Rod Stewart

For the Canadian filmmaker, see Rob Stewart (filmmaker).

Sir Roderick David Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945)^[1] is a British pop singer, known professionally as Rod Stewart. He was born in London to an English mother and Scottish father. When he started singing in the 1960s, he was player for Brentford F.C., a football team. He started singing in local R&B groups, in the 1970s he began a solo career which made him very famous.^[2]

Stewart in 2014

Sir Rod Stewart CBE
Stewart performing in Oslo in November 1976
Background information
Birth name	Roderick David Stewart
Also known as	"Rod the Mod"
Born	(1945-01-10) 10 January 1945 (age 80) Highgate, London, England
Genres	Rock pop blue-eyed soul blues rock folk rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1961–present
Labels	Mercury Warner Bros. J Universal Music Group Capitol