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Elvis was born on January 8, 1935. He was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. Elvis was raised by his two parents as an only child with little money to live off of. Many of his family lived close by. He attended the Assembly of God Church with his parents where he began to have a love for gospel music. Elvis' first public show, consisting of singing "old shep" was at a fair and he got fifth place earning $5. As he turned 11, he received a guitar from his mother. Elvis was privileged enough to win his high school talent show.

This is an image of Elvis and his parents

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Elvis' music career started with his first demo record of Sun Studio. Lots of people loved Elvis for his unique sense of music style. He started to gather fans in 1955. Also, he signed with RCA Records with the help of his manager. Elvis began to not only sing but also starred on a number of television shows. He ended up being sent to Germany for war. At the time his dear grandma died. Elvis left the army in 1960 and presumed his music career. Elvis was presented with many awards including grammy awards and also in many hall of fames.

A photo of Elvis singing

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Elvis married his wife Priscilla and had a child, Lisa Marie Presley. Unfortunately their marriage was falling to a divorce. After the divorce, his wife received full custody of Lisa.
Later, he started to get involved with drugs. He was admitted to a hospital. Elvis was also struggling with his weight gain. Even with all this, he continued his career of singing.

This is Elvis and his family

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On the morning of August 16, 1977, Elvis died from heart failure at the age of 42. Later, they also indicated that his death was caused by his previous drug use.

A newspaper announcing Elvis' death

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Learning about Elvis Presley was very interesting. My dad loves Elvis and to learn more about him was fun. Everything about Elvis was really cool except for the fact that he had a divorce with his wife and his drug use. I still wonder how he was introduced on the stage. I wish there was actually a way to meet Elvis.

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