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Cliff Richard

Cliff Richard

Biography

Sir Cliff Richard OBE (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an English singer who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and is the third-top-selling artist in UK Singles Chart history, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley. Richard was originally marketed as a rebellious rock and roll singer in the style of Presley and Little Richard. With his backing group, the Shadows, he dominated the British popular music scene in the pre-Beatles period of the late 1950s to early 1960s. His 1958 hit single "Move It" is often described as Britain's first authentic rock and roll song. In the early 1960s, he had a prosperous screen career with films including The Young Ones, Summer Holiday and Wonderful Life and his own television show at the BBC. Increased focus on his Christian faith and subsequent softening of his music led to a more middle-of-the-road image, and he sometimes ventured into contemporary Christian music. In a career spanning nearly 65 years, Richard has amassed several gold and platinum discs and awards, including two Ivor Novello Awards and three Brit Awards. More than 130 of his singles, albums, and EPs have reached the UK Top 20, more than any other artist. Richard has had 67 UK top ten singles, the second highest total for an artist (behind Presley). He holds the record, with Presley, as the only act to make the UK singles charts in all of its first six decades (1950s–2000s). He has achieved 14 UK No. 1 singles, and is the only singer to have had a No. 1 single in the UK in each of five consecutive decades. He also had four UK Christmas No. 1 singles, two of which were as a solo artist; "Mistletoe and Wine" and "Saviour's Day". Richard has sold more than 250 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has never achieved the same popularity in the United States despite eight US Top 40 singles, including the million-selling "Devil Woman" and "We Don't Talk Anymore". In Canada, he had a successful period in the early 1960s, the late 1970s and early 1980s, with some releases certified gold and platinum. He has remained a popular music, film, and television personality at home in the UK as well as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Northern Europe and Asia, and retains a following in other countries. When not touring, he divides his time between Barbados and Portugal. In 2019, he relocated to New York. Cliff Richard was born Harry Rodger Webb on 14 October 1940 at King George's Hospital (now KGMU Hospital), Victoria Street, in Lucknow, which was then part of British India. His parents were Rodger Oscar Webb, a manager for a catering contractor that serviced the Indian Railways, and the former Dorothy Marie Dazely. His parents also spent some years in Howrah, West Bengal. After the violence of Direct Action Day, they decided to relocate to England permanently. Richard is primarily of English heritage, but he had one great-grandmother who was of half Welsh and half Spanish descent, born of a Spanish great-great-grandmother named Emiline Joseph Rebeiro. ... Source: Article "Cliff Richard" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-10-14

Place of Birth

Lucknow, India

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Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

19665.7 / 10

Cliff Richard: Castles in the Air

Cliff Richard: Castles in the Air

20040.0 / 10

Tour d'Eurovision

Tour d'Eurovision

20050.0 / 10

Kenny Everett - The Complete Naughty Bits

Kenny Everett - The Complete Naughty Bits

20040.0 / 10

Summer Holiday

Summer Holiday

19635.9 / 10

Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace

Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace

20026.3 / 10

Live Aid

Live Aid

19857.9 / 10

The Best British Rock Concert of All Time, Live at Knebworth

The Best British Rock Concert of All Time, Live at Knebworth

20107.3 / 10

Cliff Richard From a Distance: The Event

Cliff Richard From a Distance: The Event

20090.0 / 10

Cliff Richard: The Great 80 Tour - Live From the Royal Albert Hall

Cliff Richard: The Great 80 Tour - Live From the Royal Albert Hall

20218.0 / 10

Cliff and the Shadows: The Final Reunion

Cliff and the Shadows: The Final Reunion

20099.7 / 10

Cliff Richard: Bold As Brass

Cliff Richard: Bold As Brass

20109.0 / 10

The BRITs at 40

The BRITs at 40

20200.0 / 10

The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012

The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012

20128.2 / 10

Blue Suede Shoes

Blue Suede Shoes

19805.0 / 10

Expresso Bongo

Expresso Bongo

19595.4 / 10

The Young Ones

The Young Ones

19616.0 / 10

Hank Marvin: Hank Plays Live

Hank Marvin: Hank Plays Live

20040.0 / 10

It Started with Swap Shop

It Started with Swap Shop

20060.0 / 10

Run For Your Wife

Run For Your Wife

20124.4 / 10

Take Me High

Take Me High

19734.5 / 10

Two A Penny

Two A Penny

19671.5 / 10

Serious Charge

Serious Charge

19596.4 / 10

Wonderful Life

Wonderful Life

19644.3 / 10

Cliff Richard Still Reelin' and A-Rockin' - Live at Sydney Opera House

Cliff Richard Still Reelin' and A-Rockin' - Live at Sydney Opera House

20138.0 / 10

Heathcliff

Heathcliff

19997.5 / 10

An Audience with Cliff Richard

An Audience with Cliff Richard

19990.0 / 10

Cliff Richard: The Blue Sapphire Tour 2023

Cliff Richard: The Blue Sapphire Tour 2023

20230.0 / 10

Cliff Richard: The Countdown Concert

Cliff Richard: The Countdown Concert

20035.5 / 10

The Accused: National Treasures on Trial

The Accused: National Treasures on Trial

20220.0 / 10

His Land

His Land

19700.0 / 10

Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore

Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore

19920.0 / 10

Classic Albums: The Chirping Crickets

Classic Albums: The Chirping Crickets

20197.2 / 10

Cliff at Christmas

Cliff at Christmas

20220.0 / 10

If These Walls Could Sing

If These Walls Could Sing

20226.6 / 10

Sir Cliff Richard at the BBC

Sir Cliff Richard at the BBC

20207.0 / 10

A Matter of Diamonds

A Matter of Diamonds

19680.0 / 10

Our Cilla

Our Cilla

20156.5 / 10

The Grand Knockout Tournament

The Grand Knockout Tournament

19875.7 / 10

Best Of Night Of The Proms vol. 6

Best Of Night Of The Proms vol. 6

20130.0 / 10

Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights

Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights

19807.0 / 10

Silver Clef Award Winners Show, Knebworth Park

Silver Clef Award Winners Show, Knebworth Park

19900.0 / 10

Doctor Who: Origins

Doctor Who: Origins

20060.0 / 10

Thunderbirds Are GO

Thunderbirds Are GO

19666.3 / 10

Live Aid

Live Aid

20049.2 / 10

Rock 'n' Roll Britannia

Rock 'n' Roll Britannia

20130.0 / 10

Best of Night of the Proms Vol.  5

Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 5

20110.0 / 10

Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10

Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10

20126.5 / 10

The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song

The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song

20116.0 / 10

Eurovision: Your Country Needs Blue

Eurovision: Your Country Needs Blue

20110.0 / 10

Cliff Richard and The Shadows - The Final Reunion

Cliff Richard and The Shadows - The Final Reunion

20097.5 / 10

Farewell, FAB 208

Farewell, FAB 208

19920.0 / 10

The Downing Street Patient

The Downing Street Patient

20040.0 / 10

An Audience with Des O'Connor

An Audience with Des O'Connor

20010.0 / 10

Året var 1961

Året var 1961

20100.0 / 10

Rhythm 'n' Greens

Rhythm 'n' Greens

19640.0 / 10

... Sings Dylan II

... Sings Dylan II

20150.0 / 10

Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

19665.7 / 10

The Shadows - The Final Tour

The Shadows - The Final Tour

20047.3 / 10

Heathcliff

Heathcliff

19997.5 / 10

Cliff Richard: The Blue Sapphire Tour 2023

Cliff Richard: The Blue Sapphire Tour 2023

20230.0 / 10