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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.
The part of the population that is never gonna give the late ’80s and early ’90s up may be delighted by the lineup for a summer 2022 arena tour that will bring together four of the key pop and ...
Still, after his first album, Astley had enough cachet with producers Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Pete Waterman, as one of their earlier signings, to have the freedom to submit his own material.
On a Reddit post in June 2020, a user, u/theMalleableDuck, claimed to have met Astley backstage when they were 12 years old, but the user posted a link to the song instead of a picture verifying the encounter. Astley later confirmed he had been tricked into clicking the link. [2] [58] The submission became the most upvoted post of 2020 on ...
It may not have involved spear-swinging centurions but Astley, 58, has lived through his own underdog story – two of them, in fact. The first came as a youth, he the shy lad from Lancashire who ...
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.
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 ...
"Every One of Us" is a song by English singer and songwriter Rick Astley. It was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 12 September 2019 as the lead single from his greatest hits album The Best of Me (2019). [1] The song was written and produced by Astley.