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Who is the world's oldest popstar and how old?

― Dawn Braaten, Thursday, 19 February 2004 14:46 (twenty-two years ago)

~~Gary Glitter~~

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 19 February 2004 14:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Some long-haired, sandal-wearing hippie named Jesus.
No wait, Moses!

― My Huckleberry Friend (Horace Mann), Thursday, 19 February 2004 14:50 (twenty-two years ago)

i think the oldest person to have had a Top 40 hit may be John Lee Hooker who was over 70 when 'Boom Boom' was released as a single around ten years ago

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 19 February 2004 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)

(he may have been just one year older than Johnny Cash would've been when 'Hurt' was re-released a few months back?)

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 19 February 2004 14:52 (twenty-two years ago)

of course neither really class as a 'pop star' as such. Sting was 52 when his poppy 'Send Your Love' was released last year tho.

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 19 February 2004 14:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Do they have to be alive to count? Ravel's Bolero was a hit circa Torvill & Dean.

― Madchen (Madchen), Thursday, 19 February 2004 14:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Rod Stewart, a billionty-twelve years old.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Bowie is 4 years older than Sting!

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:05 (twenty-two years ago)

and Rod Stewart is 2 years older than Bowie, but when did he last put a single out?

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:06 (twenty-two years ago)

and Jagger's two years older than Stewart, and Macca one year more - but Bowie's the only actual pop star out of this lot still no?

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:07 (twenty-two years ago)

How old was Gordon Haskell bloke?

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Haskell is 58 this year

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:13 (twenty-two years ago)

not sure when Aretha last did something but she's 64 this year

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I believe the oldest male soloist to have a UK number one is Louis Armstrong ("What A Wonderful World") and the oldest female is Cher ("Believe").

― Nick H (Nick H), Thursday, 19 February 2004 16:29 (twenty-two years ago)

I bet Cher loves hearing that.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 19 February 2004 16:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Tina Turner? Shirley Bassey? Alive alive-o?

― Rumpy Pumpkin (rumpypumpkin), Thursday, 19 February 2004 17:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I saw Chuck Berry get off a plane a couple months ago.... he looks fantastic. Poop and pee is the fountain of youth.

― andy, Thursday, 19 February 2004 17:50 (twenty-two years ago)

how come Shaun Ryder looks twice his age then?

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 19 February 2004 17:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Cliff Richard, people, Cliff Richard.

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 19 February 2004 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh but he looks so young and hip in the "Wired for Sound" video, dig the funky skater moves.

― Rumpy Pumpkin (rumpypumpkin), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:20 (twenty-two years ago)

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