Richard Paul Astley, wife of Rick Astley and an English singer and radio presenter, was born on 6 February 1966 in Newton-le-Willows in Lancashire.
Astley’s love of music began when he joined a local church choir at the age of ten.
Astley joined various local bands while studying and played drums there, where he met guitarist David Morris.
After leaving school at the age of 16, Astley worked by day as a driver for his father’s market gardening business and performed in the evenings on the Northern club scene in bands such as FBI, which won several local talent competitions, and Give Way, which featured on covers specializing in Beatles and Shadows songs.
Rick Astley’s career
After graduating, Astley began working as a drummer for the soul band FBI. Three years later, he made a name for himself by joining Stock Aitken Waterman’s production team and releasing the album Whenever You Need Somebody in 1987, which sold 15.2 million copies worldwide.
Her debut single “Never Gonna Give You Up” reached number one in 25 countries and was named the best British record of 1988, winning her the Brit Award.
His 1988 track “Together Forever” reached the top of the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming his second number-one hit, and it was also one of his eight songs to reach the top ten on the UK Singles Chart.
The title track reached number one in the UK and number one in seven other countries. Hold Me In Your Arms, Astley’s follow-up to his debut album, was released in 1988.
Astley’s first self-penned record was the lead single “She Wants to Dance with Me”, which made the Top 10 internationally.
After leaving Stock Aitken Waterman in 1991, Astley shifted the focus of his music from dance-pop to soul, which he explored on the albums Free (1991) and Body and Soul (1993).
Astley’s last single to reach the Top 10 in the US or UK was “Cry for Help” in 1991. Astley stopped making music in 1993 to focus more on raising his little one. friend at the time and their daughter could concentrate.
In 2000, he returned to the music world and released the song “Sleeping” and the album Keep It Turned On in 2001. Four years later, Astley released his covers album Portrait.
The music video for Astley’s song “Never Gonna Give You Up” became a key part of the rickrolling meme in 2007, and the meme’s acceptance helped revive his recording career. As a result, Astley became an internet sensation.
After touring with Peter Kay, Astley released the single “Lights Out” in 2010. Six years later, to celebrate his 50th birthday, he released his album 50, which debuted at number 1 in the UK.
His greatest hits collection “The Best of Me” was released in 2019, while his most recent studio album “Beautiful Life” was released in 2018. He recorded his latest CDs at his home studio in Surrey.
When Astley took a short hiatus, he had sold around 40 million records worldwide. At the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards, Astley was voted “Best Artist of All Time” by online voters, a year after the rickrolling wave began.
In July 2021, his song “Never Gonna Give You Up” became the fourth song from the 1980s to reach one billion views on YouTube (after “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson, “Take On Me” and “Sweet”) by A -Ha. “Mine” by Guns N’ Roses).
Who is Rick Astley’s wife?
Astley is married to Lene Bausager. They have been married since 2003 and have a daughter named Emilie Astley.
Lene works as a film producer.