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Richard Paul Astley (born February 6, 1966) is an English dance-pop singer, songwriter and musician. He was born in Newton-le-Willows, St Helens, Lancashire, England. Astley currently resides in Richmond, Surrey with his Danish girlfriend, Lene Bausager, and their daughter, Emilie.
In 1985, Astley was playing the club circuit as a singer with a soul band named FBI, when he was seen by the record producer Pete Waterman and persuaded to come to London to work at the PWL recording studio. Under the tutelage of production trio Stock Aitken Waterman, Astley was taught about the recording process and groomed for his future career, supposedly starting off as the recording studio ‘tea boy’. During much of his career prior to the proliferation of music videos, many listeners assumed he was black. In one instance, the comedic entertainer, Sinbad, discussed him with a talk-show host, expressing his surprise that Astley was not “one of the brothers.” Even after his visual appearance, it was still popular belief that he was miming for a black American singer. His brother Mark Astley helped to refute this assertion.
His first single was the little-known “When You Gonna” credited to Rick & Lisa, but his first solo outing was “Never Gonna Give You Up,” released in 1987. It became an immediate success, spending five weeks at the top of the British charts and becoming the year’s highest-selling single. It was the first of no fewer than 13 (world-wide) Top 30 hit singles for him.
In 1985, Astley was playing the club circuit as a singer with a soul band named FBI, when he was seen by the record producer Pete Waterman and persuaded to come to London to work at the PWL recording studio. Under the tutelage of production trio Stock Aitken Waterman, Astley was taught about the recording process and groomed for his future career, supposedly starting off as the recording studio ‘tea boy’. During much of his career prior to the proliferation of music videos, many listeners assumed he was black. In one instance, the comedic entertainer, Sinbad, discussed him with a talk-show host, expressing his surprise that Astley was not “one of the brothers.” Even after his visual appearance, it was still popular belief that he was miming for a black American singer. His brother Mark Astley helped to refute this assertion.
His first single was the little-known “When You Gonna” credited to Rick & Lisa, but his first solo outing was “Never Gonna Give You Up,” released in 1987. It became an immediate success, spending five weeks at the top of the British charts and becoming the year’s highest-selling single. It was the first of no fewer than 13 (world-wide) Top 30 hit singles for him.
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She Wants To Dance With Me
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Take Me To Your Heart
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When I Fall In Love
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My Arms Keep Missing You
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It Would Take a Strong Strong Man
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The Ones You Love
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yagershake wrote:
Never Gonna Give You Up Together Forever
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SewerMonster wrote:
Never Gonna Give You Up 42,477
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Wonderglue wrote:
I rick roll myself on daily basis.
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thalitalt wrote:
Tiago, é você?
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dino-rawr wrote:
brutal death metal :D
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IceCreamSkies wrote:
I was rick rolling people left and right last night and I rick roll'd myself, I don't care, I love the song.
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d4lz wrote:
не, он реально крутой) no bad, no bad
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Kirshach wrote:
nevergonnagive nevergonnagive
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Addicted_Emo wrote:
I've never been rick roll'd 8D But it wouldn't matter, love this guy <3
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HighSpeedFury wrote:
YOU JUST GOT RICK ROLL'D
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Baby_Baboon wrote:
Never Never Never Never Gonna Give You Up
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Roscoe1 wrote:
littlegirl92, i think it's tehnically impossible for u to fap.
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vlad_makay wrote:
Yes I do.
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St0p_KpaH wrote:
somebody wanna be rickrolled :D?
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JWP321 wrote:
"Never Gonna Give You Up" is to Rick Astley what "Creep" is to Radiohead.
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MrK4G3 wrote:
You know the rules and so do I.
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littlegirl92 wrote:
I fap to him
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SLAYTANICX wrote:
i dont know why when i see ricK i remember youtube :D
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summer_lights wrote:
you just got rick roll'd [10] HAUEUAEHUAEHUAEUHAE
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Ninananii wrote:
Richard! take me to your heart... never let me go... If you knew what I'm feeling... =]
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You’ve Been RickRolled!
29 Jul 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/rickastley
"You've been Rickrolled!" was a punch-line that Internet users around the world actually began seeing in 2007, when – instead of being connected to the Web link they had clicked on – they were connect. …
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29 Jul 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/rickastley
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