Rare Performance and Interview With Yusuf (Cat Stevens) Will Be Broadcast Exclusively on SIRIUS Satellite Radio

NEW YORK, NY (SIRIUS Satellite Radio) - SIRIUS Satellite Radio will broadcast a rare, exclusive performance and interview with British singer-songwriter Yusuf, formerly known as Cat Stevens.

Yusuf will visit SIRIUS for an in-studio performance, his first in America in decades, and to discuss his first album of modern pop songs in 28 years, An Other Cup (Ya/Atlantic). His SIRIUS interview and performance will be broadcast on The Spectrum, channel 18, on Wednesday, December 20 at 12 pm ET. It will be rebroadcast on Thursday, December 21 at 6 pm ET, and on Saturday, December 23 at 10 am ET.

As Cat Stevens, Yusuf Islam began recording in 1967, and made his US chart debut in 1971 with the acclaimed album Tea for the Tillerman. Over the next seven years he had seven top 10 albums and became one of the most important figures in the folk-rock movement. His albums as Cat Stevens currently sell more than 1.5 million copies a year, and his many worldwide hits include "Wild World," "Peace Train," "Oh Very Young" and "Morning Has Broken." His song "First Cut is the Deepest" has been covered by Rod Stewart and Sheryl Crow (who earned a 2005 GRAMMY(R) award nomination for her version).

In 1978, he left the music world entirely, having converted to Islam, and devoted his life to charitable and educational work, for which he has received a series of awards, including 2004's "Man For Peace," voted by a committee of Nobel peace laureates and presented by Mikhail Gorbachev.
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