Is $8 Millionrick Astley Wiki Biographyrichard Paul Astley Was Born on 6Th February 1966, in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire England, Uk. He Is a Musician...
Richard Paul Astley was born on 6th February 1966, in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire England, UK. He is a musician, singer, songwriter and radio personality, which are the main sources of Rick Astley’s net worth. He became famous after his song “Never Gonna Give You Up” (1987) topped the music charts in 25 countries. More, he set the record for being the only male solo performer whose first eight singles managed to enter the Top 10 in the UK. He was active in the entertainment industry from 1985 to 1993, then came back in 2002 and is active up until now.
How rich is the person who has sold more than 40 million records around the world? Under the latest estimations, the net worth of Rick Astley is equal to $8 million.
Rick Astley Net Worth $8 Million
Giving some background information about the singer, Rick has three siblings and as his parents divorced, the boy was raised by his father as he gained custody rights. He started singing in the church choir at 10 years of age, and later played the drums in local bands. He found out that music could be his primary source of net worth, and concentrated on his career as a musician. It was record producer Pete Waterman who discovered the young talent and invited him to London, and there signed a contract with PWL record label with RCA Records as the publisher. This led Rick Ashley to the career which allowed him to add huge sums to his net worth.
Debuting with his top single “Never Gonna Give You Up” (1987), up to date Rick Astley has released 17 singles, six studio albums and five compilation albums. His first album “Whenever You Need Somebody” (1987) was listed as the 7th best-selling album in UK, and has been certified ourf times platinum in UK, three times platinum in Spain, twice platinum in USA, platinum in Canada, Germany, Hong Kong and Switzerland, twice gold in France, gold in Finland and Sweden. No other singles or albums released by Rick Astley have repeated the success of his debut single and debut album, which undoubtedly added considerably to the total size of his net worth, and his popularity.
Still, certifications should be noted for the sales achieved from the singles “When I Fall in Love”/”My Arms Keep Missing You” (1988) and “Together Forever” (1988), as well as the studio albums “Hold Me in Your Arms” (1988) and “Free” (1991). His studio album “Portrait” (2005) reached 25th position in the UK Top 100, although other studio albums “Body & Soul” (1993), “Keep It Turned On” (2001) and “My Red Book” (2005) failed to enter the music charts. Still, Rick Astley keeps on recording and performing, and improving his net worth.
Concerning the personal life of Rick Astley, he is married to the producer, nominee for an Academy Award, Lene Bausager, and they have a daughter together. Soon after his daughter was born, he decided to retire from entertainment industry and devote his life to the family, hence his absence from the spotlight between 1993 and 2002. The family resides in Richmond, London, UK.
Full Name
Rick Astley
Net Worth
$8 Million
Date Of Birth
February 6, 1966
Place Of Birth
Newton-le-Willows, United Kingdom
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.778 m)
Profession
Singer-songwriter, Musician, Composer, Radio personality
Nationality
England
Spouse
Lene Bausager (m. 2003)
Children
Emilie Astley, Emilie Astley
Parents
Horace Astley, Cynthia Astley, Never Gonna Give You Up, Together Forever, Hold Me in Your Arms, Horace Astley, Cynthia Astley, Never Gonna Give You Up, Together Forever, Hold Me in Your Arms
Nicknames
Richard Paul Astley , Rick Ashley , Richard Astley , Astley, Rick
Facebook
Twitter
MySpace
IMDB
Awards
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Act Ever, Brit Award for British Single, Never Gonna Give You Up, Together Forever, Hold Me in Your Arms, MTV Europe Music Award for Best Act Ever, Brit Award for British Single, Never Gonna Give You Up, Together Forever, Hold Me in Your Arms
Nominations
Grammy Award for Best New Artist, BBC Music Award for Album of the Year, Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act, Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist, American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single, American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist, Robert Award for Best Score, Never Gonn...
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Trademark
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Full, rich, sonorous baritone/tenor voice
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I like everything in this iPhone, iPod world where you can do everything all the time. Back in my time, you bought a vinyl record when you were a kid and took it home, and it took a bit of effort to actually get it out of the thing and not scratch it.
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My dad loved Scotland, so we would pile into his caravan and head for the Highlands, to Fort William and Loch Ness. It was such an adventure - my siblings and I were allowed to roam and explore the local beaches. We loved the freedom of those trips.
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I've been to Sardinia about 10 times because my wife, my daughter and I used to go every year with another family. We rented the same house each time in Villasimius in the southern part of the island, and always went to the same two beaches and same three restaurants.
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It's very hard to behave naturally when you know people recognise you. On the other hand, I still sometimes get upgraded in hotels because someone used to like me back in the day, which is still pretty amazing.
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I don't trust politicians. I think that by the time they've made it, with the concessions they've had to make in that position, I don't believe they still have the beliefs they had at the root.
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Working as a teaboy may have helped my confidence, but not everyone else was so pleased. I could never remember who had milk or how many sugars, and I had an unusual talent for spilling tea on the recording console.
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'Never Gonna Give You Up' in 1987 was a huge international hit followed by several more, and while I appreciated how lucky I was, it catapulted me into a completely new world and simply took over my life.
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When I was a tiny tot, we only had one record player in the house, so there was either Genesis on it or the Jungle Book or The Beatles as well, and various other things.
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When I was still at school, I'd help Dad at the concrete yard he had prior to the garden centre. I was doing things there, like driving the tractors and forklifts, that most kids my age couldn't.
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I've done drives through Budapest and Oslo and used to drive to Sardinia, too, which is quite a journey. Drives are an adventure because I don't plan them too carefully. I take detours depending on how I feel and usually stop and stay at places I like the look of.
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Scientology always makes me think of that movie 'V' where that woman takes off her mask of human flesh to reveal her true, alien self.
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My success set me up for life, and it meant that I could retire from the music industry at 27 to spend time with my newborn daughter and my wife. My time away from the spotlight allowed me to rediscover my love for music, and I'm doing it for me now and no one else.
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I was the youngest of four kids, and Dad, who had a garden centre before he retired, came from a large Lancashire family. Every one of my uncles had their own business, including a post office, two fish and chip shops and a painting and decorating business.
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I'd been bumming around in bands since my school days.
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I don't get recognised until I'm on stage, and then I can walk off and forget about it. It's great.
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I don't like flying. I'm a bit scared of it and don't enjoy the whole experience.
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I am honoured that my fans worked so hard to help me win Best Act Ever at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards.
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I do have a thing for eating out; that's one of life's great middle-age pleasures.
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I come away from a gig thinking, 'Yeah, I'm worth something.' I can still do it and entertain people, and that's worth it.
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Doing things in my day was simple: you either signed to a big label or you signed to a very small label, and you worked with that one, and then they eventually signed you on to a big one.
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I used to go to soul nights because I loved dancing, and so did my friends, and we loved the music. We used to go listen to black American soul.
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Don't expect fame to come overnight. That filtered through to me in my own career. Look at Madonna: she's not the best singer in the world, but she's got where she has through hard work.
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I must admit, the constant invasion of privacy was becoming a real concern. I've been asked for autographs while I've been doing laps in the pool and even in the toilet!
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I started out as a drummer, and now play with a back-to-basics rock band called the 'Luddites.' I'm happiest when I'm behind the kit.
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As a kid, I saw those ticker-tape parades in the movies, and I was really chuffed to be in one.
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Back in the '80s, I was known for being reclusive, often shying away from media attention.
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Because the pop industry is cruel, if you don't do everything the label wants you to do, it has an army of other people waiting to do it.
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When our daughter was born, a light went on for me - there was more to life than what I was doing. It felt like being famous for being a paint salesman. It wasn't the dream I was sold on. I'd had enough of it.
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It's really weird seeing someone impersonating you. But at the same time, Vic Reeves' impersonation of me is one of the highlights of my life.
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I'm a person who tries not to have regrets.
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You can't explain the feeling of singing hit songs to an audience - it's like being a genuine sports star at the peak of their powers.
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There's some songs you can cover, and I've covered and butchered a few, but you can't do them all.
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I'd had my time in the charts and made loads of money. I was no longer hungry for success.
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I've got two older brothers and an older sister and my sister used to go to gigs all the time. I'm from an area near Manchester and Liverpool and she used to go to gigs all the time at uni's and everything, and she's seen Genesis I don't know how many times when Peter Gabriel was in the band and when they were doing little uni gigs and all the rest of it. So whether I liked Genesis or not I didn't have any choice to be honest. When I was a tiny tot we only had one record player in the house, so there was either Genesis on it or the jungle book or The Beatles as well, and various other things. I think Phil Collins is one of the most underrated musicians, singers, performers - he is absolutely amazing, I think, and I think he's probably got a bit of a rough ride occasionally because he became so mainstream and so popular. What is mainstream at the end of the day? That means more people like you? I don't know, it's a weird one. I play a bit of drums and he is one of my all time favourite drummers and when this record ("Follow You Follow Me") came out I absolutely loved it and I had no snobbery about it, that you know, Peter Gabriel blah blah and all the rest of it. I just absolutely loved that era of Genesis and out of that whole era this is possibly my favourite track.
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Working as a teaboy may have helped my confidence but not everyone else was so pleased. I could never remember who had milk or how many sugars, and I had an unusual talent for spilling tea on the recording console. It's a good job the records are doing so well because I would have made a terrible waiter.
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In a relationship with Lene Bausager since 1988.
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At the height of his pop stardom in the 1980s, Smash Hits magazine referred to Astley as a "singing teaboy" and often misprinted his name as "Dick Spatsley".
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He sang "Never Gonna Give You Up" at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. [November 2008]
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Following his sell-out UK tour of 2004, Rick has signed a recording deal with Sony BMG and in September 2005 is due to release a new album. [2005]
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Has a daughter named Emilie with wife, Lene Bausager. She was 9 in 2001 when he released the news that he was re-starting his career in music. He and his wife had not yet married at that point.
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His song "Never Gonna Give You Up" won the British Phonographic Industry Award for British Single in 1988.
Plays drums, piano/keyboards, guitar and saxophone.
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He was singing in the band FBI (who gigged in pubs and clubs) when he was "discovered" by producer Pete Waterman in 1985.
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Co-wrote the song "Mission Statement" with former Marillion singer Fish (from Fish's 1999 album "Raingods with Zippos").
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
2017
performer: "Never Gonna Give You Up" post-production
The LEGO Batman Movie
2017
performer: "Never Gonna Give You Up"
South Park
2016
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Doctors
2016
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Strictly Come Dancing
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2016 writer - 1 episode, 2016
Loose Canon
2016
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Good Morning Britain
2016
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Angry Birds
2016
performer: "Never Gonna Give You Up 7' Mix"
World Championship Snooker
2016
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Ochéntame... otra vez
2016
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode
The Simpsons
2015
TV Series performer - 1 episode
20 Moments That Rocked Pop
2015
TV Movie documentary performer: "Never Gonna Give You Up" - uncredited
CrazyJoshCravy
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2015
One Hit Wonderland
2013-2014
TV Series documentary performer - 2 episodes
Rude(Ish) Tube
2014
TV Series performer - 1 episode
One Chance
2013
performer: "Never Gonna Give You Up"
The Filthy Frank Show
2012
TV Series short performer - 1 episode
Kinect Sports: Season Two
2011
Video Game performer: "Never Gonna Give You Up"
EastEnders
2011
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Total Wipeout
2011
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Rio Sex Comedy
2010
performer: "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Hounded
2010
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Live from Studio Five
2009-2010
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Celebrity Big Brother
2010
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Replaying: The Game
2009
Video Game performer: "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Welcome to the 80's
2009
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode
CHIKARA: King of Trios 2009 - Night I
2009
Video performer: "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Loose Women
2009
TV Series performer - 1 episode
DR's store juleshow
2008
TV Special documentary performer: "Together Forever", "Cry For Help", "Whenever You Need Somebody", "Never Gonna Give You Up", "White Christmas" / writer: "Cry For Help"
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
2008
TV Movie documentary performer: "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Banda sonora
2008
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Game
2008
Video Game performer: "Never Gonna Give You Up"
New Tricks
2008
TV Series performer - 1 episode
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005-2007
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Movie Music Mania
2005
TV Movie documentary performer: "Where Do I Begin?"
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