Cliff Richard
Pop music, Musical Artist
1940 –
Who is Cliff Richard?
Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor and philanthropist. He is the third-top-selling singles artist in the United Kingdom's history, with total sales of over 21 million units in the UK and has reportedly sold an estimated 250 million records worldwide.
With his backing group the Shadows, Richard, originally positioned as a rebellious rock and roll singer in the style of Little Richard and Elvis Presley, dominated the British popular music scene in the pre-Beatles period of the late 1950s and early 1960s. His 1958 hit single "Move It" is often described as Britain's first authentic rock and roll song, and John Lennon once claimed that "before Cliff and the Shadows, there had been nothing worth listening to in British music." Increased focus on his Christian faith and subsequent softening of his music later led to a more middle of the road pop image, sometimes venturing into contemporary Christian music.
Over a career spanning more than 50 years, Richard has become a fixture of the British entertainment world, amassing many gold and platinum discs and awards, including three Brit Awards and two Ivor Novello Awards.
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- Born
- Oct 14, 1940
Lucknow - Also known as
- Harry Webb
- Cliff Richards
- Harry Rodger Webb
- Prince of Pop
- Peter Pan of Pop
- Sir Cliff Richard
- Sir Cliff Richard OBE
- Cliff Richard and the Shadows
- Sir Cliff Richard, Kt., OBE
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Nationality
- Barbados
- British Raj
- Profession
- Education
- St. Thomas' Church School, Howrah
- Cheshunt School
- Lived in
- Uttar Pradesh
- Lucknow
- London
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on July 23, 2013
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