Rick Astley

British singer

Person human Q219237

Facts

24 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[13]
Date of birth: February 6, 1966
Place of birth: Newton-le-Willows
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom^[8]
Occupation: singer-songwriter, radio personality, musician, singer
Notable work: Never Gonna Give You Up, Whenever You Need Somebody, Are We There Yet?, Beautiful Life^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]
Spouse: Lene Bausager^[7]
Genre: blue-eyed soul, dance music, dance-pop, disco, soul^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]
Official website: www.rickastley.co.uk^[28]
Nominated for: Grammy Award for Best New Artist^[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[32]
Discography: Rick Astley discography^[23]
Family name: Astley^[26]
Given name: Rick^[27]
Hair color: light brown hair^[34]
Instrument: guitar, voice^[29]^[30]
Name in native language: Richard Paul Astley^[33]
P14470: Characters/Rick_Astley
Record label: Sony Music, Stock Aitken Waterman, RCA Records, Polydor^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]
Residence: East Molesey^[25]
Social media followers: 240k (120k–240k, n=4)
Start of work period: 1985^[35]
Voice type: lyric baritone^[24]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 110

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VIAF cluster ID: 6920707
Library of Congress authority ID: n92023960
GND ID: 134597990
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Rick Astley at BAFTAs 2026 03 (cropped).jpg ↗
AZLyrics.com artist ID: r/rickastley
Acharts.co artist ID: rick_astley
Album of the Year artist ID: 12166
AllMovie person ID: p410286
AllMusic artist ID: mn0000354722
AlloCiné person ID: 36567
Apple Music artist ID: 669771

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BBC News topic ID: cg2gmrxlde0t
BBC Things ID: ea49bb5e-9a7d-4456-98df-b7087ecc0788
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BIBSYS ID: 9033025
Bandcamp profile ID: rickastley
Bandsintown artist ID: 11318
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 139335287
Billboard artist ID: rick-astley
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DBC author ID: 87097919463281
DR music artist ID: 66207
Danish National Filmography person ID: 157410
Deezer artist ID: 6160
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 134597990
Discogs artist ID: 72872
Europeana entity: agent/base/64338
Evene ID: rick-astley-26980
FAST ID: 1696550, 300343
Facebook username: RickAstley
Famous Birthdays ID: people/rick-astley
Film.ru person ID: rick-astley
FilmAffinity person and company ID: 784943533
Freebase ID: /m/029kz0
GTAA ID: 78634
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000144749614848
Genius artist ID: Rick-astley
Genius artist numeric ID: 23750
Giant Bomb ID (former scheme): 3005-11844
Goodreads author ID: 563730
Google Play Music artist ID (former scheme): Aubs6vvsgfmxs5v4qnqkyvk37gi
Grammy Awards artist ID: rick-astley/201
Hoopla artist ID: 1009482224
IMDb ID: nm1120169
Instagram username: officialrickastley
JRC Names ID: 257425
Jaxsta profile ID: 2bdb8236-7175-409b-a6ff-8321473240d6
Kinobox person ID: 928618
Last.fm ID: Rick+Astley
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Listal ID: rick-astley
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MYmovies person ID: 69766
Metacritic ID: person/rick-astley
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Munzinger Pop ID: 02000000320
MuseScore artist ID: 142511
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NLA Trove people ID: 932105
NLP ID: a0000003744065
National Library of Korea ID: KAC201947799
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810540682205606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 073559822
Nederlandse Top 40 artist ID: rick-astley
NicoNicoPedia ID: リック・アストリー
Notable Names Database ID: 138/000159658
Obálky knih ID: mzk2003203920
Official Charts artist ID: 29941
Offizielle Deutsche Charts person ID: 1989
Open Library ID: OL7541440A
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803095430490
Personality Database profile ID: 19960
Pitchfork artist ID: rick-astley
Podchaser creator ID: 107ZzsApe8
Rate Your Music artist ID: rick_astley
Reddit topic ID: rick_astley
Reddit username: ReallyRickAstley
Rock's Backpages artist ID: rick-astley
Rotten Tomatoes ID: celebrity/rick_astley
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SecondHandSongs artist ID: 15192
Setlist.fm artist ID: 5bd6ffbc
Shazam artist ID: 4300
Songkick artist ID: 81555
SoundCloud ID: rick-astley-official
Spotify artist ID: 0gxyHStUsqpMadRV0Di1Qt
TMDB person ID: 1226179
Threads username: officialrickastley
Tidal artist ID: 1798
TikTok username: rickastleyofficial
Topic's main category: Category:Rick Astley
Trading Card Database name ID: 141804
WhoSampled artist ID: Rick-Astley
WikiKids ID: Rick_Astley
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WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJfGWkCHBYmRTYfTdGjjYP
X (Twitter) username: rickastley
Yandex Music artist ID: 34466
YouTube channel ID: UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw, UC38IQsAvIsxxjztdMZQtwHA
ČSFD person ID: 566807

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Mb:performer of 27

Whenever You Need Somebody, 50, Hold Me in Your Arms, Body & Soul, Portrait, Free, Keep It Turned On, My Red Book +19 more

Mb:writer 8

Keep It Turned On, Keep It Turned On, Lights Out, Lights Out, Move Right Out, Move Right Out, Sleeping, Sleeping

Mb:composer 4

Hold Me in Your Arms, Hold Me in Your Arms, Keep Singing, Keep Singing

Mb:lyricist 4

Hold Me in Your Arms, Hold Me in Your Arms, Keep Singing, Keep Singing

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PWL, PWL

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Summary

Rick Astley was born on February 6, 1966^[1], in Newton-le-Willows^[2]. He has worked as a singer-songwriter^[3], radio personality^[4], musician^[5], and singer^[6].

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^[7].

What did Rick Astley do for work?

Rick Astley worked as a singer-songwriter^[3], radio personality^[4], musician^[5], and singer^[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Rick Astley — place of birth (P19): Newton-le-Willows. wa-wd.com. wa-wd.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Rick Astley — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Rick Astley — spouse (P26): Lene Bausager. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Rick Astley — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Rick Astley — occupation (P106): singer-songwriter. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Rick Astley — occupation (P106): radio personality. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Rick Astley — occupation (P106): musician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Rick Astley — occupation (P106): singer. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Rick Astley — genre (P136): blue-eyed soul. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Rick Astley — genre (P136): dance music. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Rick Astley — genre (P136): dance-pop. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Rick Astley — genre (P136): disco. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Rick Astley — genre (P136): soul. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Rick Astley — record label (P264): Sony Music. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Rick Astley — record label (P264): Stock Aitken Waterman. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Rick Astley — record label (P264): RCA Records. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Rick Astley — record label (P264): Polydor. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Rick Astley — discography (P358): Rick Astley discography. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Rick Astley — voice type (P412): lyric baritone. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Rick Astley — residence (P551): East Molesey. web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Rick Astley — date of birth (P569): February 6, 1966. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Rick Astley — family name (P734): Astley. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Rick Astley — given name (P735): Rick. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Rick Astley — notable work (P800): Never Gonna Give You Up. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Rick Astley — notable work (P800): Whenever You Need Somebody. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Rick Astley — notable work (P800): Are We There Yet?. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Rick Astley — notable work (P800): Beautiful Life. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Rick Astley — official website (P856): https://www.rickastley.co.uk. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Rick Astley — instrument (P1303): guitar. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Rick Astley — instrument (P1303): voice. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Rick Astley — nominated for (P1411): Grammy Award for Best New Artist. rockonthenet.com. rockonthenet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Rick Astley — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Rick Astley — name in native language (P1559): Richard Paul Astley. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Rick Astley — hair color (P1884): light brown hair. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Rick Astley — start of work period (P2031): 1985. wikidata.org.

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4d ago · ~2026-42308-59 · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗

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4d ago · ~2026-42308-59 · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Image → Rick Astley at BAFTAs 2026 03 (cropped).jpg

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14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14470 → Characters/Rick_Astley

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20w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗

SVKKL authority ID → p0085449-Astley-Rick-1966

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24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Reddit username → ReallyRickAstley

Place of birth → Newton-le-Willows

Discography → Rick Astley discography

Metacritic ID → person/rick-astley

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