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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rick_AstleyRick Astley - Wikipedia

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   In 1985, Astley was performing as a drummer for the soul band FBI, with Morris on guitar. They were a well-known local band, gigging in pubs and clubs. When FBI's lead singer left the band, and Morris left to concentrate on his career in hairdressing, [17] Astley offered to be the lead vocalist.

2. www.pressreader.com › uk › sunday-express-1070How Rick’s traumatic childhood drove him to succeed

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   Oct 6, 2024 · He was working in his father’s garden centre and fronting a band called FBI when one day in 1985, Pete Waterman, of songwritin­g and production trio Stock, Aitken & Waterman, saw FBI perform and offered to sign Rick. In two years he was performing Never Gonna Give You Up on Top Of The Pops.

3. www.nickiswift.com › 1341951Whatever Happened To Rick Astley - Nicki Swift

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   Jul 21, 2023 · He was just a teenager when he joined FBI, a soul group that gained a regional following. Initially the band's drummer, Astley eventually stepped into the lead singer role after the original ...

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4. hellorayo.co.uk › entertainment › musicRick Astley: Everything you need to know about the hitmaker

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   Feb 29, 2024 · After a couple of years, Rick's band FBI were becoming popular in their local area - Rick still on the drums - performing gigs and writing their own music and even landing managers. Once the lead singer left the band to concentrate on a hairdressing career, Rick put himself forward.

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5. www.thefamouspeople.com › profiles › rick-astleyRick Astley Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life ...

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   When Rick Astley was playing drums for his band FBI, the lead singer quit and guitarist David Morris left to make a career in hairdressing. Astley became the lead singer and this altered his career in a major way.

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6. www.classicpopmag.com › 2023 › 09Rick Astley: This Charming Man - Classic Pop Magazine

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   Sep 11, 2023 · Perhaps not. But in 2023, Rick Astley is an artist with a rare multi-generational reach: a man equally at home reading the CBeebies Bedtime Story as he is rocking out at The O2 with his pals the Foo Fighters, having worked his charm offensive on everyone from Gen Zed Tik-Tokkers (where he has three million followers) to Radio 2 playlisters.

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   What happened to Rick's band FBI?

   • After a couple of years, Rick's band FBI were becoming popular in their local area - Rick still on the drums - performing gigs and writing their own music and even landing managers. Once the lead singer left the band to concentrate on a hairdressing career, Rick put himself forward.

   Rick Astley: Everything you need to know about the hitmaker

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   Who was the lead singer of FBI?

   • [ 14 ] In 1985, Astley was performing as a drummer for the soul band FBI, with Morris on guitar. They were a well-known local band, gigging in pubs and clubs. When FBI's lead singer left the band, and Morris left to concentrate on his career in hairdressing, [ 15 ] Astley offered to be the lead vocalist.

   Rick Astley - Wikipedia

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   How old was Rick from FBI when he left school?

   • He left school at 16-years-old - working by day and performing by night. After a couple of years, Rick's band FBI were becoming popular in their local area - Rick still on the drums - performing gigs and writing their own music and even landing managers.

   Rick Astley: Everything you need to know about the hitmaker

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   What happened to Rick's brother Mike?

   • Rick’s older brother Mike held a knife to their father’s throat and said, “If you ******* move, I will kill you”. Immediately afterwards, the brothers left home, Mike not even pausing to put shoes on, and they moved into their grandmother’s house. Rick, inevitably, longed for escape.

   How Rick’s traumatic childhood drove him to succeed

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   Was Rickrolling a WikiLeaks craze?

   • Rickrolling was even a part of the Wikileaks craze – a link purporting to be a controversial document revealing secrets about a mutually beneficial relationship between the United States and United Kingdom actually just linked to an official-looking page containing the song’s lyrics.

   The History of Rickrolling: A Rickroll Retrospective | RANGE

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   What happened to Rick Astley?

   • Not Rick Astley, though; after retiring from music in 1993, he pretty much dropped off the face of the earth, at least from a pop-culture perspective — no one-off shows, no special guest appearances on other artists' albums, nothing. For all intents and purposes, Astley was gone — and that was the way he needed it to be.

   Whatever Happened To Rick Astley - Nicki Swift

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8. readrange.com › rickroll-retrospective-rick-astleyThe History of Rickrolling: A Rickroll Retrospective | RANGE

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   Oct 5, 2023 · Rickrolling was even a part of the Wikileaks craze – a link purporting to be a controversial document revealing secrets about a mutually beneficial relationship between the United States and United Kingdom actually just linked to an official-looking page containing the song’s lyrics.