Adam Ant
Adam Ant Adam Ant at the 100 Club, January 2011 Background information Birth name Stuart Leslie Goddard Born (1954-11-03) 3 November 1954 (age 60) Marylebone, London, England Genres New wave, post-punk, power pop Occupation(s) Musician Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano, bass, harmonica Years active 1976–present Labels CBS, Columbia, MCA, EMI Associated acts Adam and the Ants Website www.adam-ant.com www.adam-ant.net Adam Ant (born Stuart Leslie Goddard, on 3 November 1954, in Marylebone, London) is an English musician who gained popularity as the lead singer of post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring 10 UK top ten hits from 1980 to 1983, including three No. 1s. He has also worked as an actor, appearing in over two dozen films and television episodes from 1985 to 2003. Since 2010, Ant has undertaken an intensive reactivation of his musical career, performing live regularly in his hometown of London and beyond, recording and releasing a new album and with three full-length UK national tours, two US national tours and a short Australian tour all now completed.