Friday 30 September 2022

Rick Astley

Rick Astley is an English born (Feb 6) singer who is best known for numerous late 80s singles. During the 90s, he went a different way from the manufacture sounds of Stock, Aitken and Waterman with a standout hit with "Cry for help" that featured the Andrae Crouch Choir providing backing vocals in the interlude.

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Jan 1991    7	Cry For Help
Nov 1993   33	Hopelessly

What happened next?
Rick Astley went into the wilderness for a number of years (actually retired after "Hopelessly" but came back with the some new material in the mid 2000s but came to everyone's attention with the rickrollin' meme. In 2016, Rick had a UK #1 album with "50".

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