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Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb 14/10/40 in Lucknow, India) moved as an 8-year-old to the UK, where it would be 10 more years before he and his group The Drifters emerged in the UK charts for the first time with ‘Move It’. Cliff was heavily influenced by Elvis, imitating him shamelessly during the first couple of years of his career. Something which he openly admits, and fully acknowledges that without Elvis, he and many others would never have happened. ‘Move It’ was a classic British Rock ‘n’ Roll song, peaked at number two, and was followed by a long string of hits like ‘Living Doll’ and ‘Please Don’t Tease’. By then The Drifters turned into The Shadows. After ‘A Girl Like You’ from 1961, the bond between Cliff and The Shadows loosened a bit, and solo singles of Cliff like ‘When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart’ started to appear alongside Cliff & The Shadows singles like ‘Do You Wanna Dance’.

‘Congratulations’ was a global hit as it became a much bigger hit than ‘La, La, La’, which beat Cliff in the 1968 Eurovision song contest. Shortly after ‘Congratulations’, which was one of his solo efforts, Cliff recorded his last single with The Shadows. Again in 1973, with ‘Power to All Our Friends’, he entered the Eurovision song contest—this time reaching 3rd place.

The most sold artist in British Pop history - with over 40 top hits.

Worked with Stock Aitken Waterman in 1989 and the single “I Just Don’t Have The Heart”.

Sixty appearances at Wembley, plus sellout tour to celebrate 50 years in the business.

First hit: Move It, 1958, first no. 1: Living Doll

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  • dubmoeller

    Cliff is one of the greatest Artists of the last 50 years now. He is one of the artists which I can ever and ever again play without being rich... Dirk

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  • britishboy1976

    For anyone who is interested EMI release on 23 April 2012 'Completely Cilla: 1963-1973' - a 5CD boxset of material by the British singer Cilla Black who began her career alongside The Beatles in Liverpool / signed also to manager Brian Epstein. The set contains 139 recordings - everything she recorded which was produced by George Martin. It also comes with a bonus Region 0 / NTSC DVD of many previously unreleased BBC TV music performances including a duet of "Passing Strangers" with Cliff Richard.

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  • marksplace2008

    Shame Cliff never got that No.1 he was searching for in the 2000s, or did he? While he didn't do it on the combined chart, he managed THREE Physical number ones with 21st Century Christmas, Thank You For A Lifetime and Singing The Blues (with The Shadows).

    March 2012
  • icicle241286

    The rock star that Elvis could have been.

    March 2012
  • Jack_Deadman

    All covers of a great song http://www.artremote.com/solitary-man/. Cliff was the second, in 1966

    February 2012
  • RussellChap

    Devil Woman~What a satanic song~Better than Black Metal

    January 2012
  • icicle241286

    If he's ever involved in a scandal I shall lose all faith in humanity.

    January 2012
  • lyle_catcliffe

    'What Car' is my jam.

    January 2012
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