He was deported from Cambodia on suspected child sexual abuse charges in 2002 and settled in Vietnam, where a court found him guilty of obscene acts with minors in 2006. He later faced criminal charges and deportation from several countries in connection with both actual and suspected child sexual abuse. At the same time, he was also charged with sexual activity with an underage girl in the 1970s, but was acquitted. His image became irreparably tarnished following his 1997 arrest and 1999 conviction and imprisonment for downloading thousands of child pornography images and videos. He also released seven studio albums and at least 15 albums of compilations and live performances.īBC News described Glitter's fall from grace as "dramatic" and "spectacular". In 1998, his recording of "Rock and Roll" was listed as one of the top 1,001 songs in music history. His popularity waned in the late 1970s, followed by a successful comeback as a solo artist from the 1980s his 1984 song " Another Rock and Roll Christmas" is one of the most played Christmas songs of all time. As of 2001, he was listed in the top 100 most successful UK chart acts. Touch Me (1973) is Glitter's bestselling album, peaking at No. He sold over 20 million records and had 26 hit singles which spent a total of 180 weeks in the UK Singles Chart, with 12 reaching the top 10 and three of those charting at number one.
He became known for his energetic live performances and extremely glam rock image of glitter suits, make-up, and platform boots. After performing under the name Paul Raven in the 1960s, Gadd changed his stage name to Gary Glitter in the early 1970s and had a sustained solo UK chart run of hits including " Rock and Roll (Parts 1 and 2)", " Do You Wanna Touch Me", " I Love You Love Me Love", " I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)", and " Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again".
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