The album featured Astley’s debut single, “Never Gonna Give You Up”, which was a massive global hit and reached number one in the UK, US, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and 17 other countries.Īstley’s second album, Hold Me in Your Arms (1988), was released on October 24 and reached number two in the UK and number 22 in the US. He has also won the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to Songwriting and the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.Īstley’s first album, Whenever You Need Somebody (1987), was released on November 16 and was a commercial success, reaching number one in the UK and number 10 in the US. In 1993, Astley was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male Artist. As of 2016, Astley has sold more than 40 million records worldwide.
He is best known for his 1987 hit song “Never Gonna Give You Up”, which was a number one single in 25 countries. Rick Astley is a British singer, songwriter and musician who was born on Februin Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire.
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