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" Costello was born on 25 August 1954 at St Mary's Hospital, London, and is of Irish descent on his father's side.[13][14] He is the son of Lilian Alda (née Ablett, b. 1927, Liverpool)[15] and Ross MacManus (born in Birkenhead, 1927–2011), a jazz trumpeter who sang with the Joe Loss Orchestra[16] and who later performed as a solo cabaret act. Costello lived in Twickenham, attending both St. Edmund's Catholic Primary School in nearby Whitton and then Archbishop Myers Secondary Modern R.C. School, which is now St Mark's Catholic Secondary School, in neighbouring Hounslow.[17][18]
In 1971, the 16-year-old Costello moved with his Liverpool-born mother to Birkenhead, Cheshire, where he formed his first band, a folk duo called Rusty, with Allan Mayes.[citation needed] After completing his education at St. Francis Xavier's College (Liverpool) Costello worked at a number of office jobs to support himself, most famously at Elizabeth Arden, where he was employed as a data entry clerk.[citation needed] This is immortalised in the lyrics of "I'm Not Angry" as the "vanity factory". He also worked for a short period as a computer operator at the Midland Bank computer centre in Bootle.[citation needed]
In 1974, he moved back to London, where he formed a pub rock band called Flip City,[19] who were active from 1974 through to early 1976. Costello's first broadcast recording was with his father in a television commercial for R. White's Lemonade ("I'm a Secret Lemonade Drinker") which aired in 1974.[20] His father sang the song and Costello sang backing vocals (the advertisement won a silver award at the 1974 International Advertising Festival).[citation needed] He continued to write songs and began looking for a solo recording contract. He was signed[when?] to independent label Stiff Records on the basis of a demo tape. His manager at Stiff, Jake Riviera, suggested that the singer then calling himself D.P. Costello, start using the first name Elvis.[21]
" Costello was born on 25 August 1954 at St Mary's Hospital, London, and is of Irish descent on his father's side.[13][14] He is the son of Lilian Alda (née Ablett, b. 1927, Liverpool)[15] and Ross MacManus (born in Birkenhead, 1927–2011), a jazz trumpeter who sang with the Joe Loss Orchestra[16] and who later performed as a solo cabaret act. Costello lived in Twickenham, attending both St. Edmund's Catholic Primary School in nearby Whitton and then Archbishop Myers Secondary Modern R.C. School, which is now St Mark's Catholic Secondary School, in neighbouring Hounslow.[17][18]
In 1971, the 16-year-old Costello moved with his Liverpool-born mother to Birkenhead, Cheshire, where he formed his first band, a folk duo called Rusty, with Allan Mayes.[citation needed] After completing his education at St. Francis Xavier's College (Liverpool) Costello worked at a number of office jobs to support himself, most famously at Elizabeth Arden, where he was employed as a data entry clerk.[citation needed] This is immortalised in the lyrics of "I'm Not Angry" as the "vanity factory". He also worked for a short period as a computer operator at the Midland Bank computer centre in Bootle.[citation needed]
In 1974, he moved back to London, where he formed a pub rock band called Flip City,[19] who were active from 1974 through to early 1976. Costello's first broadcast recording was with his father in a television commercial for R. White's Lemonade ("I'm a Secret Lemonade Drinker") which aired in 1974.[20] His father sang the song and Costello sang backing vocals (the advertisement won a silver award at the 1974 International Advertising Festival).[citation needed] He continued to write songs and began looking for a solo recording contract. He was signed[when?] to independent label Stiff Records on the basis of a demo tape. His manager at Stiff, Jake Riviera, suggested that the singer then calling himself D.P. Costello, start using the first name Elvis.[21]
