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Rick Astley
Город:
, такой родной
name:
Rick Astley
Религ. взгляды:
ога
Rick Astley (Never)
День рождения:
1966-02-06
Город:
Newton-Le-Willows
name:
Rick Astley (Never)
Полит. взгляды:
либеральные
Вуз:
Los Angeles Music Academy '78
Статус:
Студент (специалист)
Форма обучения:
Дневное отделение
Rick Astley
День рождения:
1966-02-06
Город:
Newton-le-Willows
name:
Rick Astley
Полит. взгляды:
консервативные
Религ. взгляды:
Cristian
Статус:
Выпускник (специалист)
Форма обучения:
Вечернее отделение
Rick Astley
name:
Rick Astley
Школа:
Aysgarth School '86, Newton-le-Willows, 1971-1981 (в)
Rick Astley
name:
Rick Astley
 :
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Деятельность:
Rick Astley Strikes Again
О себе:
When FBI's lead singer left the band, Rick volunteered to take over the role. It coincided well with Dave and Tony's invitation to record producer Pete Waterman to come and see FBI's act. Waterman had liked what he'd heard but the offer was exclusively for Rick and not the band. Rick was very much a band member. Dedicated to FBI, he showed his loyalty by refusing the offer., , One year on, it was apparent to everyone, including FBI, that Rick's talents were shining through the band. Realising that they were holding him back and feeling guilty that Rick had missed out on the opportunity of a life-time, Rick had Dave & Tony contact Pete Waterman and Rick was soon destined for London, home to PWL Studios., , PWL studios were the base of operations to hit-making producers Stock, Aitken & Waterman. Here Rick received a ground-floor apprenticeship in the record industry. Rick's main role was that of Tape-Op but his genuine interest in the studio meant that Rick got involved whenever he could and learnt to record and produce music from some of the World's best. Now familiarized with the task at hand, Rick's debut single "Never Gonna Give You Up" was recorded on new years day 1987, although its release was held back to August, when the market was felt to be just right for it., , Upon its release "Never Gonna Give You Up" shot to Number 1 and remained there for 5 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!, , Christmas 1987 was marked with a double AA single release. It featured a cover of Nat King Cole's "When I Fall In Love", and in the New Year it was flipped to "My Arms Keep Missing You". "Together Forever" completed the released tracks from the album, peaking at number 2. It was a similar success story in the USA, as Rick became one of the few British artists to crack their market. Rick's American success was reinforced with a second Number 1 single, "Together Forever". "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" became another Top 10 single and the album also reached a position within the Top 10 selling close to 2 million copies. It earned him a 1988 Grammy nomination as Best New Artist., , A fire in the PWL studios, destroying the majority of Rick's new material unfortunately delayed the release of his 2nd album. It finally surfaced in January 1989 and titled "Hold Me In Your Arms" it contained Rick's first self-penned single "She Wants To Dance With Me" which he also co-produced. Reaching another Top 10 position, it was followed later in the year by "Take Me To Your Heart" and another song written by Rick, "Hold Me In Your Arms". In December, Rick set off on a World tour. The UK, US, Canada, Australia and Japan were amongst the 15 countries visited and contained over 70 shows. Both concerts held at Wembley Arena were sell-outs., , On completion of the tour, Rick was proud of what he had accomplished with Stock, Aitken & Waterman but had visions of his career going in a different direction. Being interested in all aspects of the industry, Rick wanted to explore more avenues as a musician. In addition, the press were beginning to hassle Rick and he wanted to prove that there was more to him than being merely a singer. He signed directly to RCA/BMG Worldwide, which allowed a greater degree of artistic control. Now under the management of Tops Henderson