Lisa Marie Presley
Lisa Marie Presley (born February 1, 1968) is an American singer, daughter of the singer Elvis Presley and his wife Priscilla.
In 2003, she launched a career as a singer. Her debut album is called To Whom It May Concern, reaching #5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. To promote this, she has performed in a concert in the UK — something her father never did. She released her second album in 2005, called Now What. It reached #9 on the Billboard 200.
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Marriages & divorces
She married her first husband, Danny Keough, on October 3, 1988. Together, they have two children, Danielle Riley (born May 19, 1989) and Benjamin Storm (born October 21, 1992). Presley divorced Keough on May 6, 1994.
Two weeks later she shocked the world by marrying Michael Jackson on May 18, 1994. The marriage lasted 18 months. Lisa has since said she felt Jackson used her to try to head off accusations of child sexual abuse, to counter that she married him to to get a record deal, or to bring his money to the scientology church. There's speculation that Jackson, who owns The Beatles catalog, wanted to buy Elvis's catalog. The two divorced on January 18, 1996.
On August 10 2002, she married Nicolas Cage, someone well-known for his Elvis-obsession. They were together for just 3 months. Cage divorced her in 2002, and has since remarried.
Trivia
- Her debut album To Whom It May Concern has been certified Gold.
- Her father called her Yisa and Buttonhead.
- Is a member of the Church of Scientology. John Travolta introduced her and her mother to the religion.
- Has suffered from depression.
- Is a recovering drug addict. She began using drugs at 13, and through her Purification sessions with the Church of Scientology, she got clean at 17.
- In 2002, she testified before Congress, speaking out against medicating children for mental disorders.
- Her pet charities benefit literacy and homelessness while opposing psychiatry and psychiatric medication of children.
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Categories: 1968 births | Elvis Presley | American singers | Scientologists | Gay icons