Name : Lisa Marie Presley
Profession : singer, model
Date of Birth : February 1, 1968
Place of Birth : Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Height : 5' 3"
Claim to fame : celebrated only child of Elvis Presley.
Lisa Marie Presley - Detailed Biography
As the only
child of rock & roll's first and most celebrated star, Lisa Marie Presley had to
work extremely hard to establish herself, far away from her famous Father. It
was a rough road, but Lisa Marie had the spark and rawness to do it, and to do
it on her own terms.
Born to Elvis and Priscilla Presley on February 1, 1968, Elvis's only daughter
spent the first four years of her life at Graceland, where she was the apple of
her father's eye. When her parents split in 1972, Lisa Marie left Nashville with
her mother for the suburbs of Los Angeles, but regularly visited Elvis in
Memphis. Music was undoubtedly a big part of her life; Elton John, David Cassidy
and some of Elvis' softer songs were her favorites. Having music around allowed
Lisa Marie an escape. The tension between the two households and the geographic
distance was emotionally taxing for a young girl; such stress came to a head on
August 16, 1977, when her father died after an apparent drug overdose.
The decade that followed showed an aggressive young lady that lacked direction
and discipline. Lisa Marie meddled in drugs during her teenage years, while
listening to Devo and the Sex Pistols. At age 18, she left drugs behind and
began following Scientology. She began writing songs, but the process proved
nerve-racking. Aware of the pressures of being Elvis Presley's daughter, she
didn't pursue a songwriting career, spending time instead beginning a family;
she married her longtime boyfriend, Danny Keough, in 1988, and during the
six-year marriage had two children. Soon after that marriage dissolved, she
confirmed that she had tied the knot with Michael Jackson. After three years of
media scrutiny, Presley grew exhausted and divorced Jackson in 1997.
A chance meeting with producer Glen Ballard motivated Presley to give music
another try. Ballard was impressed with her dark, luckless melodies and
coordinated a deal with Capitol. Although her debut album was initially slated
for a 2000 release, it didn't appear for another three years. In the meantime,
Presley had begun another tumultuous relationship, with actor Nicolas Cage; the
couple married in mid-2002 but split just three months later.
Finally, in spring 2003, Capitol released her debut album, To Whom It May
Concern. Deeply personal, edgy and furious, the record displayed a side of Lisa
Marie that was both smart and brash. She wasn't interested in living up to her
Father's legacy in the eyes of others because she was comfortable with her own.
To Whom It May Concern sold 140,000 copies during its first week of release in
April. It was also one of the year's highest debuts with its number five
position on Billboard.
