Nik Kershaw
Top of the Pops Archive Also known as Nicholas David Kershaw, Nick Kershaw, NikGENRE
New Wave Pop Pop RockTYPE
Person
BORN
1 Mar 1958
LOCATION
United Kingdom
PRIMARY GENRE
New Wave
TOTAL APPEARANCES
ARTIST OVERVIEW
Nicholas David Kershaw is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He came to prominence in 1984 as a solo artist, releasing eight singles that entered the top 40 of the UK singles chart during the decade, including "Wouldn't It Be Good", "Dancing Girls", "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "Human Racing", "The Riddle", "Wide Boy", "Don Quixote", and "When a Heart Beats". His 62 weeks on the UK singles chart through 1984 and 1985 beat all other solo artists. Read more on Wikipedia.
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Performance Statistics
Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.
Mimed
10 / 14
Music Video
1 / 14
Audience Dancing
1 / 14
Top 40 Breaker Clip
2 / 14
Screengrabs
1 / 14
Archived - Video
14 / 14
TOTP Appearances
| Episode | Performance | Chart # | archived | performance image preview | YouTube performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/12/1985 |
When A Heart Beats Mimed |
27 | |||
| 01/08/1985 |
Don Quixote Top 40 Breaker Clip |
23 | |||
| 21/03/1985 |
Wide Boy Mimed |
12 | |||
| 14/03/1985 |
Wide Boy Top 40 Breaker Clip |
15 | |||
| Christmas Day 1984 |
I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Mimed |
OLD | |||
| 29/11/1984 |
The Riddle Mimed |
4 | |||
| 15/11/1984 |
The Riddle Mimed |
17 | |||
| 20/09/1984 |
Human Racing Mimed |
20 | |||
| 28/06/1984 |
I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Music Video |
2 | |||
| 14/06/1984 |
I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Mimed |
18 | |||
| 03/05/1984 |
Dancing Girls Audience Dancing |
14 | |||
| 19/04/1984 |
Dancing Girls Mimed |
25 | |||
| 23/02/1984 |
Wouldn't It Be Good Mimed |
9 | |||
| 09/02/1984 |
Wouldn't It Be Good Mimed |
32 |
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