Rick Astley

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. Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

13/08/1987
Never Gonna Give You Up
Mimed Performance

LAST

23/10/2005
Never Gonna Give You Up
Mimed Performance

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Artist Statistics

Below are the number of appearances made, sorted by the most popular types of performance. Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

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Repeat Performances

Live Performances

Satellite Performances

Music Videos

Linked Performances

Artist Appearances

Episode	Performance
23/10/2005	Never Gonna Give You Up Mimed Performance
24/01/1991	Cry For Help Mimed Performance
Review of the 80s	Never Gonna Give You Up Mimed Performance
23/02/1989	Hold Me In Your Arms Mimed Performance
09/02/1989	Hold Me In Your Arms Mimed Performance
Christmas Day 1988	Together Forever Music Video
01/12/1988	Take Me To Your Heart Mimed Performance
06/10/1988	She Wants To Dance With Me Mimed Performance
22/09/1988	She Wants To Dance With Me Mimed Performance
03/03/1988	Together Forever Music Video
25/02/1988	Together Forever Top 40 Breaker Clip
Christmas Day 1987	Never Gonna Give You Up Mimed Performance
10/12/1987	When I Fall In Love Mimed Performance
29/10/1987	Whenever You Need Somebody Mimed Performance
24/09/1987	Never Gonna Give You Up Mimed Performance
17/09/1987	Never Gonna Give You Up Mimed Performance
10/09/1987	Never Gonna Give You Up Mimed Performance
03/09/1987	Never Gonna Give You Up Mimed Performance
27/08/1987	Never Gonna Give You Up Mimed Performance
13/08/1987	Never Gonna Give You Up Mimed Performance

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