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aka: Richard Paul Astley

Based in: England

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Rick Astley is an English singer who has been active in music for several decades. He gained worldwide fame in the 1980s, having multiple hits, including his signature songs “Never Gonna Give You Up”, “Together Forever” and “Whenever You Need Somebody”.

He returned to music full-time in the 2000s after a 6-year hiatus. Outside his music career, Astley has occasionally worked as a radio DJ and a podcaster.

In 1987, his album, Whenever You Need Somebody, sold 15.2 million copies worldwide. His debut single, “Never Gonna Give You Up”, was a number 1 hit single in 25 countries, winning the 1988 Brit Award for Best British Single.

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His 1988 single, “Together Forever”, became his second single to top the US Billboard Hot 100, and was one of his eight songs to reach the top ten on the UK Singles Chart. The title track was a No 1 single in seven countries, and it reached No 3 in the UK.

In 1988, Rick Astley followed-up his debut album with Hold Me In Your Arms. The lead single “She Wants to Dance with Me” was Astley’s first single that he wrote himself, and it became a worldwide top 10 hit.

In 1991, moved his musical direction away from dance-pop and towards soul, which he explored on his albums, Free (1991) and Body and Soul (1993).

In 2000, he released the single “Sleeping” and the album Keep It Turned On in 2001. Four years later, Astley released his covers album, Portrait.

In 2007, Astley became an Internet phenomenon when the music video for his song “Never Gonna Give You Up” became integral to the Rickrolling meme, and his performance career was revitalized by the meme’s popularity.

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In 2010, Rick Astley released the single, “Lights Out”, after touring with Peter Kay. Six years later, he released his album, 50, to celebrate his 50th birthday, which debuted in the UK at No. 1. He released the album Beautiful Life in 2018, and released his greatest hits album, The Best of Me, in 2019. His more recent albums were recorded at his home studio in Surrey.

In 28 July 2021, “Never Gonna Give You Up” hit one billion views on YouTube, making Astley the fourth 1980s artist to pass this milestone, after Michael Jackson, A-ha and Guns N’ Roses. Astley celebrated by releasing a new limited-edition, signed, numbered and coloured 7″ vinyl single of “Never Gonna Give You Up”, backed with the pianoforte version from The Best of Me.

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In June 2023, he performed at Glatonsbury along with others, including Guns N’ Roses, Elton John, Arctic Monkeys, Blondie, Lana Del Ray, Foo Fighters and The Chicks. At the festival, Rick Astley and the band Blossoms performed covers by the Smiths. The Guardian gave the performances positive reviews, suggesting that they offered fans a way to enjoy the Smiths without the “moral queasiness” of the Smiths singer. Astley said he performed “from a place of absolute joy and love for those songs”.

His discography includes nine studio albums, five compilation albums, two remix albums, and twenty-four singles.

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