Richard Paul Astley (born 6 February 1966) is an English singer who has been active in music for several decades. He gained worldwide fame in the 1980s, having multiple hits, including his signature songs "Never Gonna Give You Up", "Together Forever" and "Whenever You Need Somebody". He returned to music full-time in the 2000s after a 6-year hiatus. Outside his music career, Astley has occasionally worked as a radio DJ and a podcaster. More about Rick Astley
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Born and raised in Lancashire, Astley became a musician after leaving school, as the drummer for the soul band FBI. Three years later, he rose to fame through his association with the production trio Stock Aitken Waterman; releasing the 1987 album Whenever You Need Somebody, which sold 15.2 million copies worldwide. His debut single "Never Gonna Give You Up" was a number 1 hit single in 25 countries, winning the 1988 Brit Award for Best British Single. His 1988 single "Together Forever" became his second single to top the US Billboard Hot 100, and was one of his eight songs to reach the top ten on the UK Singles Chart. The title track was a No 1 single in seven countries, and it reached No 3 in the UK. In 1988, Astley followed-up his debut album with Hold Me In Your Arms. The lead single "She Wants to Dance with Me" was Astley's first single that he wrote himself, and it became a worldwide top 10 hit.In total, we tracked 647 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Rick Astley (Rick Astley hand signed fender electric guitar with stand. Aftel dealer coa) was sold in October 2018 for £190.00 while the cheapest item (Rick Astley – Beautiful Life CD Deluxe Edition *Signed Copy* (2017) BMG) found a new owner for £0.99 in September 2021. The month with the most items sold (35) was November 2019 with an average selling price of £14.03 for an autographed item of Rick Astley. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2017 with £99.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £2.50 was September 2015. In average, an autographed item from Rick Astley is worth £15.00.
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