Michael Stock is an English songwriter, record producer and musician best known for being a member of the songwriting and production team Stock Aitken and Waterman that achieved success in the 1980s and 1990s. He has written and/or produced numerous worldwide hits including 18 No. 1 records in America and the UK, and over a hundred Top 40 hits. Stock is one of the most successful songwriters of all time as recognised by the Guinness Book of Records. As part of Stock Aitken and Waterman, he is acknowledged as the most successful producer/songwriter in British chart history and holds the record for the most No. 1 records with different acts, with 11. In the UK charts he has written 54 top ten hits including 7 number ones. 

December 3rd, 1951 in Margate (Age 72)