History - julie, Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 7:31pm
umm i need help ahh how old was elvis presley when he became famouse
Elvis Presley was born in January, 1935. He became really famous in 1956. How old was he?
For more information about him, check this article.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley
He was 21 when his song "Blue Suede Shoes" swept the country. He was famous after that. He became known in the south a year or two earlier.
To find out how old Elvis Presley was when he became famous, we need to gather some information about his career.
Elvis Presley became famous in the mid-1950s as a rock and roll singer. One way to determine his age at the time is by looking at the release of his first big hit.
Elvis recorded his first commercial single, "That's All Right," in July 1954. This song received airplay and gained popularity, which is generally considered to be the start of his rise to fame.
Now, let's calculate his age. Elvis Presley was born on January 8, 1935. If we subtract his birth year from the year he gained fame, we can determine how old he was.
1954 - 1935 = 19
Elvis Presley was 19 years old when he became famous.