Rick Astley
Rick Astley is an English singer, songwriter and musician whose pop and soul songs connect his 1980s hits with new records, acoustic covers and arena shows.
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Known for
YouTube
YouTube
Album
Album
BookOverview
- Born
- 6 February 1966, Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England
- Work
- Singer, songwriter and musician
- Breakout
- “Never Gonna Give You Up” (1987)
- Early band
- FBI, first as drummer and then lead singer
Mini bio
How it started.
Rick grew up in Newton-le-Willows and sang in a church choir before playing drums in local bands. When FBI needed a singer, he stepped up to the microphone. Pete Waterman spotted him, and Rick moved into an apprenticeship at the Stock Aitken Waterman studio, learning the recording process while working as its tea boy.
The voice behind the hits.
“Never Gonna Give You Up” made him a worldwide pop name in 1987. “Together Forever” followed it to No. 1 in the US, and his debut album Whenever You Need Somebody topped the UK album chart. He stepped away from the music business in 1993, aged 27, and returned in 2000.
A second life online and onstage.
Rickrolling began in 2007, introducing his old video to another generation through surprise links. In 2016, 50 brought him back to No. 1 in the UK with an album he wrote, recorded and produced himself. Beautiful Life and Are We There Yet? continued that chapter, alongside collaborations with Blossoms and his own acoustic covers.
Still making something new.
His 2024 memoir Never tells the story behind the public image. In 2026 he released “Waiting On You” and “Raindrops,” toured arenas and revisited 50 with recordings from The O2.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026RaindropsSongwriter, lead and backing vocals, guitar and keys
- 2023Are We There Yet?Singer, songwriter and producer
- 201650Singer, songwriter and producer
- 1988Together ForeverSinger
- 1987Never Gonna Give You UpSinger
Books
- 2024Never: The AutobiographyAuthor
Awards
Quotes
I still love playing my old songs but I had a hankering to do something new.Rick Astley, Apple Music
Discussing the new music that led to Are We There Yet? in 2023.
Trivia
- Before he became a frontman, Rick was a drummer in the soul band FBI.
- The title 50 marks the birthday that inspired the album.
- His “Waiting On You” video was filmed in London on an iPhone.
- The official Never page includes an introduction read by Rick and an EP of six songs with “never” in their titles.
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