•born at the 8th of January 1935 in Tupelo
•his twin died after birth
•Elvis‘ family was poor
•he had a good education (sang in a choir)
•first guitar with ten
•finished school in 1953
•1956: first records
•1956: number one in Charts
•Presley bought a church and rebuilt it
•1961: last concert for eight years
•1968: Lisa Marie was born (she was the wife from Michael Jackson)
•1969: „In the Ghetto“ (many people critcize the song)
•1973: divorced from Priscilla Presley
•1974: Elvis fell ill (unhappy, he thought about negative facts of being a popstar)
•He didn't have much privacy
•Elvis want to be normal
•also he ate much to find a balance
•took pills against fear
The end of the story is that he died of a heart attack (16th of August)
•100.000 people came to his funeral
•he left one million dollars behind
