Rick Astley

Albums: Whenever you need somebody 1987 Hold me in your arms 1988 Free 1991 Body and soul 1993 Greatest Hits 2002 Important singles: Never Gonna give you up 1987 Whenever you need somebody 1987 When I fall in love 1987 Together Forever 1988 It would take a strong man 1988 She wants to dance with me 1988 Take me to your heart 1988 Hold me in your arms 1989 Giving up on love 1989 Ain't too proud 1989

Biography: He was born as Richard Paul Astley on the sixth of February in 1966 in Warrington, England. Rick Astley had one sister Jayne and two brothers John & Mike. All of his siblings were older. During his young days his parents Ossie and Cynthia has divorced and young Rick followed footsteps of her mother to work in a music industry. On leaving a band named "Give Way" he joined "FBI", and it was here that recognition of Rick's talents began take an upward curve. At first he was FBI's first drummer but after leading vocalist left the band he picked up that position! Realising they had a good thing going, FBI sought management. Under the guidance of Dave Warwick and Tony Graham, they continued with their pub gigs but in addition, managed to land slots in clubs doing covers of songs that were around at the time. FBI expanded their fan base and developed into a well-known band locally. After that he was discovered by Pete Waterman in 1985 at age 19... In 1987, the world was greeted by a new vocal talent. Shocked by the powerful, mature soulful voice of a 21 year old, the UK obliged by sending his debut single "Never Gonna Give You Up" to the top of the charts within 2 weeks of its release. The artist was, of course, Rick Astley. The rest of the world soon followed suit with "Never Gonna Give You Up" reaching Number 1 in 16 other countries including most of Europe, Japan, United States and Australia. The following 2 years saw Rick continue to dominate the charts around the globe. In the UK, Rick was in the Top 40 every week for the first 6 months of his career. weeks. It was Britain's largest selling single of that year. "Whenever You Need Somebody" was the follow up single and this hit Number 1 in 7 countries. Including 4 Astley-penned songs, the album "Whenever You Need Somebody" entered the UK album charts at Number 1 and sold over 15.2 million copies worldwide, making him the top selling British act of the year. At the 1988 BPI Awards (the UK's Grammy equivalent), Rick scooped Best Single Award for "Never Gonna Give You Up". He performed the song in front of an estimated television audience of 100 million viewers! Links: Rick Astley official page fan club page Skomentuj artykul na forum!: