Cliff Richard
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Me and my school photo: Elaine Page remembers the heartfelt sob at an end of term concert that sparked her acting career...the wrong reasons. I was a bit of a ringleader. I'd get groups together and we'd sing songs for our own amusement. I remember a Cliff Richard track, a B-side called Voice In The Wilderness, which I loved and I persuaded my friends to learn... In this article: Elaine Paige, Evita, World War II, Memory, I Know Him So Well, Itunes, Cliff Richard, and Oliver! |
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Telegraph.co.uk - Top ten stories | 22 hours ago
Thierry Henry must be banned from playing in the 2010 World Cup
The tipping point for me was a front page headline to the effect that General Franco of Spain had personally ensured that Cliff Richard did not win the Eurovision Song Contest 30 years ago. I'm afraid I can't bring myself to get too...
In this article: Thierry Henry, FIFA, World Cup, Sepp Blatter, Damien Duff, France, Republic of Ireland, and Diego Maradona
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New Kerala | 1 day ago
Lady Gaga to sing for Queen at annual Royal Variety Performance
...choice for the event, which has traditionally featured artists from light entertainment such as Bruce Forsyth, Nat King Cole, Cliff Richard and Katherine Jenkins, reports the Telegraph. She is best known for her outrageous outfits and...
In this article: Lady Gaga, Katherine Jenkins, Nat King Cole, Blackpool, Opera House, and London
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | 1 day ago
Lady Gaga booked for Royal Variety Performance
...choice for the event which has traditionally featured artists from light entertainment such as Bruce Forsyth, Nat King Cole, Cliff Richard and Katherine Jenkins. Lady Gaga's last high profile appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards...
In this article: Lady Gaga, Katherine Jenkins, Alexandra Burke, The Fame, Paparazzi, Poker Face, MTV Video Music Awards, Radio Gaga, and Just Dance
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Daily Mail | 1 day ago
For the Queen's sake, cover up! Controversial Lady Gaga to perform at Royal Variety show
...a surprise choice for a night traditionally filled with faces from light entertainment such as Bruce Forsyth, Nat King Cole, Cliff Richard and Katherine Jenkins. Lady Gaga is the alter ego of New Yorker Stefani Germanotta, 23. She took...
In this article: Lady Gaga, Freddie Mercury, The Fame, Paparazzi, Poker Face, MTV Video Music Awards, Radio Gaga, Just Dance, and Katherine Jenkins
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PopMatters | 3 days ago
Various Artists: Shadow Music of Thailand (Review)
...to learn that the 1960s Thai pop genre known as wong shadow, or shadow music, takes its name from Richard's sometime band, the Shadows. Cliff Richard was a British teen teddy boy who came along a little before the Beatles. He performed like a...
In this article: Thailand, Summer Holiday, Victor Uwaifo, and Elvis Presley
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Times Online | 7 days ago
David Hockney: 1960-1968 at Nottingham Contemporary
...(then still illegal) must have felt as startling to some as it was enticing to others. Hockney moves from a cryptic outing of Cliff Richard as a gay icon to an open celebration of bare Californian buttocks. This is a show to return the...
In this article: David Hockney, Nottingham Contemporary, Tate Britain, London, Turner Prize, Damien Hirst, and Los Angeles
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Guardian | November 13, 2009
As the BBC gets more transparent, so do its enemies' motives
...of its top executives. But that's not why it's under attack The BBC's Mark Thompson: unlikely to jump ship for ITV. Photograph: Richard Saker The BBC gets a serious kicking today over the salaries of senior executives - not...
In this article: BBC, Rupert Murdoch, Daily Mail, News Corp, The Sun, The Times, and Tories
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Times Online | November 13, 2009
Government has no place meddling with 'crown jewels'
...to suffer a reduction in its income in order to serve the public interest? This is a bit like forcing Cliff Richard to perform for free because he is a national treasure. It would not only be unfair, but a violation of his rights. Much...
In this article: Best interests and Revenue
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Independent.co.uk - Business | October 31, 2009
Dolly Parton, Cliff and the new online travel site
...writing a guide because he is passionate about the island. Levi Roots from Dragons' Den has written for us about the Caribbean, Cliff Richard has written a popular guide to the Algarve, which is the top earner on the site. Dolly Parton's...
In this article: Recession, Dragons' Den, Dolly Parton, Moneysupermarket.com, Jim Kerr, Corporate governance, Cornwall, and Padstow
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BBC News | October 26, 2009
Cliff sings curry house's praises
Marvin and Richard visited after a Shadows reunion show Sir Cliff Richard and Hank Marvin have visited a Tyneside Indian restaurant following a Shadows reunion show. Sir Cliff and guitarist Marvin popped into Raval Restaurant on...
In this article: Hank Marvin, EU, Coriander, Mango, and Lucknow
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Sir Cliff Richard OBE (born Harry Roger Webb on 14 October 1940) is an English singer-songwriter and entrepreneur.
With his backing group The Shadows, Richard dominated the British popular music scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s, before and during The Beatles' first year in the charts. A conversion to Christianity and subsequent softening of his music led to his having more of a pop than rock image. He never achieved the same impact in the United States despite several chart singles there, but he has remained a popular music, film, and television personality in the United Kingdom and he retains a following in other countries.
During six decades, Cliff Richard has charted many singles, and holds the record (with Elvis Presley) as the only act to make the UK singles charts in all of its decades (1950sā2000s). He is the only singer to have had a number one single in the UK in five consecutive decades, doing so from the 1950s through to the 1990s. On the British charts, Richard has had more than 130 singles, albums and EPs make the top 20, more than any other artist. He has sold more than 260 million records.
- Name At Birth:
- Harry Roger Webb
- Birth Date:
- October 14, 1940
- Birthplace:
- Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
- Occupation:
- Singer/Songwriter, actor and entrepreneur
- Instrument Played:
- Vocals, Guitar
- Record Label:
- EMI, Decca, Columbia, Epic, Rocket, Papillon
- Years Active:
- 1958 ā present
- Associated With:
- The Shadows, Olivia Newton-John
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