Lisa Marie Presley
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Birth name | Lisa Marie Presley |
Born | February 1, 1968 Memphis, Tennessee U.S. |
Years active | 2003 - present |
Spouse(s) | Danny Keough (1988-1994) Michael Jackson (1994-1996) Nicolas Cage (2002) Michael Lockwood (2006-Present) |
Lisa Marie Presley (born February 1, 1968) is an American singer/songwriter, who is the only daughter of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu Presley.
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Presley heritage
As Elvis' only child, Lisa Marie eventually inherited his estate at the age of 30. In August 2005, she sold 85 percent of the estate's business holdings to CKX, Inc., excluding Graceland itself and the property within it.
Music career
Lisa Marie is a close friend of her father's ex-girlfriend Linda Thompson. In 2003, after advice from Thompson's record producer and then-husband David Foster, she launched a career as a singer. Her debut album, To Whom It May Concern, reached # 5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and was certified gold. To promote it she presented a concert in the UK, something that her father never did. Presley released her second album, Now What, in 2005 and it reached # 9 on the Billboard 200. It was certified gold in November 2005. Unlike her first album, Now What included a Parental Advisory sticker. Both albums as of 2007 have been certified Platinum. In August 2007, the single In the Ghetto was released. Elvis Presley originally released the single in 1969. In the new version, Lisa Marie duets with her father. The video that was simultaneously released with the single reached number one on the iTunes video sales in the week of its release.
Personal life
Presley has been involved in a number of high profile relationships, including marriages to Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage.
Marriages and divorces
- Marriage: Danny Keough, October 3, 1988
- Notes: They had two children together, Danielle Riley, born May 29, 1989 and , born October 21, 1992
- Divorce: Lisa Marie divorced Keough on grounds of irreconciliable differences in 1994, but they still remain close friends.
- Marriage: Michael Jackson, May 26, 1994, in the Dominican Republic.
- Divorce: The two divorced after 21 months on January 18, 1996 on grounds of irreconcilable differences.
- Notes: In the Divorce papers, Presley stated she had not seen Jackson the last six months of their marriage.
- Marriage: Nicolas Cage, August 10, 2002
- Divorce: Cage filed for divorce after just three months in November 2002 on grounds of irreconcilable differences.
- Marriage: Michael Lockwood, January 22, 2006, in Kyoto, Japan
- Notes: Lockwood is her guitarist and music producer. Keough served as best man at the couple's wedding.
- Engagement: In 2000 she was briefly engaged to rocker John Oszajca
Scientology
Presley and her mother were both introduced to the Church of Scientology by John Travolta. Presley lived near the Scientology Celebrity Center in Clearwater, Florida while taking courses there with her children. She later sold her house in Clearwater to fellow Scientologist Kirstie Alley. Her first husband, Danny Keough, is an avid member of the Church of Scientology. They have raised and home-schooled their children in the religion.
In 2002, she and businessman Neil Bush (brother of President George W. Bush) testified together before a hearing of the United States Congress to speak out against medicating children for mental disorders, a practice which is forsworn by the Church of Scientology. [3]
In December 2005, Presley and her mother both appeared at the gala opening of Scientology's controversial "Psychiatry: An Industry of Death" Museum. [4]
Cultural references - Miscellaneous facts
- Her father, who called her Injun, Yisa, and Buttonhead, named one of his private aircraft, a converted CONVAIR 880 jet (original passenger capacity, 100), after her. The airplane "Lisa Marie" is currently on exhibit at the Graceland mansion museum of Elvis Presley in Memphis, Tennessee. The rock band Queen also used this for a flight, and Lisa gave Queen vocalist, Freddie Mercury, a scarf which belonged to her father.
- She recently stated, on The Oprah Winfrey Show, that she is 5'2" tall.[1]
- She has a half brother, Navarone Garibaldi (b. 1 March 1987), from her mother's 22-year (ended in April 2006) relationship with .
- She attended the 10th grade at an alternative boarding school in Ojai, California, called Happy Valley School.
- On her 10th birthday (1978), her mother Priscilla Presley took her to see actor John Travolta ( 24 years old ), and Lisa had a huge crush on him. Today, they remain friends.
Charities
Lisa Marie Presley supports several charities, including:
- , which combats homelessness in Memphis.
- CCHR, a Scientology-connected group that opposes psychiatry and psychiatrists.
- LEAP, Literacy, Education and Abilities Program, a Scientology connected group affiliated with Applied Scholastics that promotes L. Ron Hubbard's studying techniques.
Discography
Albums
Singles
- 2003 "Lights Out" #16 UK, #34 U.S. CHR/Pop Radio [2]
- 2003 "Sinking In"
- 2005 "Dirty Laundry" #36 Adult Contemporary
- 2005 "Idiot"
- 2007 "In The Ghetto" (with Elvis Presley)[3] #116 USA
"In The Ghetto" became available for purchase on iTunes (both song and video) on August 17, 2007. It premiered on August 16, at the 30th Anniversary Elvis Presley Tribute Concert in Memphis.