Decades after his biggest hit, the unlikely national treasure lifts the O2 crowd into a state of nostalgic nirvana James Hall has been writing about music for the Telegraph since 2009. His 250-plus ...

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With no fresh record to tout, the one-time Eighties pin-up offers reflection upon a three-act career with down-to-earth affability across a genial crowdpleaser romp. The past few years have been ...

Nearly four decades after his debut single Never Gonna Give You Up propelled him from drummer and studio “tea boy” to a chart-topping global pop star, Rick Astley has come full circle—becoming the ...

Rick Astley proved he’s still got it as he stepped out for the opening night of his Reflection Tour in Glasgow, turning heads with his strikingly youthful appearance at 60. Taking to the stage at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rick Astley skyrocketed to fame in 1988 thanks to his addictive hit song “Never Gonna Give You Up.” But in 2026, the handsome ...

As a 90’s baby, Rick Astley was always played in the car by my dad on the way to school so like all stubborn children I decided that if I never heard Never Gonna Give You Up again it would be too soon ...

Rick Astley was born in February 1966 in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside. As a child, he sang in a local church choir before playing drums in local bands as a teenager. When the lead singer of one of ...

In 1974, Rick Derringer had his only Top 40 solo hit with ”Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo.” The song, from Derringer’s 1973 album American Boy, hit No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 30, 1974. More ...

NEVER let it be said that Rick Astley doesn’t know his audience. “Do you want some eighties?” he asks, one song into his Friday night gig in Glasgow. Cue middle-aged men and women jumping to their ...

Rick Astley returns Belfast in April with a headline show at the SSE Arena as part of his UK and Ireland tour. The singer rose to global fame in the late 1980s with hits including Never Gonna Give You ...