Stevie wright where is he now

Both were immigrants from the Netherlands staying at the migrant hostel, where they were part of a vibrant amateur music scene also frequented by Young, who had arrived from Glasgow in The group secured themselves a residency at the Beatle Village club, and it was there that they were spotted by the music publisher and producer Ted Albert.

Fleet quit, having tired of being separated from his family, and after a string of decreasingly successful singles, the Easybeats disbanded in In he gave an acclaimed performance in the role of Simon Zealotes in the Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar, but began taking heroin while working on the show.

In he enjoyed his biggest solo success with the three-part single Evie , an minute work written by Vanda and Young which gave him a No 1 hit. Heroin addiction prompted Wright to try the controversial drug-induced deep sleep and electroconvulsive therapy treatment, which left him with serious mental health problems.

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Man dies after dinghy capsizes, son survives eight hours at sea. The song was later covered by David Bowie on his Pin-Ups album. The Easybeats broke up in and Wright, also known as Little Stevie, became a top solo artist with his epic song Evie. But he went on to battle drug and alcohol addiction for two decades.

In he was inducted into the Aria Hall of Fame for his success with the Easybeats. Wright was born in the northen English city of Leeds in before moving to Australia with his family at the age of nine.