Lisa Marie Presley Kimdir'>Lisa Marie Presley
Birth name	Lisa Marie Presley Kimdir'>Lisa Marie Presley
Born	February 1, 1968 (1968-02-01) (age 39) Memphis, Tennessee U.S.
Years active	2003 - present
Spouse(s)	Danny Keough (1988-1994) Michael Jackson (1994-1996) Nicolas Cage (2002) Michael Lockwood (2006-Present)

Lisa Marie Presley Kimdir'>Lisa Marie Presley (born February 1, 1968) is an American singer/songwriter, who is the only child of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu Presley.

Presley heritage

As Elvis' only child, Lisa Marie eventually inherited his estate at the age of 30. In August 2005, she sold 85 percent of the estate's business holdings to CKX, Inc., excluding Graceland itself and the property within it.

Music career

Lisa Marie is a close friend of her father's ex-girlfriend Linda Thompson. In 2003, after advice from Thompson's record producer and then-husband David Foster, she launched a career as a singer. Her debut album, To Whom It May Concern, reached # 5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and was certified gold. To promote it she presented a concert in the UK, something that her father never did. Presley released her second album, Now What, in 2005 and it reached # 9 on the Billboard 200. It was certified gold in November 2005. Unlike her first album, Now What included a Parental Advisory sticker. Both albums as of 2007 have been certified Platinum. In August 2007, the single In the Ghetto was released. Elvis Presley originally released the single in 1969. In the new version, Lisa Marie duets with her father. The video that was simultaneously released with the single reached number one on the iTunes video sales in the week of its release.

Personal life

Presley has been involved in a number of high profile relationships, including marriges to Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage.

Marriages and divorces

Scientology

Presley and her mother were both introduced to the Church of Scientology by John Travolta. Presley lived near the Scientology Celebrity Center in Clearwater, Florida while taking courses there with her children. She later sold her house in Clearwater to fellow Scientologist Kirstie Alley. Her first husband, Danny Keough, is an avid member of the Church of Scientology. They have raised and home-schooled their children in the religion.

In 2002, she and businessman Neil Bush (brother of President George W. Bush) testified together before a hearing of the United States Congress to speak out against medicating children for mental disorders, a practice which is forsworn by the Church of Scientology. [3]

In December 2005, Presley and her mother both appeared at the gala opening of Scientology's controversial "Psychiatry: An Industry of Death" Museum. [4]

Cultural references - Miscellaneous facts

• Her father, who called her Injun, Yisa, and Buttonhead, named one of his private aircraft, a converted CONVAIR 880 jet (original passenger capacity, 100), after her. The airplane "Lisa Marie" is currently on exhibit at the Graceland mansion museum of Elvis Presley in Memphis, Tennessee. The rock band Queen also used this for a flight, and Lisa gave Queen vocalist, Freddie Mercury, a scarf which belonged to her father.
• She recently stated, on The Oprah Winfrey Show, that she is 5'2" tall.[1] On the same show, she acknowledged that she had consummated her marriage to Michael Jackson.
• She has a half brother, Navarone Garibaldi (b. 1 March 1987), from her mother's 22-year (ended in April 2006) relationship with Marco Garibaldi.
• She attended the 10th grade at an alternative boarding school in Ojai, California, called Happy Valley School.
• On her 10th birthday, her mother Priscilla Presley took her to see actor John Travolta, and Lisa had a huge crush on him. Today, they remain friends.

Charities

Lisa Marie Presley Kimdir'>Lisa Marie Presley supports several charities, including:

• Presley Place, which combats homelessness in Memphis.

• CCHR, a Scientology-connected group that opposes psychiatry and psychiatrists.

• LEAP, Literacy, Education and Abilities Program, a Scientology connected group affiliated with Applied Scholastics that promotes L. Ron Hubbard's studying techniques.

Discography

Albums

• 2003 To Whom It May Concern #5 U.S., #41 UK
• 2005 Now What #9 U.S.
• 2008 TBA

Singles

• 2003 "Lights Out" #16 UK, #34 U.S. CHR/Pop Radio [2]
• 2003 "Sinking In"
• 2005 "Dirty Laundry" #36 Adult Contemporary
• 2005 "Idiot"
• 2007 "In The Ghetto" (with Elvis Presley)[3] #116 USA

"In The Ghetto" became available for purchase on iTunes (both song and video) on August 17, 2007. It premiered on August 16, at the 30th Anniversary Elvis Presley Tribute Concert in Memphis.

References

• Lisa Marie and Presley Elvis Presley - In the Ghetto Music Video at KOvideo.net

External links

• Official Website
• Official MySpace site
• Lisa Marie Presley Kimdir'>Lisa Marie Presley at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview with Lisa Marie Presley Kimdir'>Lisa Marie Presley Oprah 2007
• Genealogy