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 to 1987. Shortly after recording it, he formed the Attractions as his backing band.
His critically acclaimed debut album My Aim Is True was released in 1977.
Ĭostello 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 that emerged in the mid-to-late 1970s. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Costello number 80 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. In 2003, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He has won multiple awards in his career, including Grammy Awards in 19, and has twice been nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male Artist.
Declan Patrick MacManus OBE (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer.
