Adam Faith

Adam Faith
Adam Faith
	Adam Faith in 1963
Background information
Birth name	Terence Nelhams Wright
Also known as	Terry Nelhams
Born	23 June 1940; Acton, Middlesex, England
Died	8 March 2003 (aged 62); Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Genres	Pop; rock and roll; beat;
Occupation(s)	Musician, actor, journalist
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1957–2003
Labels	Parlophone, Top Rank International, HMV, Warner

Terence Nelhams Wright (23 June 1940 – 8 March 2003), known as Adam Faith, was an English singer, actor, and financial journalist. As a British rock and roll teen idol, he scored consecutive No. 1 hits on the UK Singles Chart with "What Do You Want?" (1959) and "Poor Me" (1960). He became the first UK artist to lodge his initial seven hits in the top 5, and was ultimately one of the most charted acts of the 1960s.^[1] He was also one of the first UK acts to record original songs regularly.^[1]

Faith also maintained an acting career, appearing as Dave in the teen exploitation film Beat Girl (1960), the eponymous lead in the ITV television series Budgie (1971–1972) and Frank Carver in the BBC comedy drama Love Hurts (1992–1994).

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