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Quick Facts About Islam

• Biography: Born Steven Demetre Georgiou in London (1948); rose to fame as Cat Stevens in the late 1960s/early 1970s; converted to Islam in 1977 and adopted the name Yusuf Islam; returned to pop/folk in 2006 as Yusuf and later as Yusuf / Cat Stevens.
• Genre & style: Early work = folk-rock/pop; signature hits include Morning Has Broken, Peace Train, Moonshadow; later work includes Islamic-influenced material and more contemporary folk-pop.
• Complete discography (albums, most recent first): King of a Land (2023); Tea for the Tillerman 2 (2020); The Laughing Apple (2017); Tell 'Em I'm Gone (2014); Roadsinger (2009); An Other Cup (2006); Izitso (1977); Back to Earth (1978); Foreigner (1973); Catch Bull at Four (1972); Teaser and the Firecat (1971); Mona Bone Jakon (1970); Tea for the Tillerman (1970); New Masters (1967); Matthew and Son (1967).
• Top singles/hits (most recent first): Take the World Apart (Take from King of a Land, 2023) – chart data not widely published; See What Love Did To Me (2017) – not a major chart hit; Moonshadow (1971) – UK peak 22, US peak 30; Peace Train (1971) – US peak 7.
• Major awards/achievements: Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (2014); Grammy nomination for The Laughing Apple (2017) per Reuters/press coverage; ASCAP Songwriter of the Year (2005, 2006).
• Social media presence: Official site catstevens.com; official social channels cited as Instagram @YusufCatStevens, Twitter/X @yusufcatstevens, Facebook YusufCatStevens.