Adam Faith was a British, singer, actor, and financial journalist. He was one of the most charted acts of the 1960s and became the first UK artist to lodge his initial seven hits in the Top 5. Faith was one of Britain's top three pop stars alongside Cliff Richard and Billy Fury, with chart hits including number one singles What Do You Want and Poor Me. He also went into music management during the 70s, and the most important of his clients was Leo Sayer. In the 70s he starred as the chirpy cockney, just out of prison, in the classic television series Budgie, written by Keith Waterhouse. Faith moved away from showbiz in the early 80s, becoming a financial investments adviser. Faith then took up financial journalism, with a regular column for the Daily Mail and then the Mail on Sunday. He was behind the development of digital television's The Money Channel but the venture soon ran into difficulties, the channel closed down and Faith was declared bankrupt, reportedly losing £32m.
He had open heart surgery to treat seriously blocked arteries but died of a heart attack at age 62 in March 2003.
