Friday, September 3, 2010

Why is Rick Astley Important?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Astley


Richard Paul "Rick" Astley (born 6 February 1966) is a BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality. He is known for his 1987 song, "Never Gonna Give You Up", which was a #1 hit single in 25 countries.[1] Astley holds the record for being the only male solo artist to have his first 8 singles reach the Top 10 in the UK[2] and has sold approximately 40 million records worldwide.[3][4]
After retiring from the music industry in 1993, Astley made a comeback in 2007 when he became an Internet phenomenon, as his video for "Never Gonna Give You Up" became part of a popular Internet meme known as "Rickrolling".[5] Astley was voted "Best Act Ever" by Internet users at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008.[6]


He achieved one more major success with the 1991 ballad "Cry for Help", which reached #7 in both the UK and the US. This would place Astley in The Guinness Book of Records, as he became the first male solo to have his first eight singles to all chart in the UK Top 10. This record still stands to this day.

4 comments:

  1. Rick deserves the aclaim

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  2. Rick is so cute, no homo.

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  3. I can't believe he's making a freakin comeback lol
    He totally owes whoever started that whole Rickroll thing

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