His third album, ''Armed Forces'', was released in 1979, and features his most successful single "Oliver's Army". 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. Steeped in wordplay, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader than that of most popular songs. 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".〔Stephen Thomas Erlewine, , Allmusic. Retrieved 17 September 2007.〕 Costello has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award, and has twice been nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male.〔(Elvis Costello BRITS Profile ) BRIT Awards Ltd〕 In 2003, Costello and the Attractions were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.〔(Elvis Costello and the Attractions ) Rockhall.com.〕 In 2004, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked Costello number 80 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.〔(100 Greatest Artists: Elvis Costello ) Rolling Stone.〕 ==Early life== Costello was born Declan Patrick MacManus〔His full given name is sometimes inaccurately listed as Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus but Aloysius was not one of his names at birth. Costello began using the name "Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus" (or sometimes, "D.P.A. MacManus") in both the writing and production credits of his albums in 1986, although this was largely phased out by the mid-1990s. It has been suggested that Aloysius could be his confirmation name, or that the use of the name Aloysius is a reference to English comedian Tony Hancock, born Anthony John Hancock, who became famous in the UK playing a comic character who went by the name Anthony Aloysius St. John Hancock.〕 in St Mary's Hospital, London, the son of Lilian Alda (née Ablett, b. 1927, Liverpool) and Ross MacManus (born in Birkenhead, 1927–2011), a musician and bandleader.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Elvis Costello profile at FilmReference.com )〕 He is of Irish heritage.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Elvis Costello's Merseyside roots | Merseysider Magazine | Covering Merseysider, Cheshire and Lancashire )〕 Costello lived in Twickenham, attending Archbishop Myers R.C. School, which is now St Mark's Catholic Secondary School, in neighbouring Hounslow.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Tiscali UK Limited trading as TalkTalk )〕 With a musically inclined father (who was a jazz trumpeter and sang with the Joe Loss Orchestra),〔 Costello's first broadcast recording was with his father in a television commercial for R. White's Lemonade ("I'm a Secret Lemonade Drinker"). His father wrote and sang the song; Costello provided backing vocals. The advertisement won a silver award at the 1974 International Advertising Festival. Costello moved with his Liverpool-born mother to Birkenhead, Cheshire, in 1971. There, he formed his first band, a folk duo called Rusty, with Allan Mayes. After completing secondary school at St. Francis Xavier's College he moved back to London where he next formed a band called Flip City, which had a style in the pub rock vein. They were active from 1974 through to early 1976. Around this time, Costello adopted the stage name D.P. Costello. His father had performed under the name Day Costello, and Elvis has said in interviews that he took this name as a tribute to his father. Costello worked at a number of office jobs to support himself, most famously at Elizabeth Arden – immortalised in the lyrics of "I'm Not Angry" as the "vanity factory" – where he worked as a data entry clerk. He worked for a short period as a computer operator at the Midland Bank computer centre in Bootle. He continued to write songs and began looking for a solo recording contract. He was signed to independent label Stiff Records on the basis of a demo tape. His manager at Stiff, Jake Riviera, suggested a name change, combining Elvis Presley's first name and Costello, his father's stage name.〔(Elvis Costello, interview by Terry Gross ), ''Fresh Air from WHYY'', National Public Radio, WHYY-FM, Philadelphia, 28 February 1989 (rebroadcast 14 September 2007). 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