Life on a String
Life on a String may refer to:
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley
(January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer and actor.
Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee with his family when he was 13 years old.
His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience.
Presley, on rhythm acoustic guitar, and accompanied by lead guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues.
In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage him for more than two decades.
Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States.
With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, he became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll.
His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, made him enormously popular—and controversial.
In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in "Love Me Tender".
Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work.
He held few concerts however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood films and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided.
In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback special "Elvis", which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours.
In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, "Aloha from Hawaii".
Years of prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate at the age of 42.
Presley is the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music.
He was commercially successful in many genres, including pop, country, blues, and gospel.
He won three competitive Grammys, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36, and has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame.
Girl Happy
Girl Happy is a 1965 American musical romantic comedy and beach party film starring Elvis Presley in his eighteenth feature.
The movie won a fourth place prize Laurel Award in the category Top Musical of 1965.
It featured the song" Puppet on a String", which reached# 14 on the" Billboard" Hot 100,# 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart and in Canada, and was certified Gold by the RIAA.
Puppet on a String (Elvis Presley song)
"Puppet on a String" is a 1965 song originally recorded by Elvis Presley.
It was written by Roy C. Bennett and Sid Tepper and recorded by Elvis Presley for the MGM film "Girl Happy", which was released on April 14, 1965.
Alfie (Lily Allen song)
" Alfie" is a song by British recording artist Lily Allen from her debut studio album," Alright, Still"( 2006).
Written by Allen and Greg Kurstin, the song was released as the fourth and final single from the album, on 5 March 2007, by Regal Recordings.
In the United Kingdom, it was marketed as a double A- side single, along with" Shame for You".
While the melody incorporates a sample of Sandie Shaw's" Puppet on a String", the lyrics directly describe Allen's real life younger brother( aged 20 at the time of the single's release), actor Alfie Allen, criticising him for laziness.
Contemporary critics gave the song mixed reviews, some complimenting the production, while others considered it fell flat as the album's last song.
The single peaked inside the top 20 of the charts in New Zealand and on the UK Singles Chart, where it became her third single to do so.
The accompanying music video portrayed Allen's brother as a puppet while the storyline follows the lyrical meaning of the song.
The song was performed live by Allen during her 2007 concert tour, as part of the encore.
Japanese nationality law
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Nationality is in the jurisdiction of the Minister of Justice and is generally governed by the Nationality Law of 1950.
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Sandie Shaw
Sandie Shaw, MBE( born Sandra Ann Goodrich; 26 February 1947) is an English singer.
One of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s, she had three UK number one singles with"( There's) Always Something There to Remind Me"( 1964)," Long Live Love"( 1965) and" Puppet on a String"( 1967).
With" Puppet on a String", she became the first British entry to win the Eurovision Song Contest.
She returned to the UK top 40, for the first time in 15 years, with her 1984 cover of the Smiths song" Hand in Glove".
Shaw announced her retirement from the music industry in 2013.
Are You Sure? (The Allisons song)
" Are You Sure?" is a song by British pop duo The Allisons, that represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in English.
The song was performed 15th on the night of the contest, held on 18 March 1961, following Luxembourg's Jean- Claude Pascal with" Nous les amoureux", and preceding Italy's Betty Curtis with" Al di là".
The song received 24 points, placing 2nd in a field of 16, the third consecutive second place Eurovision finish for the UK for whom two subsequent Eurovision entrants would also be second- place finishers before" Puppet on a String" by Sandie Shaw would give the UK its first Eurovision victory at Eurovision 1967.
" Are You Sure?" was also the first UK Eurovision entrant to become a Top Ten hit reaching# 2 UK, the best chart showing for a UK Eurovision entrant until" Puppet on a String" by Sandie Shaw reached# 1 in 1967.
The song was succeeded as the UK representative at the 1962 Contest by Ronnie Carroll with" Ring- A- Ding Girl".
The lyrics are memorable for a possibly unique example of the bizarre grammatical error" Comes tomorrow, you wo n't want me".

Question: Which country the performer of song Puppet On A String (Elvis Presley Song) is from?
Answer: American