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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Peter Williams |
| Born | 13 February 1974 Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Rock, Pop rock, Britpop, Adult contemporary, Hip Hop, Swing, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Singing, guitar, bass guitar, piano, bongos, trumpet |
| Years active | 1990–Present |
| Label(s) | Chrysalis, EMI |
| Associated acts | Take That |
| Website | robbiewilliams.com |
Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is a Grammy Award-nominated, 15-time BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The town of Burslem, known as the Mother Town, is one of the six towns that amalgamated to form the current city of Stoke-on-Trent, in the ceremonial county Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of Jazz music that developed in the early 1930s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B, urban) is a Music genre of western Popular music (predominantly American and Canadian Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Chrysalis Records was a British Record label that was created in 1969 The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Take That are an English pop Musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland His career started as a member of the pop band Take That in 1990. Take That are an English pop Musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark He left Take That in 1995 to begin his solo career, after selling 25 million records with the group. [1]
His album sales stand at over 55 million, with singles sales over 17 million. [2]
Williams entered the The Guinness Book of World Records when in just one day he sold more than 1. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U 6 million tickets for his 2006 world tour. [3] He has been the recipient of many awards, including fifteen BRIT and six ECHO awards. The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards ECHO is a German music award granted every year by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie (an association of recording companies [4][5] In 2004, he was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame, after being voted as the Greatest artist of the 1990s. The UK Music Hall of Fame honours musicians for their lifetime fame in music [6]
Robbie Williams is the artist that is currently featured the most times in the UK Now That's What I Call Music! series. This article refers to the "Now That's What I Call Music!" series as a whole In the first 68 Now!'s he has appeared 29 times (including 4 times with Take That). His first appearance was with That on Now 22 and his most recent appearance was on Now 66 with "She's Madonna". Now That's What I Call Music! 22 or Now 22 was released in 1992 Now That's What I Call Music! 66 or Now 66 was released on April 2, 2007. " She's Madonna " is the third and final international single released from Robbie Williams 's album Rudebox. [7]
Solo career (1996–present)
After leaving Take That, Williams became more popular for his behavior and his boldness, but also for a controversial appearance in concert with rock band Oasis in Glastonbury, Somerset, UK in 1995. Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a Dry point on the Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The episode was followed by an advertising campaign against drug and alcoholism, during which Williams was seen fed up, wearing grungy clothes and sporting a dirty beard. A drug, broadly speaking is any chemical substance that when absorbed into the body Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions After a public fall-out with the members of Oasis, Noel Gallagher was reported to have referred to Williams as "the fat dancer from Take That". Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967 in Manchester, England is the lead guitarist backing vocalist and occasional lead vocalist of British rock band Oasis Take That are an English pop Musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark [8] During this time, as he struggled with his weight, alleged substance and alcohol abuse, as well as episodes of depression,[9] few forecast that Williams would become a successful solo artist. Rather it was Gary Barlow who was tipped for greatness following the break-up of Take That. Gary Barlow (born 20 January, 1971 in Frodsham, Cheshire, England) is an English Singer, Pianist, Take That are an English pop Musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark
Williams' solo career started in 1996 covering George Michael's "Freedom", reaching number-two in the UK Singles Chart,[10] twenty-six places higher than George Michael's original. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου (born 25 June 1963 best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning " Freedom! '90 " (also known simply as "Freedom" is a song written and performed by George Michael, and released on Epic records in 1990 The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry In the interview included on the single, Williams declared "I just needed something quick to put out to keep me in the public eye, so I put Freedom out as a statement. "
Life Thru a Lens (1996–1998)
After trying to find his own sound during a harrowing period for him, recordings for the album began at London's Maison Rouge studios in March of that year. Shortly after his introduction to Guy Chambers, Williams released what would be the first single taken from his début album, Old Before I Die. Guy Chambers (born January 12, 1963 in London) is an English Songwriter and Record producer best known for his long partnership " Old Before I Die " is a 1997 song by Robbie Williams, and the first single to be taken from his debut album Life Thru A Lens. Co-written by Williams with Eric Bazilian and Desmond Child, the single was released in April 1997, hitting number-two on the UK Charts;[10] however, it was largely ignored on international charts. Eric Bazilian (born July 21, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U Desmond Child (born October 28, 1953 in Miami Florida) is an American musician Songwriter, and producer The second single, "Lazy Days", was released in the summer of 1997, amidst William's battle with addiction. " Lazy Days " is a July 1997 single released by Robbie Williams, the second single released from his 1997 album Life Thru A Lens He was allowed to check out of rehab to shoot the video for the song, but promotion for the single was non-existent, so whilst the single charted at number eight in the United Kingdom [10], it struggled to reach the top forty of any European chart. During this time, Robbie Williams was known to take heroin. Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative
His début album, Life Thru A Lens, was released in September 1997, not long after Williams' stint in rehab – which he embarked upon with much help from Elton John. Life thru a Lens was the first solo Album by English pop singer Robbie Williams after his former band Take That split Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer The album launched with his first live solo gig at the Elysée Monmatre theatre in Paris, France. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
At first, the album was slow to take off, debuting at number eleven of the UK Album Charts; it was passed to the bargain bin not long after its release, selling a little over 33,000 copies. The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom.
The third single of the album, "South Of The Border", failed to make a significant impact on the UK Charts. When it was released in September 1997, it reached number fourteen, and many considered this the end of Robbie Williams' career. [11]
After Williams met the record company's concerns about his future, he released what would be the fourth single taken from his album, not knowing it would become his biggest single in the United Kingdom so far, and one of his most well-known songs. "Angels" became Williams' best seller in the United Kingdom, being certified 2x Platinum by the BPI. " Angels " is a song written by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers, originally performed by Williams and covered by Jessica Simpson, Mexican The British Phonographic Industry (BPI is the British record industry's trade association. [12] The song, apart from becoming a hit around Europe and Latin America, and selling over two million copies worldwide,[13] caused sales of his album to sky-rocket. It reached number-one on its 28th week on the charts. The album remained forty weeks inside the British top ten and 218 weeks altogether, making it the 58th best selling album in UK History with sales over the 2. 4 Million. [14] Despite the album's success in Williams' homeland, it failed to make a bigger impact in the international market, with the exception of Argentina, where the album reached the top ten in early 1998; eventually, the album managed to sell over four million copies worldwide. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. [15]
One of the most popular songs on the album was 'Let Me Entertain You', the lyric of which Williams has described as an ironic attack on the culture industry. Culture industry is a term coined by Theodor Adorno (1903-1969 and Max Horkheimer (1895-1973 who argued that popular culture is akin to a factory producing standardized Williams says he sees the culture industry as an arena in which critical tendencies or potentialities are eliminated. He has argued that the culture industry, which produces and circulates cultural commodities through the mass media, manipulates the population. Williams claims popular culture is the reason why people become passive; the easy pleasures available through consumption of popular culture make people docile and content, no matter how terrible their economic circumstances. The differences among cultural goods make them appear different, but they are in fact just variations on the same theme. Williams sees this mass-produced culture as a danger to the more difficult high arts and says he believe the culture industries cultivate false needs; that is, needs created and satisfied by capitalism. Robbie believes that true needs, in contrast, are freedom, creativity, and genuine happiness.
I've Been Expecting You: European success in 1998
Williams and Chambers started the writing process of the album in Jamaica in the spring of 1998. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. The first single, "Millennium", was inspired by John Barry's James Bond music. For the Front Line Assembly song see Millennium (Front Line Assembly song " Millennium " is a song by Robbie Williams, released John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story The song became Williams' first solo number one single in the United Kingdom when it was released in September of that year, coincidentally knocking All Saints from the top spot. Williams commented, "Someone had to be knocked off, and it may as well be the wife" (Williams and Appleton were engaged at the time of the release of the single). The song went on to sell over 4 copies in the UK alone being certified Gold by the BPI in November 1998. Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 [16] It also became a top twenty hit in many European countries, as well becoming a hit in Latin America and Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
When the album I've Been Expecting You was released in late October 1998, it débuted at number one in the UK Albums Chart, becoming the year's best selling album in the country. I've Been Expecting You is the second album by Robbie Williams. [11] This time, the album received more attention outside the United Kingdom, leaving its mark in the European and Latin American market with hits such as "No Regrets", which became one of the most talked-about tracks from the album, due to its references of Williams' Take That days. Take That are an English pop Musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark A collaboration with The Pet Shop Boys' singer Neil Tennant and The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon, the single was released in November of 1998, reaching number four in the UK Singles Chart, backed with the cover of Adam & The Ants, "Antmusic". The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed Neil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954 is a English Musician, singer and songwriter who with his colleague Chris Lowe, make up the successful The Divine Comedy Neil Hannon (born 7 November 1970) is a Singer and Songwriter, best known as the creator (in 1989 and Frontman of the orchestral The song became a substantial hit worldwide and the single went on to sell over 20 copies in the United Kingdom being certified Silver in October 2004, almost six years after its original release. Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen [17]
The third single from the album, "Strong" came at a busy time. " Strong " is a song by Robbie Williams, released as the third single from his 1998 album I've Been Expecting You in early 1999 It was written in a Hotel in Cologne, Germany, inspired by some of Williams' more manic admirers who, he admitted, "scared the living daylights" out of him. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The song debuted at number four in the United Kingdom and number nine in New Zealand, peaking within the top forty around Europe and many other countries. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
The fourth single, "She's the One", a cover of a track from World Party's album Egyptology, was a favourite song of Williams after his time in rehab. World Party is a British pop / rock band which is essentially the solo project of its multi-talented only member Karl Wallinger. It became his second number one hit in the United Kingdom and scored a top three place in the New Zealand. The song went on to win a number of awards around the world, including a BRIT Award for "Single of the Year" and a Capital Radio Award for "Best Single". The single was released as a double a-side with "It's Only Us", the official theme for Sony's Playstation FIFA 2000. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) The single became a massive success selling over 400,000 copies in the UK alone being certified Gold by the BPI in early 2000. [18] Williams finished the year with an extensive European Tour in the autumn of 1999.
I've Been Expecting You was a smash hit, selling almost 3 million copies in the United Kingdom alone: certified 10x Platinum by the BPI,[19] it became Williams' best selling album in the country and the 30th best selling album in UK Music History. I've Been Expecting You is the second album by Robbie Williams. Worldwide, the album sold around 5 million copies.
The Ego Has Landed: Aiming for the American market in 1999
After his worldwide (especially in Europe), Williams was signed to Capitol Records in the United States, which is a part of EMI. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Williams embarked in a US Promotional Tour and when his first American single, "Millennium" was released, it hit number seventy-two in the Billboard Hot 100, the album The Ego Has Landed was released in July 1999 in the United States, not having the success that he enjoyed in Europe, the album peaked at number sixty-three in the Billboard Albums Chart. For the Front Line Assembly song see Millennium (Front Line Assembly song " Millennium " is a song by Robbie Williams, released The Ego Has Landed is a Compilation album by English pop singer Robbie Williams. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry
Despite this, Williams enjoyed good video airplay and received a nomination for the MTV Video Music Awards for "Best Male Video" – he did not win, but the exposure helped the sales of the album. The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year
Capitol Records, trying to make Williams a bigger star, released a second single from the album, the ballad "Angels", Williams shot a new video for it, and when it was released in fall of that year, the song became a somewhat bigger hit than "Millennium", charting at number forty-one, but this was not enough for Williams, so he concentrated on the rest of the world where he was already an established act. The album went on to sell 596,000 copies in the United States being certified Gold by the RIAA in November of that year. [20]
The compilation was released worldwide (as a limited edition in Europe, pressings for the album are still going strong in Latin America, Asia and New Zealand to this day), the album was a success in New Zealand reaching number-one on the official album charts,[21] it went on to sell 14 copies being certified 9x Platinum, in Australia, the album ensured platinum sales over 7 copies. The album was promoted in Latin America as well, Williams recorded a Spanish version of his hit "Angels" and was included as a bonus track on the album and then released as a single (almost two years after its original release in English), the Spanish version was a substantial hit in most Latin American countries, but as the single had already been big in 1997, most video and radio outlets focused on the tracks from his album "I've Been Expecting You", despite of this, the compilation proved to be a medium success giving him Gold sales in Mexico and Argentina. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. It has sold over 1 million copies worldwide.
Sing When You're Winning: International success (1999–2001)
In the middle of promotion and the tours in 1999, becoming an established worldwide pop star, Williams found time to start the work on what would be his third studio album, this time he had finally found his confidence, not only to be more brash, but also vulnerable. A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention [22]
The first single taken from the album was "Rock DJ", a song inspired by Williams' UNICEF mentor, the late Ian Dury. " Rock DJ " is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams 's fourth album Sing When You're Winning released in summer The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946 Ian Robins Dury ( 12 May 1942 &ndash 27 March 2000) was an English Rock and roll singer songwriter and Bandleader The video was censored by Top Of The Pops for its gore content, many other channels followed the suit and it caused a controversy in the United Kingdom and many other countries. Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast Graphic violence is the depiction of especially vivid brutal and realistic acts of violence in visual media such as Literature, Film, Television [23] The video showed Williams tearing chunks of skin and muscle from his body while performing a strip show in an attempt to get noticed by the female DJ, the track became an instant hit around the globe, hitting number-one in the United Kingdom, becoming his third number-one single as a solo artist and exactly a year after his sell-out concert at the Slane Castle, the song also reached number-one in Ireland, New Zealand, Mexico, Nepal, and Argentina and hit top ten placings all over Europe, Australasia and Latin America, despite of the worldwide success, the song failed to break in the United States charts, it did get some TV Airplay in channels such as MTV and VH1. Slane Castle is a castle located in Slane village County Meath, in the Republic of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Australasia is a Region of Oceania: New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and neighbouring Islands in the Pacific MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television The song went on to win several awards, among them, "Best Song of 2000" at the MTV Europe Music Awards, "Best Single of the Year" at the BRIT Awards and an MTV Video Music Award for Best Special Effects, the single went on to sell over 600,000 copies in the UK alone, being certified Platinum by the BPI. The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Europe to celebrate the most popular Music videos in Europe The following is a list of MTV Video Music Awards winners for Best Special Effects in a Video. [24]
When the album, Sing When You're Winning was released in August 2000, it became a smash hit all over the world, débuting at number-one in the United Kingdom being certified 2x Platinum on its first week of release,[25] the album also topped the charts in New Zealand, Ireland and Germany, and secured top ten placings in Argentina, Austria, Australia, Finland, Mexico, Sweden, and Switzerland among many others. Sing When You're Winning is the third British solo Album (fourth overall by English pop singer Robbie Williams, released in 2000 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Snapped by photographer Paul M. Smith, the album artwork – along with Williams' complete football strip (including a signed jockstrap) – was later sold at Williams' Bid It Sum auction to raise money for his charity, Give It Sum. A jockstrap (also known as a jock jock strap strap supporter or athletic supporter is an Undergarment designed for supporting the Male genitalia during the
The second single, a collaboration with Australian pop icon Kylie Minogue titled "Kids", was written when Minogue approached Williams to write her some songs for what would be her first album under Parlophone, Light Years; it was then, when Williams felt the chemistry and decided to include the track on his album and release it as a single, it was an instant hit when it was released in October of that year, hitting number-two in the United Kingdom and reached top ten placings in Australia, New Zealand, Latvia, Mexico and other countries becoming one of the biggest hits of that year selling over 200,000 copies in the UK alone being certified Silver. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Pop icon is a Celebrity whose fame in pop culture constitutes a defining characteristic of a given society or era Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. " Kids " is a song by Robbie Williams, featuring Kylie Minogue, released as the second single from Sing When You're Winning, Robbie's Parlophone is a Record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company. Light Years is the seventh album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue and was released in 2000 Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen [26]
Williams toured the United Kingdom with Minogue in October and November of 2000 selling-out in every venue.
Further singles, such as "Supreme" (which Williams recorded in French), "Let Love Be Your Energy" and "Better Man" (which Williams recorded in Spanish) became big hits reaching the top ten around the world. " Supreme " is a song by Robbie Williams released in 2000 as the third single from his album Sing When You're Winning, and is loosely based " Let Love Be Your Energy " is a song by Robbie Williams released in 2001 as the fourth single from his album Sing When You're Winning " Better Man " is a song by British pop Singer Robbie Williams, it became the last single from his album Sing When You're Winning
"Eternity", a track that was not featured on the album, was released in the summer of 2001 backed with "The Road to Mandalay", the former was written by Williams in what he called "the most amazing summer", after years of non-stop work he took a month off and recorded this track, when it was released it became his fourth number-one single in the United Kingdom, selling over 70,000 copies in its first week in the UK alone,[27] and also hit the top ten hit all over Europe. This article is about the music single For other meanings go to Eternity (disambiguation " Eternity/ The Road To Mandalay " This article is about the music single For other meanings go to Eternity (disambiguation " Eternity/ The Road To Mandalay "
Williams toured around the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe in the summer of 2001.
The album had spent 91 weeks inside the UK Charts, going on to sell 2. 4 Million copies in the UK alone being certified 8x Platinum by the BPI,[28] the album became the best selling album of 2000 in the country and the 51st Best Selling album in UK Music History. [11] The album went on to sell over 6 million copies world-wide.
Swing When You're Winning (2001)
After the success of his third album, Williams wanted to take another musical direction. He took two weeks off from his tour to record what would be his fourth studio album, the big band album he had always dreamed of making. [29]
Born from his life-long love for Frank Sinatra – combined with the success of the track "Have You Met Miss Jones?" that he recorded for the film Bridget Jones's Diary in early 2001 – the album was recorded at the Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, California. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor "Have You Met Miss Jones?" is a popular Song. The music was written by Richard Rodgers, the lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Bridget Jones's Diary is a British 2001 Romantic comedy film, based on the novel of the same name written by Helen Fielding Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
Williams took the chance to duet with his long-time friend Jonathan Wilkes, Little Voice star Jane Horrocks, Saturday Night Live star Jon Lovitz, Rupert Everett and the Academy Award winning actress Nicole Kidman. Jane Horrocks (born 18 January 1964) is an English actress, Musician, and singer Jonathan M "Jon" Lovitz (born July 21, 1957) is an American Actor and Comedian perhaps best known as a cast member of Saturday Rupert James Hector Everett (born May 29, 1959) is a two-time Golden Globe -nominated English film Actor and ex- Singer "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.
Williams was able to fulfill a lifetime's dream by appearing in a one man showcase at London's Royal Albert Hall. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known [11]
The first single released from the album was a duet with Kidman, on "Somethin' Stupid". " Somethin' Stupid " is a song written by C Carson Parks and originally recorded in 1967 by Parks and his wife Gaile Foote as "Carson and Gaile" Originally a hit for Frank and Nancy Sinatra, the song became Williams' fifth number-one hit in the United Kingdom, selling almost 100,000 copies in its first week of release,[30] as well hitting the top spot in Argentina, New Zealand, Latvia and scoring top ten placings all over Europe becoming one of the biggest hits of 2001 selling over 200,000 copies in the UK alone after spending three weeks at the top of the charts being certified Silver in January 2002. Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940, in Jersey City New Jersey) is an American Singer and actress. [31]
When the album, Swing When You're Winning (in reference to his 2000 studio album Sing When You're Winning) was released in late 2001, it became an instant number-one hit in the United Kingdom (spending six consecutive weeks at number-one), Ireland, New Zealand, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland and it reached the top ten in the rest of the world going on to sell over 2 million copies by the end of 2001 and over 7 million altogether. Swing When You're Winning is a Traditional pop Album by English pop singer Robbie Williams, released in 2001 [32]
A second single was released from the album, a double a-side "Mr. Bojangles/I Will Talk And Hollywood Will Listen", however it was released in Central and Eastern Europe only. "Mr Bojangles/I Will Talk And Hollywood Will Listen" are songs by British pop Singer Robbie Williams released as a Double Central Europe is the Region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Eastern Europe is a general term that refers to the Geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent. "Mack The Knife" was released as a radio single in Mexico. Mack the Knife or The Ballad of Mack the Knife, originally Die Moritat von Mackie Messer, is a song composed by Kurt Weill The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. [33]
The album spent 57 weeks inside the UK Charts selling over 2. 1 million copies being certified 7x Platinum in the United Kingdom[34] and becoming the 49th Best Selling Album in UK Music History.
"Beyond the Sea" was put in the credits of the film Finding Nemo in 2003 and was also released on the album's Academy Award nominated soundtrack. Finding Nemo is a 2003 computer-animated American Family film. [35]
A DVD called Robbie Williams Live at the Albert Hall was released in December of that year. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is So far, it has become one of the best selling music DVDs in Europe, being certified 6x Platinum in the United Kingdom[36] and 2x Platinum in Germany. [37]
Escapology (2002–2003)
In 2002, Williams signed a record-breaking £80 million contract with EMI. [38] The contract featured a number of provisos, including the label ceding greater creative control to the artist and a commitment to breaking Williams in the US market. In return, EMI affirmed they would benefit from a cut of Williams' non-recording activities, including touring, publishing, and merchandising, thus protecting the company from any commercial downturn in the singer's album sales. [11] So far it has become the biggest music deal in British history. [39]
Williams began working on what would be his fifth studio album, after a year out recording, the album heralded a new era for Williams; he had taken a more active role in the making of this album giving an indication of his growing confidence in the studio, and "One Fine Day". "Nan's Song" and "Come Undone" were the first songs that Williams wrote without the Guy Chambers input. Guy Chambers (born January 12, 1963 in London) is an English Songwriter and Record producer best known for his long partnership Most of the songs were recorded in Los Angeles[40]
The album's first single, "Feel", written by Williams and Chambers, was recorded as a demo; when they started working on the album and trying to re-record the vocals, Williams felt unsatisfied with it, so he decided to include the demo version and then release it as the first single. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West " Feel " is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams. [41] When the single was released in late 2002, it became Williams' biggest international hit reaching the top ten in every single European country. It also topped the charts in Argentina, Italy, Hungary, Latvia, Portugal, Mexico and The Netherlands. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The success of the song was so massive that it spent 54 weeks inside the Canadian charts reaching a peak of number ten. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The video for the song received attention in the United States, because it featured the Hollywood actress Daryl Hannah as his love interest. Daryl Christine Hannah (born December 3, 1960) is a American Film actress. The track eventually peaked inside the top forty in the Billboard adult contemporary charts, but it failed to make the Hot 100.
When Williams' fifth studio album, Escapology, was released in late 2002, it hit number-one in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland and Austria; elsewhere, it made the top ten, however in the United States failed to make as big of an impact, reaching only number forty-three on the Billboard Albums Chart. Escapology is a 2002 album by Robbie Williams, his fifth solo effort and his last with producer and co-songwriter Guy Chambers.
Album's second single, "Come Undone" became a top ten hit around the world; due to its controversial video, it was heavily censored by MTV Networks Europe for depicting a debauched (but fully-clothed) Williams having three-way sex with two women. " Come Undone " is a song by British pop Singer Robbie Williams, it was released as the second single from his album Escapology The video was all about some young people having a party and it showed footage of fights, drug taking, and unwise alcohol use. It also showed unsettling images of insects and reptiles, however, the uncensored version of the video was released on DVD Single in Europe and was also included on the Enhanced CD Single. A DVD single is a music single in the form of a DVD. The format was introduced in the late 1990s/early 2000s as a replacement for the VHS single. Enhanced CD, also known as CD Extra and CD Plus, is a Certification mark of the Recording Industry Association of America for various technologies [42] BBC Radio 2 also banned the song for its explicit content. [43] During such furores at this time, it was confirmed that Williams and Guy Chambers were to officially part ways. [44] The single version of "Come Undone" is not the same version as the one on the album, but instead produced by Steve Power "from an original production by Guy Chambers/Steve Power", perhaps to deny Guy Chambers part of the revenue for the single. " Come Undone " is a song by British pop Singer Robbie Williams, it was released as the second single from his album Escapology
The third single taken from the album was "Something Beautiful", the song was written in Barbados, the song was first offered to Tom Jones, but it was then reworked and for its inclusion on Williams' album,[45] when the single was released in the summer of 2003, it hit the top ten in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland and Denmark, it failed to make an impact in the world charts. " Something Beautiful " is a song by British pop Singer Robbie Williams, it was released as the third single from his album Sir Thomas John Woodward, (born 7 June 1940 known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh pop music singer particularly noted for his powerful voice The video featured a casting in which people from all over Europe contested to win the chance to perform as Robbie Williams at the end of the same video, the three winners had the chance to meet Williams, three different versions of the video were released to different parts of the world featuring a different winner.
Williams started his world tour in the summer of 2003, and he was about to do three live concerts in Knebworth. Knebworth is a Village and Civil parish in the north of Hertfordshire, England immediately south of Stevenage. The three shows attracted a total of 375,000 fans. [46]
Escapology ended 2002 as the best selling album of the year in the United Kingdom with 1. 4 million copies sold,[47] by the end of 2003 the album had sold almost 2 million copies being certified 6x Platinum by the BPI,[48] becoming the 60th best selling album in UK music history. World-wide the album went on to sell 7 million copies.
In October 2003, Williams released his first live album, Live at Knebworth, including tracks from his record-breaking shows recorded in August of that year, the album became the fastest selling live album in the United Kingdom with 120,000 copies sold in its first week, it gave a finale two finger salute to Oasis who sold half that amount and held that title with their own live album,[49] peaking at number-two (Dido's Life For Rent was at number-one), however, the album reached the top position in Germany and Austria and became a top ten album throughout Europe, Australasia and Latin America. A live album &ndash commonly contrasted with a Studio album &ndash is a recording consisting of material (usually music recorded during stage performances Live at Knebworth, also known as Live Summer 2003 with different cover text is a Live album by English pop singer Robbie Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 Life for Rent is the second album by Dido, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music) Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The live record ended up selling a little over 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom being certified 2x Platinum by the BPI[50] and a total of 3 million in Europe alone[51] altogether, the album sold 3. 5 million worldwide.
Greatest Hits (2004)
A year after the release of his live album, in October 2004, Williams' decided that it was time to make a retrospective of his career, and also, to reveal the new tracks he had been working on with the then, new collaborator, Stephen Duffy. Stephen Anthony James Duffy (born 30 May, 1960, in Birmingham) is an English Songwriter, Vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist [52]
"Radio", the compilation's first single, was released in October 2004, which debuted at number-one of the UK Singles Chart (becoming Williams' sixth number-one hit) selling 41,732 copies,[53] the song was also a number-one hit in Denmark and Portugal, and it hit the top ten around the world. "Radio (song" redirects here For other uses see Radio (disambiguation. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe
When the compilation was released two weeks later, Greatest Hits went on to sell 320,000 copies in its first week in the United Kingdom debuting at number-one becoming the fastest selling 'Greatest Hits' album in the country,[54] the album hit the top spot in no less than 18 countries, Arabia, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, the aforementioned United Kingdom, Argentina, Colombia, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Lebanon among others. Greatest Hits is a hits compilation by Robbie Williams, released in 2004 The Arabian Peninsula (in Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية šibh al-jazīra al-ʻarabīya or جزيرة العرب jazīrat al-ʻarab) This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. [55]
The album's second single, the ballad, "Misunderstood", being the soundtrack of the film, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason hit the top ten around the world in December of that year, making the album the best selling album of the year in the United Kingdom, becoming the 61st Best Selling Album in UK Music History, with sales over the 2 million copies being certified 6x Platinum by the BPI. This article is about the Robbie Williams song for other songs see Misunderstood " Misunderstood " is a song by British Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason is a 2004 Romantic comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron, based on Helen Fielding 's novel of [56] The album, also became the best selling album of the year in Europe being certified 5x Platinum for over 5 million copies sold,[57] worldwide, the album ended up selling a little under 8 million copies becoming his best selling album ever.
Eight years after the release of "Angels", in February 2005 British public voted it as the "Best Single of the past Twenty Five Years" at the 2005 BRIT Awards. [58]
Intensive Care (2004–2005)
After touring Latin America in late 2004 for the promotion of his Greatest Hits album, Williams started working on what would become his sixth studio album. Recorded in Robbie Williams' bedroom high in the Hollywood Hills, the album was co-written Stephen Duffy over the course of 24 months. The Hollywood Hills, an unofficial designation of part of Los Angeles, California, United States, are part of the eastern section of the low transverse Stephen Anthony James Duffy (born 30 May, 1960, in Birmingham) is an English Songwriter, Vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist [59]
Inspired by the Human League's single "Louise", about a man who breaks off a relationship and realized he still has strong feelings for her. [60]
The album's first single, "Tripping", was released in October 3 2005, it became an international success, topping the charts in Germany, The Netherlands, Taiwan, Argentina & Mexico, and more importantly, the United World Chart. " Tripping " is a song by British pop Singer Robbie Williams, it was the first single from his 2005 album Intensive Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's
The album was launched in Berlin, Germany on the October 9. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. It was not shown on television, but broadcast to various locations around the world in cinemas and theatres, in a high-definition "cine-cast". It was shown on 22 October 2005 on Channel 4. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During the album launch, Williams said he would like to be the new "King of Pop".
When Intensive Care was released in late October 2005, it became smash hit around the world, hitting number-one in the United Kingdom, selling 373,000 copies in its first week as well as topping the charts in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, New Zealand and many other countries, debuting at number-one in the United World Chart. Intensive Care is the ninth Album and sixth solo studio album by English pop singer Robbie Williams, released on October [61] The album became Williams' biggest international success in his career, selling over 2 million copies in only six weeks. [62]
That November, Williams took home the MTV Europe Music Award for 'Best Male', but also, entered in the The Guinness Book of World Records when he announced his World Tour for 2006, selling 1. The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Europe to celebrate the most popular Music videos in Europe Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U 6 million tickets in one single day. [63] But after the success, Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Jason Orange, and Howard Donald had agreed to reunite in Notting Hill, West London, for a preview screening of a documentary about the group, Take That. Gary Barlow (born 20 January, 1971 in Frodsham, Cheshire, England) is an English Singer, Pianist, Mark Anthony Patrick Owen (born 27 January 1972) is an English Singer and Songwriter. Jason Orange (born Jason Thomas Orange, 10 July 1970, Wythenshawe, Manchester, England) is an English Howard Paul Donald (born 28 April 1968 in Droylsden, Manchester, England) is an English Singer, Songwriter Notting Hill is an area in West London, England close to the north-western corner of Hyde Park, and lying within the Royal Borough of Kensington and West London is the area of Greater London to the west of Central London. Take That are an English pop Musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark The documentary screened on ITV1 on November 16, 2005, Unfortunately, according to a source quoted by Sunday Mirror, "Robbie announced he wasn't coming. This article deals with the ITV1 brand name as it is broadcast at present Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The rest of the band were gutted but felt the show had to go on. "[64]
By December, the second single from the album was released, the ballad "Advertising Space", becoming another international hit, reaching the top ten in Europe, Australasia and Latin America. " Advertising Space " is a song by British pop Singer Robbie Williams, it was released as the third single from his album
The album became the best selling album in Europe by the end of 2005 with sales over the 4 million copies. [65] However, it only managed to be the third best selling album in the United Kingdom that year.
Williams' kicked off his Close Encounters World Tour in South Africa in April 2006, when he finished he's European leg of the tour, 2. The Close Encounters Tour is Robbie Williams ' 2006 worldwide Concert tour. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa 5 million had seen the show,[66] and after Latin America and Australia the numbers when up to 3 million.
After a long gap between singles, the third cut from the album was released in the summer 2006, "Sin Sin Sin" was the first song Williams and Duffy wrote together,[67] the video was shot in Cape Town, South Africa right before the start of his tour, when the track was released it became Williams' first single to miss the UK Top 20, charting at number twenty-two, worldwide, the single did a lot better, hitting the top ten in Europe and Latin America. " Sin Sin Sin " is a song by British pop Singer Robbie Williams, it was released as the fourth and last single from his album Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the
By the end of the promotion of the album, it was announced that sold over 5 million copies in Europe alone being certified 5x Platinum by the IFPI,[68] it also certified 5x Platinum in the United Kingdom becoming, at the time, his lowest selling studio album in the country,[69] worldwide, the album went on to sell way over seven million copies worldwide becoming Williams' best selling studio album. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry ( IFPI) is the organization that represents the interests of the Recording industry worldwide
Rudebox: Mixed reviews (2006–2007)
Williams' seventh studio album was announced in early 2006. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany It was originally scheduled to be called 1974, the year Williams was born, and then Rudebox '74. It is a dance/electro album with collaborations with the Pet Shop Boys, William Orbit, Soul Mekanik, Joey Negro, Mark Ronson and more. This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed William Orbit (born on 15 December 1956 as William Mark Wainwright in Shoreditch, Hackney) is an English Musician Joey Negro is the pseudonym of British DJ and House music producer Dave Lee, born on the Isle of Wight. Mark Daniel Ronson (born 4 September 1975 is an English Brit Award and three-times Grammy award -winning Music producer, artist and co-founder of
The first single, "Rudebox", was premièred on radio by Scott Mills on his show on BBC Radio 1. "Rudebox" is a 2006 single by English musician Robbie Williams, from the album of the same name. Scott Robert Mills (born 28 March 1974) is an English Radio DJ best known for presenting The Scott Mills Show The event caused some controversy, as the record label's embargo date was broken, although the artist himself later backed the presenter for doing so. In international Commerce and politics, an embargo is the prohibition of commerce Right after the single was unleashed, it caused controversy due to Williams' radical change in the single in direction from his other releases. British Newspaper The Sun named the song "The Worst Song Ever". The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language [70] However, Victoria Newton stated that there were sure-fire hits on the album. Victoria Newton (born 9 March 1972 in London) is an award-winning English Journalist and Showbiz correspondent [71] When the song was released in September that year, it reached number four in the UK Singles Chart; elsewhere the song did a lot better, hitting number one in Honduras, Argentina, Chile, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Lebanon, and Turkey, charting at number two in the Eurochart. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the
Williams released his much anticipated dance/electro album, Rudebox, on October 23, 2006. Rudebox is the name of Robbie Williams 's seventh studio album (10th overall released on October 23, 2006 in the UK Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - It received mixed reviews: The All Music Guide gave it a four star rating, the NME 8 out of 10, and Music Week and MOJO were equally positive[72], but it received much weaker reviews from some of the British press. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Despite reaching the number one spot, sales were far below what was expected by his label, and overall sales in the UK were overtaken by his former band, Take That,'s Beautiful World. Take That are an English pop Musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Beautiful World is the hugely successful fourth full-length English studio album from British boy band Take That. The album has sold a little under 500,000 copies in the United Kingdom, becoming his lowest-selling album in the country, being certified 2x Platinum by the BPI. [73] Elsewhere, the album was received with a warmer reception by the public, hitting number one in fourteen countries including Argentina, Australia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, and Switzerland, and reaching number two in the United World Chart selling 378,000 copies in its first week. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. [74] On November 8, 2006, IFPI certified the album 2x Platinum in Europe with sales of over 2 million making it the fastest platinum selling album of 2006. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry ( IFPI) is the organization that represents the interests of the Recording industry worldwide [75] The album finished at number eighteen in the list of 2006's best selling albums worldwide, Neil Tennant from the the Pet Shop Boys commented the album had sold 4. Neil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954 is a English Musician, singer and songwriter who with his colleague Chris Lowe, make up the successful The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed 5 million copies by early 2007. [76]
Promotion for the album was almost non-existent due to Williams' Close Encounters Tour around Latin America and Australia.
The second single, "Lovelight", came out right before the release of the album, and was commercially released on November 13. " Lovelight " is a pop song originally written and performed by Lewis Taylor for his 2003 album Stoned Pt Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St The single reached the top ten in the United Kingdom and many other European countries, reaching number two in the Eurochart. The track became also a hit in Latin America and Australia, but failed to reach the success of Williams' previous releases when the track showed no longevity in the charts.
Williams finished 2006 as the 16th most played artist in Latin America[77] and the third most played international artist.
During this time, Williams entered the The Guinness Book of World Records when he announced his World Tour for 2006, selling 1. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U 6 million tickets in one single day. [63]
The third single, "She's Madonna" incl. " She's Madonna " is the third and final international single released from Robbie Williams 's album Rudebox. Remixes from Kris Menace and Chris Lake, was released to European radio in late January to precede the commercial release which was scheduled to March 5, 2007. Kris Menace (born Christophe Höffel) is a German Electronic musician based in Paris, France. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The track failed to be a massive success in the United Kingdom, reaching number sixteen on the Singles Chart, but it did far better in Continental Europe hitting the top ten in most countries and rose to number one on the European Airplay Chart after spending four weeks at number two, a feat his former band, Take That, failed to achieve. [78][79] It was confirmed that this single was not going to be released in Latin America. [80] Despite this, the single was released as Digital Download in Mexico in four different formats. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. [81][82] In August 2007, the single reached number 12 in the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco [83]
"Bongo Bong and Je Ne T'Aime Plus", a collaboration with British singer Lily Allen, was released as the third single in Latin America and other European countries, hitting radio in January 2007, and as a Digital Download in February. " Bongo Bong " and " Je Ne T'Aime Plus " are two pop songs originally written and performed by Manu Chao. Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English Singer-songwriter and television presenter. It managed to chart in Mexico and Latvia.
To promote his album, Williams commissioned a series of short films. [84] Goodbye to the Normals was directed by Jim Field Smith and features "Burslem Normals" by Robbie Williams. Jim Field Smith (born 20 February 1979) is a British Film director, Comedy Writer, and Actor.
On 17 January 2008, it was reported that EMI planned to ship one million unsold copies of Rudebox to China to be recycled and used for resurfacing roads. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in "Rudebox" is a 2006 single by English musician Robbie Williams, from the album of the same name. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National [85]
Next studio album recordings and reunion with Chambers (2007-present)
Williams said in 2006 that he would release two albums in 2007, one being an original studio album and the other being a follow up to his massive selling Swing When You're Winning album, "Let's Swing It Again". Swing When You're Winning is a Traditional pop Album by English pop singer Robbie Williams, released in 2001 In an interview with The Big Issue magazine in 2006, Williams' gave the interview a snippet of some new material, which was described as being "Guitar laden, but not overly rock". Founded by John Bird and Gordon Roddick in September 1991, The Big Issue produces an award winning entertainment and current affairs
British singer-songwriter Laura Critchley has confirmed she has sung lead main vocals on three of the songs on his new album. Laura Critchley is a British singer/songwriterBorn 27 March 1984 Biography Laura Critchley started singing when she was 7 years old She confirmed it won't be released until next year. [86]
On 4 October 2007, Williams made a return to the live stage after almost ten months, when he made a guest appearance at Mark Ronson's concert in Los Angeles. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Mark Daniel Ronson (born 4 September 1975 is an English Brit Award and three-times Grammy award -winning Music producer, artist and co-founder of Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He performed The Charlatans classic "The Only One I Know", which features on Ronson's album Version. The Charlatans (known in the United States as The Charlatans UK) are a British Alternative rock band " The Only One I Know " was a single from The Charlatans. Version is the second album by New York -based English DJ, Mark Ronson. The NME praised the performance. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been [87]
On 9 January 2008, Robbie said he might put a B-Sides album out some time in 2008, with his next studio album following in 2009. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. He also said that he has no plans to tour any time soon. [88]
On 15 January 2008, amidst rumours that Robbie was on 'strike' at EMI, Williams manager, Tim Clark dismissed these reports, claiming that his remarks were "misinterpreted"[89]. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Professional wins (9 European Tour wins (3 2002 Bell's South African Open (co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour) 2005 Tim Clark denied the claims, insisting Williams had simply put plans for recording new material on hold while the firm is reorganising its internal structure. Clark said, "On strike? I didn't actually use those terms. What we actually said was it would be unrealistic to expect an artist - any artist - to deliver an album while we have no idea where EMI are going. "
On 16 January 2008, The new EMI owner Guy Hands told the Financial Times that “we don't have an issue with Robbie Williams. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Guy Hands (born 1959 is a British Financier and investor He is the founder and CEO of the Private equity firm Terra Firma Capital Partners What has happened is that his manager has made a number of statements, but Robbie has not. “Robbie has spent a large number of years working full-time and he wants to take 2008 quietly. We do not have a need to push Robbie Williams into making an album. ” Tim Clark, Williams's manager, declined to comment. [90]
On 16 January 2008 it was announced that Robbie had been working on some songs with former Ian Dury and the Blockheads star Chaz Jankel. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Ian Robins Dury ( 12 May 1942 &ndash 27 March 2000) was an English Rock and roll singer songwriter and Bandleader Chaz Jankel, also known as Chas Jankel (born 16 April 1952, Stanmore, North London) was a keyboard and guitarist with Ian Dury In the same article it said that the reunion with Guy Chambers hadn't worked out and that the material that Robbie is working on with Chaz Jankel will form the basis of his next studio album. [91] However, although it has been confirmed on the Blockheads official site that Chaz is writing with Robbie, the rumour that Guy Chambers is no longer working with him, is not official.
Reception in North America
Despite Williams' immense popularity worldwide, he has yet to become a major chart or concert success in the United States, attracting comparisons with the similar failure of the American/Australian artist Rick Springfield to crack the 80's British chart scene, despite similar global appeal. Rick Springfield (born Richard Lewis Springthorpe on August 23 1949 in Sydney) is an Australian American Songwriter
His first United States single, "Millennium", made it to only number seventy-two on the Billboard 100 charts [92]. For the Front Line Assembly song see Millennium (Front Line Assembly song " Millennium " is a song by Robbie Williams, released Its highest position on American charts was number twenty in Top 40 Mainstream. Top 40 Mainstream (often also called Mainstream Top 40) is an airplay chart from Billboard Magazine. [93] His second, "Angels", hit number forty-one in the Hot 100, but was a success on the Hot Adult Contemporary Chart where it peaked at #10, becoming his highest charting track on an American chart and the more commonly known Robbie Williams song in the United States. The Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart (formerly known as Adult Contemporary Singles, Easy Listening, and only Adult Contemporary) lists the most popular [94] In 1999, Williams released in that country a special compilation of his first two albums, titled The Ego Has Landed. The Ego Has Landed is a Compilation album by English pop singer Robbie Williams. The album peaked at number sixty-three[95] and went on to sell 600,000 copies in the US and went Gold.
Later in 2000 "Rock DJ", a single taken from Williams' second U. " Rock DJ " is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams 's fourth album Sing When You're Winning released in summer S. album Sing When You're Winning, was released; it reached number twenty-four in the Hot Dance Club Play Chart,[96] but failed to chart in the Hot 100. Sing When You're Winning is the third British solo Album (fourth overall by English pop singer Robbie Williams, released in 2000 Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco The album peaked at number one-hundred-and-ten on the Billboard 200 and only stayed on the charts for four weeks[97].
Together with a promotional tour, EMI hoped that the release of Escapology would be the album to successfully break the American market. Escapology is a 2002 album by Robbie Williams, his fifth solo effort and his last with producer and co-songwriter Guy Chambers. Williams performed the lead song "Feel" on such shows as Good Morning America and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. " Feel " is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams. Good Morning America ( GMA) is a morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network debuting on November The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show currently hosted by Jay Leno, on However, this single did not reach Hot 100 but peaked number twenty-eight in the Adult Top 40. Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks (formerly known as Adult Top 40) is a variation on the United States Billboard charts [98] The album Escapology also failed to catch fire in America, selling only 200,000 copies, though it reached number forty-three on the U. S. Billboard Charts. [99]
Intensive Care and Rudebox were not released on an American label, but they were made available on iTunes. Intensive Care is the ninth Album and sixth solo studio album by English pop singer Robbie Williams, released on October Rudebox is the name of Robbie Williams 's seventh studio album (10th overall released on October 23, 2006 in the UK iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc
The Williams' single "Lovelight" was released in the United States by Virgin Records and reached #23 in the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart on March 2008 and climbed up to number 11 in April 2008. " Lovelight " is a pop song originally written and performed by Lewis Taylor for his 2003 album Stoned Pt Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco [100] It was the third single from the British singer to hit the American dance chart. It was also his sixth single to reach American charts and his third highest-charting single in the United States to date.
In Canada, however, Williams has enjoyed a warmer reception, with "Feel" spending fifty-four weeks in the Canadian singles chart and reaching the top ten there. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page " Feel " is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams. A few of his other songs have gained popularity there, notably "Angels", "Millennium", "Rock DJ", "Tripping" and "She's Madonna". His two album release for the North American market, The Ego Has Landed and Escapology, went also platinum in Canada with more than 100,000 copies sold. The Ego Has Landed is a Compilation album by English pop singer Robbie Williams. Escapology is the practice of escaping from restraints or other traps
Overall, Williams has sold over 1 million albums in the US, and 400,000 in Canada.
Collaborations
One of his most famous collaborations was on "Kids", a duet with Australian pop superstar Kylie Minogue. " Kids " is a song by Robbie Williams, featuring Kylie Minogue, released as the second single from Sing When You're Winning, Robbie's Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. The single peaked at number 2 on the UK singles charts. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry
In 2002, Williams appeared on the track, "My Culture" (which features lyrics from the hidden track "Hello Sir" from The Ego Has Landed), on the 1 Giant Leap album, alongside Maxi Jazz. "My Culture" is a song by British Trip-hop duo 1 Giant Leap released as the first single from their debut album 1 Giant Leap The Ego Has Landed is a Compilation album by English pop singer Robbie Williams. This article is about the band For the Heroes episode see " One Giant Leap " Maxi Jazz (born Maxwell Fraser on 15 June, 1957 in London) is an English Soka Gakkai Buddhist rapper Williams also features on a double CD titled "Concrete" which was released on the same day as "Rudebox". The CD features a concert recorded for the BBC featuring the Pet Shop Boys and Williams singing their classic hit "Jealousy". The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed Their joint effort, "She's Madonna", was released as a single in March 2007. " She's Madonna " is the third and final international single released from Robbie Williams 's album Rudebox. On August 13, 2007, a Dean Martin duets album was released, on which Williams sings "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone". Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" is a popular Song.
Lifestyle
Williams is currently spending most of his time in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He has commented many times on how he enjoys the freedom and privacy that he can't find in the UK. Despite this, many rumours have surfaced over the years suggesting he wants to return to the UK. [101] Williams himself has never publicly spoken of these rumours.
Williams appears to struggle with depression, insecurity, and self-loathing. [102] When beginning his solo career, pressure from critics led him to alcohol and drug use. He has admitted to trying heroin and labelled it "the devil's drug". Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative
He entered a rehabilitation centre in Tucson, Arizona, US on February 13, 2007 for addiction to the anti-depressant Seroxat. Tucson (ˈtuːsɒn is the seat of Pima County Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Paroxetine (trade names Seroxat, Paxil, Parotin, Aropax, Xetanor, ParoMerck, Rexetin) is a Selective serotonin [103] He left the centre on March 7 according to his official website. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
In his fly-on-the-wall documentary Nobody Someday (2001) he repeatedly mocked his flamboyant behaviour on stage and felt that the persona and 'brand' of Robbie Williams Popstar was a fake that he increasingly felt uncomfortable with. In more recent documentaries he yearns to become a credible artist in the eyes of the serious music press. In 2006 he appeared in "The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive", a BBC documentary on bipolar disorder, hosted by Stephen Fry, where he spoke publicly about his own experiences with depression. Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957 is an English Humorist, Writer, Wit, Actor, Novelist, filmmaker However, he said that the manic behaviour shown on stage was simply an act, saying he'd been diagnosed as being "dead upset" and started taking anti-depressants 10 months after becoming sober.
Williams has a strong interest in UFOs and related paranormal phenomena, and has pursued this interest during his 2007-08 sabbatical. Paranormal is an Umbrella term used to describe unusual Phenomena or experiences that lack an obvious Scientific explanation A sabbatical (from the Latin sabbaticus, from the Greek sabbatikos, from Hebrew shabbathon, i [104] His interest in the subject led to him taking part in a documentary for BBC Radio 4 with Jon Ronson. Jon Ronson (born 10 May 1967) is a Cardiff -born journalist author Documentary filmmaker and radio presenter The documentary followed them to a UFO convention in Nevada. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. During an interview with Joss Stone on The Jeremy Kyle Show in 2008, Williams revealed that he has seen UFO's three times. Joss Stone (born Jocelyn Eve Stoker on 11 April 1987 is an English soul and R&B Singer-songwriter and actress. The Jeremy Kyle Show is a Daytime television Talk show presented by Jeremy Kyle which has been running in the UK on ITV [105] Williams said his first UFO sighting was when he was a child in Britain while he spotted his second in Beverly Hills, and added that the third sighting was just after he had written a song about alien contact. Williams said: "This big ball of gold light turned up. On my life. "
Wealth
Williams is currently worth an estimated £130 million. In 2006 the Sunday Times Rich List claimed he was worth over £90 million. The Sunday Times Rich List is a list of the 1000 wealthiest people or families in the United Kingdom, updated annually in April and published as a magazine supplement [106] Since then Williams' company 'In Good Company' has raked in a further £17. 2 million for the year ending March 2006. This figure does not include profits from Williams' record breaking Close Encounters Tour where he sold over 3. 5 million tickets and grossed over £170 million, or his latest album Rudebox which shifted 3 million units in its first three months of release. According to HELLO Magazine's 2006 Rich list, he earned £30 million in 2006, making him the third highest earning act, behind Elton John and The Rolling Stones. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer In his five years as a member of Take That, Williams earned an estimated £5 million. Take That are an English pop Musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Before signing his record breaking £80 million contract with EMI in 2002, Williams was worth an estimated £35 million. Williams is a lifelong supporter of Port Vale F.C., based in his home town of Stoke-on-Trent. Port Vale Football Club are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 In February 2006 he bought £240,000 worth of shares in the club, making him the majority shareholder. [107] In November 2007, British newspaper The Mirror revealed that Williams had earned £32million for his Close Encounters Tour between the months of March to December 2006. The Close Encounters Tour is Robbie Williams ' 2006 worldwide Concert tour. When you include further profits from his 4. 5 million selling album Rudebox, along with back catalogue sales, estimates have his worth valued at around £130 million. "Rudebox" is a 2006 single by English musician Robbie Williams, from the album of the same name.
Charity
Robbie Williams created a charity with the aid of Comic Relief that is set up in his home town entitled Give It Sum, with its goal being to "improve local conditions and strengthen community life by giving money to those who are disadvantaged. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work often to relieve tension "[108][102] Williams, with the help of friend Jonathan Wilkes, recently organised a charity football match in an attempt to raise funds in Africa. Jonathan Wilkes (born August 1, 1978 in Baddeley Green, Stoke-on-Trent) is an English Television presenter, actor This match was played in May 2006 at Old Trafford, Manchester. The participants were a mixture of celebrities and professional football players. Robbie Williams has also been the Patron of the children's charity the Donna Louise Trust based in his home town of Stoke-on-Trent, for the last 8 years. The charity offers respite and palliative care to terminally ill and life limited children who are not expected to live past the age of 16. [1] Robbie Williams also works as a national ambassador for UNICEF.
Sexuality
Williams appears to question his own sexuality in some well-known songs, such as "Old Before I Die", where he sings: "Am I straight or gay?" In his documentary film Nobody Someday, he said:
"As it happens, I've never slept with a man. " Old Before I Die " is a 1997 song by Robbie Williams, and the first single to be taken from his debut album Life Thru A Lens. I've never done anything with a man. The thought has passed my mind, but it always stops at his bits. I'm not discounting it, but it hasn't appealed enough for me to do it - yet. "[109]
Williams won a libel case against MGN and Northern & Shell in December 2005 relating to articles which had reported he was a closet homosexual. [110] In the libel action that resulted from this, Williams accepted substantial damages, and the publishers accepted that the stories were untrue. His counsel, Tom Shields QC, told the court: "Mr Williams is not, and has never been, homosexual. " Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell called for any damages paid out from the libel case to be donated to gay charities, claiming Williams' legal actions had created the impression that it is "bad to be gay". Peter Gary Tatchell (born 25 January 1952) is an Australian born British Human rights activist who gained international celebrity [111] Williams retorted that he was not bothered about being labelled as a gay man, and he would have taken the same action had it been regarding a heterosexual relationship. The court case has led some to draw comparisons between Williams and Australian actor/pop star Jason Donovan, who also once made a successful libel claim against a publication concerning his sexuality. Jason Sean Donovan (born 1 June 1968, Malvern, Melbourne) is an Australian Actor and Singer. Donovan won the case, but the act of his litigation alienated many of his gay fans.
In 2006, Williams claimed that he would have sex with a man "to save a rabbit's life". Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [112] Williams said: "I would be prepared to bed a member of the same sex to save my own skin or that of a furry animal. " He quipped: "I wouldn't enjoy it but I could do it under pain of death, or if it meant saving a baby bunny from being burned alive. " Whilst taken as a joke by most of Williams' fans, it didn't do much to dampen the gay rumours that have dogged him for many years.
In 2008, Williams long-time friend Max Beesley rejected claims that Williams was gay. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Maxton Gig Beesley Jr (born 15 January, 1971) is an English Actor and Musician, whose stage name is Max Beesley. Beesley was quoted as saying: "Some of the stuff written about him is enough to make me mad, the rumours about him being gay, for example. Not true. I've never met anybody less gay in my life!" [113]
Relationships
Williams has had romantic relationships with several well-known female celebrities, including Rachel Hunter. Rachel Hunter (born September 9, 1969) is a model, actress and reality TV show host Feel, written by Williams' friend and Daily Mail writer Chris Heath, details Williams' many sexual conquests during his European tour in 2003. The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format Chris Heath is a British writer who was a regular contributor to the popular English music magazine Smash Hits in the eighties and early nineties [102]
Nicole Appleton
In 1997, Williams met Nicole Appleton, a member of the band All Saints. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Nicole Marie Appleton-Gallagher (born December 7 1974) is a pop singer and a member of All Saints. The pair became engaged, and Nicole became pregnant. Although Robbie was delighted at the prospect of becoming a father, Nicole had an abortion, claiming her record company had pressured her into it. [114] The pair subsequently broke up. [115]
Ayda Field
As of January 2008, Williams was dating American television actress Ayda Field (born 1979). Events in January Holidays New Year's Day - January 1 Coptic Christmas - January 7 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Ayda Field (born May 17, 1979) is an American television actress This has been one of his longest relationships to date, and they have been reported to have been together for ten months. [116]
On 20 January 2008, it was reported that their love life was "on the rocks" after it was revealed that Ayda wished to stay in Hollywood to develop her career, while Robbie longed to be on the road. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [117] [118]
On 29 January 2008, however, Williams and Ayda were spotted on holiday together at Mammoth Ski Resort in California, accompanied by Max Beesley. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Maxton Gig Beesley Jr (born 15 January, 1971) is an English Actor and Musician, whose stage name is Max Beesley. [119] [120][121]
LA Vale
LA Vale, a football (soccer) team which is named after Port Vale, was founded by Williams in 2005. LA Vale is a soccer team founded in 2005 by British singer Robbie Williams. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Port Vale Football Club are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. After converting tennis courts into a turf field at his house in Los Angeles, a small group of expatriates and Americans formed together and started playing up to 4 times a week. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West They took part in a 7-a-side league in Marina Del Rey in 2006, losing 1-0 in the playoff-finals after finishing top of the table. Marina del Rey is a seaside Unincorporated area of Los Angeles County California. After that, the team moved on to 11-a-side. They are now playing their first season in the L. A. Premier League.
Awards
- Williams has won a large number of awards over the years, including more BRIT Awards than any other artist in music history (15), as well as more ECHO Awards than any other artist ever (six awards in a row). English pop singer Robbie Williams has won several awards throughout his successful solo career including More BRIT Awards than any other artist
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Live albums
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Number One Singles in the UK
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Tours
- The Show Off Must Go On (October - November 1997)
- The Ego Has Landed (May - June 1998)
- One More For The Rogue (January 1998 - March 1999)
- Man, The Myth, The Tax Bill (aka Born To Be mild) (May - June 1999)
- Get Your Coat Baby, You've Pulled! (October 1999)
- The Sermon On The Mount (October 2000)
- The Sermon On The Mount (February - March 2001, European Tour)
- Weddings, Barmitzvahs & Stadiums (July - August 2001)
- Sing When You're Pacific Rimming (October - November 2001, Australasian Tour)
- Weekends Of Mass Distraction (June - August 2003)
- Cock of Justice/Aussie Typo Tour (October - December 2003)
- Close Encounters Tour (April - December 2006)
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- ^ Award Certification for "She's The One"/"It's Only Us". BPI. Retrieved on 2008-01-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina.
- ^ Award Certification for "I've Been Expecting You". BPI. Retrieved on 2008-01-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina.
- ^ RIAA Certification for "The Ego Has Landed"
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- ^ "Somethin' Stupid" first week sales in the United Kingdom
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- ^ Award Certification for "Live at the Albert Hall". BPI. Retrieved on 2008-01-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina.
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- ^ Discography>Albums>Escapology
- ^ Discography>Singles>Feel
- ^ Escapology
- ^ Discography>Singles>Come Undone
- ^ Escapology
- ^ Discography>Singles>Something Beautiful
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- ^ Discography>Albums>Escapology
- ^ BPI Certification for "Escapology"
- ^ Discography>Albums>Live at Knebworth
- ^ BPI Certification "Live at Knebworth"
- ^ IFPI Certifications in 2003
- ^ Discography>Albums>Greatest Hits
- ^ "Radio" first week sales in the United Kingdom
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- ^ Discography>Albums>Greatest Hits
- ^ BPI Certification for "Greatest Hits"
- ^ IFPI Certification for "Greatest Hits"
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- ^ Discography>Albums>Intensive Care
- ^ United World Chart, "Intensive Care", November 12 2005
- ^ United World Chart, "Intensive Care", December 17
- ^ a b "Robbie Williams Enters The Guinness Book of World Records", Softpedia, 26 November 2005. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ "Robbie Williams Misses Take That Reunion", Softpedia, 14 November 2005. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ IFPI Certification for "Intensive Care"
- ^ EMI Music Mexico
- ^ Discography>Singles>Sin Sin Sin
- ^ IFPI certification for "Intensive Care"
- ^ BPI Certification for "Intensive Care"
- ^ The Sun, Williams' Worst Song EVER
- ^ The Sun, Robbie: After you, Justin
- ^ NME Magazine on "Rudebox"
- ^ BPI Certification for "Rudebox"
- ^ United World Chart, November 11 2006
- ^ IFPI Certifications, November 2006
- ^ Gavin Martin. "The boys are back in town", Daily Mirror, 2007-05-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.
- ^ Most Played Artists List
- ^ She's Madonna: #1 in European Airplay Charts. Orange. fr (2007-02-25). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Retrieved on 2007-02-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor
- ^ Billboard Euro hot 100
- ^ Discography>Singles>She's Madonna>Territory Info
- ^ "She's Madonna" Mexican Digital Download
- ^ "She's Madonna" Mexican Digital Download (Format 4)
- ^ US Dance Chart
- ^ Goodbye to the hard sell
- ^ Rudebox to be Shipped to China
- ^ Dominik Lemanski. "Three WAGs on Rob's bed", Daily Star, 23 September 2007. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ NME: Mark Ronson review
- ^ "Robbie's loving indoors instead", The Sun, January 9, 2008. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ Williams Manager Dismisses "Strike" Claims
- ^ Times Online
- ^ "Robbie's hit by rhythm stick", The Sun, January 16, 2008. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ Hot 100 from June 26, 1999, the last time the single was on the charts
- ^ Millennium Top 40 Mainstream
- ^ Angels Adult Contemporary
- ^ Billboard 200 Charts from the week of February 12, 2000, the last week "Ego" was on the charts
- ^ Rock DJ Hot Dance Club Play
- ^ Billboard 200 Charts from the week of November 11, 2000, the last time the album was on the charts
- ^ Feel Adult Top 40
- ^ Billboard 200 from the week of June 14, 2003, the last time the album was on the charts
- ^ US Dance Chart
- ^ Showbiz - News - Robbie may move back to UK - Digital Spy
- ^ a b c Chris Heath (2004). Feel: Robbie Williams. London: Ebury. ISBN 978-009189753-6.
- ^ Newton, Victoria. "What drove Robbie to rehab", The Sun, 2007-02-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Retrieved on 2007-02-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German
- ^ Ronson, Jon. "I'm loving aliens instead", The Guardian, 2008-04-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Retrieved on 2008-04-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer
- ^ Williams Has Seen UFO's Three Times Daily Mail Online, 08 March 2008
- ^ "Sunday Times Rich List 2006", Sunday Times, 2006.
- ^ BBC Stoke & Staffordshire - Robbie buys into Vale. Retrieved on 2006-12-17. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila
- ^ Robbie's Givin It Sum.... BBC. Retrieved on 2007-05-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place
- ^ Robbie Williams, Nobody Someday, subtitles, at 42. 07 mins
- ^ "Williams wins 'gay' libel damages", BBC, 2005-12-06. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Retrieved on 2006-12-17. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila
- ^ "Williams 'should donate damages'", BBC, 2005-12-09. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Retrieved on 2006-12-17. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila
- ^ http://www.timessquaregossip.com/2006/11/come-out-of-closet-robbie-williams.html Williams: "I'd have sex with a man to save a rabbit's life!"
- ^ Max Beesley: Robbie Williams is not gay! | Celebrity News | Now Magazine
- ^ Kieren McCarthy (2002-09-23). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English My abortion heartbreak, by Nicole Appleton. The Rockall Times. Retrieved on 2007-08-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the
- ^ "All Saints' Nicole Appleton Splits With Take That's Robbie Williams", MTV, 1998-08-03. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Retrieved on 2007-08-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the
- ^ Robbie Williams wraps up with American actress Ayda Field | Mail Online
- ^ http://www.showbizspy.com/2008/01/20/robbie-williams-love-life-on-the-rocks/ Robbie Williams Love Life on the Rocks
- ^ People.Co.Uk - She'S The.. Gone For Robbie Williams
- ^ Aftonbladet: TV
- ^ Robbie Williams News: Robbie Williams spotted in snowy California!
- ^ My Robbie Williams Journey: images thanks to rwcm @purerobbie.com
External links
- Official Website
- Resource and community
- French Website
- Irish Take That website - Robbie early years pre solo career
- Latest Robbie Williams News from the BBC
- IMDB Profile
- The List of Robbie Williams Tattoos
- Robbie Williams Tribute
- Scottish Robbie Williams Tribute by David Donnelly-Kay
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Williams, Robbie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Williams, Robert Peter |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | English singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13 February 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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