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Richard Paul Astley (born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, radio DJ and podcaster. [1] He gained fame through his association with the production trio Stock Aitken Waterman, releasing the 1987 album Whenever You Need Somebody, which sold 15 million copies worldwide and was certified Platinum by both the BPI and the RIAA.
After this album, Astley left the music business behind for several years and released no new material until 2001. It is estimated that by retirement at the end of 1993 Rick Astley had sold approximately 40 million records. His fifth studio album, Keep It Turned On, was released in December 2001.
"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a pop song by English singer Rick Astley, released on 27 July 1987. The song is widely regarded as Astley's most popular, as well as his signature song, and it is often played at the end of his live concerts.
But most notably, it was around the time of his first Foo Fighters collab that Astley’s seventh studio album, 50, which was recorded independently in his garage, became his first U.K. No. 1 ...
Rick Astley: ‘We keep things pretty simple at Christmas’ (Peter Neill) With his warm personality and signature rich baritone, Lanchashire-born singer Rick Astley shot to global success in the ...
Rick Astley. Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock Never going to give up! Rick Astley gained popularity with his 1987 smash hit single: “Never Gonna Give You Up,” and he’s kept busy ever since. ‘80s ...
Richard Astley may refer to: Rick Astley (born Richard Paul Astley, 1966), British singer Richard Astley (Warden of All Souls) (c. 1625–1688), of the Astley baronets
Rick Astley’s spent this early-October afternoon enjoying the unusually warm weather, doing “bits and bobs,” playing with his new guitar pedal — “geeky-boring” stuff — casually ...