Rick Astley

Summary

Rick Astley is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Newton-le-Willows^[2]. He was born on February 6, 1966^[3]. He worked as a singer-songwriter^[4], radio personality^[5], musician^[6], and singer^[7]. He has Wikipedia articles in 58 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[8]

Key Facts

• Rick Astley was born in Newton-le-Willows^[2].
• Rick Astley was born on February 6, 1966^[3].
• Among Rick Astley's spouses was Lene Bausager^[9].
• Rick Astley held citizenship in United Kingdom^[10].
• Rick Astley's professions included singer-songwriter^[4].
• Rick Astley worked as a radio personality^[5].
• Rick Astley's professions included musician^[6].
• Rick Astley worked as a singer^[7].
• A notable work attributed to Rick Astley is Never Gonna Give You Up^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Rick Astley is Whenever You Need Somebody^[12].
• A notable work attributed to Rick Astley is Are We There Yet?^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Rick Astley is Beautiful Life^[14].
• Rick Astley is recorded as male^[15].
• Rick Astley's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Rick Astley's genre is blue-eyed soul^[17].
• Rick Astley's genre is dance music^[18].
• Rick Astley's genre is dance-pop^[19].
• Rick Astley's genre is disco^[20].
• Rick Astley's genre is soul^[21].
• Rick Astley's record label is recorded as Sony Music^[22].
• Rick Astley's record label is recorded as Stock Aitken Waterman^[23].
• Rick Astley's record label is recorded as RCA Records^[24].
• Rick Astley's record label is recorded as Polydor^[25].
• Rick Astley's discography is recorded as Rick Astley discography^[26].
• Rick Astley's Commons category is recorded as Rick Astley^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1966-02-06^[30]

• Genre(s): blue-eyed soul, dance-pop, pop^[31]

• Community tags: adult contemporary, blue-eyed soul, dance-pop, pop, synthpop^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: db92a151-1ac2-438b-bc43-b82e149ddd50^[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Rick Astley's place of birth was Newton-le-Willows^[2]. He was born on February 6, 1966^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter^[4], radio personality^[5], musician^[6], and singer^[7].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Never Gonna Give You Up^[11], a music track with vocals^[34]; Whenever You Need Somebody^[12], an album^[35]; Are We There Yet?^[13], an album^[36]; and Beautiful Life^[14], an album^[37].

Personal Life

Among Rick Astley's spouses was Lene Bausager^[9].

Why It Matters

Rick Astley has Wikipedia articles in 58 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[8]

FAQs

Where was Rick Astley born?

Rick Astley was born in Newton-le-Willows^[2].

Who was Rick Astley married to?

Rick Astley's spouses include Lene Bausager^[9].

What did Rick Astley do for work?

Rick Astley worked as singer-songwriter^[4], radio personality^[5], musician^[6], and singer^[7].