Nick Kershaw ( born Nicholas David Kershaw ) is a British musician, vocalist, composer. Popular performer 80s .
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| Birth name | |
| Full name | Nicholas David Kershaw |
| Date of Birth | March 1, 1958 (61 years) |
| Place of Birth | Bristol , England , United Kingdom |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Professions | vocalist composer producer poet |
| Years of activity | 1983 - our days |
| Instruments | keyboards , guitar |
| Genres | synthpop pop rock R & B |
| Aliases | |
| Labels | MCA , Koch , Shorthouse |
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Biography
Nicholas David Kershaw was born on March 1, 1958 in Bristol , spent his childhood in Ipswich ( Suffolk ). After graduating from high school in 1976 for several years he worked in the employment service. At this time, he played guitar and sang in several local bands. In 1982, he began his solo career as an author and performer of songs. In 1983, he signed a contract with MCA Records and released his debut single "I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me".
By the mid-80s, Nick Kershaw managed to write a few hits and establish himself as a commercially successful musician. The most famous single performed by him is “ The Riddle (Russian Riddle)” [1] from the 1984 album of the same name.
Discography
Albums
- 1983 Human Racing
- 1984 The Riddle
- 1986 Radio Musicola
- 1987 BBC Transcription Service - Live in Concert
- 1989 The Works
- 1991 The Collection
- 1991 Wouldn't It Be Good
- 1993 The Best of Nik Kershaw
- 1995 Anthology
- 1998 Greatest Hits
- 1999 15 Minutes
- 2000 The Essential
- 2001 To Be Frank
- 2005 Then And Now
- 2006 You've Got to Laugh
- 2010 No Frills
- 2012 8
Singles
Most famous singles:
- 1983 "I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" (English) - United Kingdom # 47, Sweden # 10
- 1984 "Wouldn't It Be Good" (eng.) - UK # 4, USA # 46, Canada # 9, Australia # 5, Ireland # 2, Germany # 2, Switzerland # 3, Norway # 6, Netherlands # 32, France # 35, Austria # 12, Italy # 14, South Africa # 14
- 1984 "I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" (Eng.) - Great Britain # 2, Australia # 17, Ireland # 4, Germany # 12, Switzerland # 6, Norway # 8, Netherlands # 5
- 1984 “Human Racing” (Eng.) - UK # 19, Ireland # 17
- 1984 " The Riddle " (Eng.) - UK # 3, Australia # 6, Ireland # 3, Germany # 8, Switzerland # 15, Norway # 5, Sweden # 5, Netherlands # 19, France # 18, Finland # 12, Italy # 10, South Africa # 9
- 1985 “Wide boy” (eng.) - UK # 9, Australia # 7, Ireland # 5, Germany # 25, Netherlands # 47
- 1985 "Don Quixote" - UK # 10, Australia # 83, Ireland # 9, Germany # 39
- 1985 "When a Heart Beats" (eng.) - UK # 27, US # 92, Ireland # 14, Germany # 55
- 1986 "Nobody Knows" (Eng.) - United Kingdom # 44, Australia # 73, Japan # 2
Notes
Links
- Official site
- Kershaw, Nick on the Discogs website
- Nick Kershaw (eng.) On the Allmusic website
- Nick Kershaw on the Internet Movie Database