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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Rick Astley</span></h1>
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<p><b>Richard „Rick“ Paul Astley</b> (* <a href="6._Februar" title="6. Februar">6. Februar</a> <a href="1966" title="1966">1966</a> in Newton-le-Willows, <a href="Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a>, heute <a href="Merseyside" title="Merseyside">Merseyside</a>) ist ein <a href="Vereinigtes_K%C3%B6nigreich" title="Vereinigtes Königreich">britischer</a> <a href="Gesang" title="Gesang">Sänger</a>. Er feierte zwischen 1987 und 1993 große Charterfolge, unter anderem mit den Titeln <i><a href="Never_Gonna_Give_You_Up" title="Never Gonna Give You Up">Never Gonna Give You Up</a></i>, <i><a href="Whenever_You_Need_Somebody_(Lied)" title="Whenever You Need Somebody (Lied)">Whenever You Need Somebody</a></i>, <i><a href="Together_Forever" title="Together Forever">Together Forever</a></i>, <i><a href="Take_Me_to_Your_Heart" title="Take Me to Your Heart">Take Me to Your Heart</a></i> und <i>Cry for Help</i>. Nach fast 30 Jahren erreichte Astley 2016 wieder Platz eins der britischen Charts mit seinem Comebackalbum <i>50</i>.
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<p>Rick Astley wuchs als jüngstes von vier Kindern im Norden Englands auf. Sein Vater führte ihn früh an die Musik heran und meldete ihn im Kirchenchor an. Schon in der frühen Kindheit gründete Rick erste Bands. Als er mit Schulfreunden die Band <i>FBI</i> gegründet hatte und mit ihr einige Konzerte in der Umgebung seiner Heimat gab, wuchs der Bekanntheitsgrad von Astley langsam an. Kurze Zeit später bekam er erste Angebote von <a href="Musikproduzent" title="Musikproduzent">Musikproduzenten</a>. Seine Bandkollegen unterstützten ihn in seinen Bestrebungen zu einer Solokarriere, so dass Astley FBI verließ und sich der Hitfabrik von <a href="Pete_Waterman" title="Pete Waterman">Pete Waterman</a> (<a href="Stock_Aitken_Waterman" title="Stock Aitken Waterman">Stock Aitken Waterman</a>) anschloss, die unter anderem auch <a href="Kylie_Minogue" title="Kylie Minogue">Kylie Minogue</a> und <a href="Samantha_Fox" title="Samantha Fox">Samantha Fox</a> zu Popstars machte.
</p><p>Ende Juli 1987 wurde seine Debütsingle <i>Never Gonna Give You Up</i> im typischen <a href="Euro_Disco" title="Euro Disco">Euro-Disco</a>-Sound veröffentlicht, mit der er zunächst in England und später in 15 weiteren Ländern (u.&nbsp;a. in den USA und Deutschland) für längere Zeit die Spitze der <a href="Musik-Charts" class="mw-redirect" title="Musik-Charts">Charts</a> eroberte. An diesen Erfolg knüpfte auch die zweite Single und das darauf folgende Album <i><a href="Whenever_You_Need_Somebody_(Album)" title="Whenever You Need Somebody (Album)">Whenever You Need Somebody</a></i> an. In den nächsten zwölf Monaten war Astley einer der erfolgreichsten Künstler in Großbritannien und räumte bei den <a href="BRIT_Awards" title="BRIT Awards">BPI Awards</a> den Titel für die beste Single <i>Never Gonna Give You Up</i> ab und wurde in den USA für einen <a href="Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy</a> nominiert. Auch die weiteren Single-Auskopplungen aus dem Album erreichten in vielen Ländern Top-Ten-Platzierungen.
Astleys zweites Album <i><a href="Hold_Me_in_Your_Arms" title="Hold Me in Your Arms">Hold Me in Your Arms</a></i> erschien im November 1988 und knüpfte nahtlos an die ersten Hits an. 1989 und 1990 führte ihn seine erste Welttournee durch Europa, die USA, Asien und Australien.
Nachdem er sich von Waterman getrennt hatte, brachte er im Februar 1991 sein drittes, künstlerisch etwas ambitionierteres Album <i>Free</i> auf den Markt, bei dem unter anderem <a href="Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a>, <a href="Michael_McDonald_(Musiker)" title="Michael McDonald (Musiker)">Michael McDonald</a> und <a href="Climie_Fisher" title="Climie Fisher">Climie Fisher</a> mitwirkten. Mit der LP und auch den Single-Auskopplungen konnte er noch mal einige Erfolge in England, den USA und einigen europäischen Ländern verbuchen. An die Erfolge der ersten Platten konnte er jedoch nicht mehr anknüpfen.
</p><p>Als im September 1993 Astleys viertes Album <i>Body and Soul</i>, an dem wieder bekannte Kollegen wie <a href="Lisa_Stansfield" title="Lisa Stansfield">Lisa Stansfield</a> oder erneut Climie Fisher mitarbeiteten, erschien, hatten sich seine Prioritäten bereits ein wenig verschoben. Seine Frau und er bekamen eine Tochter. Die Musik mit dem Tourstress und den Arbeiten im Studio rückte er mehr in den Hintergrund. Das Album verkaufte sich schlecht, so dass sich auch die seriöse Musik-Presse, die nie besonders viel für Astleys Werke übrig hatte, bestätigt fühlte. Astley zog sich zunächst aus dem Musikgeschäft zurück.
</p><p>2000 begann er wieder mit den Aufnahmen eigener Songs. Im Oktober 2001<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> erschien auf <a href="Polydor" title="Polydor">Polydor</a> seine Comeback-Single <i>Sleeping</i>, der zwei Monate später das Album <i>Keep it Turned On</i> folgte. Beide erreichten in Großbritannien und weiten Teilen Europas die Charts, doch der große Erfolg blieb aus.
</p><p>Im Sommer 2002 kam ein <i>Greatest-Hits</i>-Album und Mitte 2004 eine Zusammenstellung seiner besten <i>Love Songs</i> heraus, die sich beide gut verkauften. In England gab er nach über zehn Jahren wieder einige Konzerte. Wieder mehr als zehn Jahre später erschien im Juni 2016 Rick Astleys siebtes Studioalbum <i>50</i> (seinem Alter bei Erscheinen), mit dem er Platz 1 der britischen Charts erreichte und anschließend auf Tournee ging.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Internetphänomen_„Rickrolling“"><span id="Internetph.C3.A4nomen_.E2.80.9ERickrolling.E2.80.9C"></span>Internetphänomen „Rickrolling“</h2></div>
<div class="hauptartikel" role="navigation"><span class="hauptartikel-pfeil" title="siehe" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation">→&nbsp;</span><i><span class="hauptartikel-text">Hauptartikel</span>: <a href="Rickrolling" title="Rickrolling">Rickrolling</a></i></div>
<p>Seit mindestens Mai 2007 existiert das <a href="Internetph%C3%A4nomen" title="Internetphänomen">Internetphänomen</a> „<a href="Rickrolling" title="Rickrolling">Rickrolling</a>“. Bei diesem Scherz werden Internetnutzer, meistens durch Vortäuschung einer Information, die großes Interesse weckt, auf ein Videoportal geleitet, auf dem ihnen das Musikvideo von Astleys Lied <i>Never Gonna Give You Up</i> präsentiert wird. Am 17. Juni 2020 wurde Rick Astley selbst Opfer eines Rickrolls.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<ul><li>2008: MTV European Music Award <i>Best Act Ever</i></li></ul>
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<th style="width:25px;" class="charts-th charts-trh" rowspan="2">Jahr
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<th style="width:350px;" class="charts-th charts-trh" rowspan="2">Titel<br><span style="font-size:smaller;font-style:italic;">Musiklabel</span>
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<th class="charts-th" colspan="6"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><span class="charts-hidm charts-certc"><span class="charts-certt">Höchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, Auszeichnung<i></i></span>Chartplatzierungen</span><span class="charts-monl">Chartplatzierungen</span><span style="display:none">Template:Charttabelle/Wartung/ohne Quellen</span></span><span class="charts-monl charts-mh"><br>(Jahr, Titel, <i>Musiklabel</i>, Plat­zie­rungen, Wo­chen, Aus­zeich­nungen, Anmer­kungen)</span>
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<th style="width:300px;" class="charts-th charts-trh" rowspan="2">Anmerkungen
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<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Deutsche_Albumcharts" title="DE"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Deutsche_Albumcharts" title="Deutsche Albumcharts">DE</a>
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<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="AT"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Ö3 Austria Top 40">AT</a>
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<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Schweizer_Hitparade" title="CH"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Schweizer_Hitparade" title="Schweizer Hitparade">CH</a>
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<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="UK"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a>
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<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Billboard_200" title="US"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a>
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<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Top_Dance/Electronic_Albums" title="Dance"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Top_Dance/Electronic_Albums" title="Top Dance/Electronic Albums">Dance</a>
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<td class="charts-yy">1987
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<td><a href="Whenever_You_Need_Somebody_(Album)" title="Whenever You Need Somebody (Album)">Whenever You Need Somebody</a><br><span class="charts-add"><a href="RCA_Records" title="RCA Records">RCA Records</a> (<a href="BMG_Music_Publishing" title="BMG Music Publishing">BMG</a>)</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Deutsche_Albumcharts" title="Deutsche Albumcharts">DE</a></span><a href="Liste_der_Nummer-eins-Hits_in_Deutschland_(1987)" title="Liste der Nummer-eins-Hits in Deutschland (1987)"><b>1</b></a> <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Platin<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(36 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">DE</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Ö3 Austria Top 40">AT</a></span>3<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(22 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">AT</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Schweizer_Hitparade" title="Schweizer Hitparade">CH</a></span>2 <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Platin<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(13 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">CH</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span><a href="Liste_der_Nummer-eins-Hits_in_den_britischen_Charts_(1987)" title="Liste der Nummer-eins-Hits in den britischen Charts (1987)"><b>1</b></a> <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span><div class="charts-certn">×4</div></div><span class="charts-certt">Vierfachplatin<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(35<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r261937660">
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</style>&nbsp;<span class="fussnoten-etui reference"><sup class="fussnoten-marke" data-annotationpair-m="a">a</sup></span> Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>10 <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span><div class="charts-certn">×2</div></div><span class="charts-certt">Doppelplatin<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(60 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm charts-nxa">—
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<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Erstveröffentlichung: 16. November 1987<br>Wiederveröffentlichung: 20. Mai 2022 (35th Anniversary Edition)<br>Produzenten: <a href="Stock_Aitken_Waterman" title="Stock Aitken Waterman">Stock Aitken Waterman</a>, Ian Curnow, Phil Harding, Daize Washbourn<br>Verkäufe: + 5.120.253</div>
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<td class="charts-yy">1988
</td>
<td><a href="Hold_Me_in_Your_Arms" title="Hold Me in Your Arms">Hold Me in Your Arms</a><br><span class="charts-add">RCA Records (BMG)</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Deutsche_Albumcharts" title="Deutsche Albumcharts">DE</a></span>3 <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Gold<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(25 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">DE</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Ö3 Austria Top 40">AT</a></span>20<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(2 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">AT</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Schweizer_Hitparade" title="Schweizer Hitparade">CH</a></span>11 <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Gold<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(11 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">CH</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span>8 <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Platin<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(19 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>19 <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Gold<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(23 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm charts-nxa">—
</td>
<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Erstveröffentlichung: 26. November 1988<br>Wiederveröffentlichung: 12. Mai 2023 (Deluxe Edition)<br>Produzenten: Stock Aitken Waterman, Rick Astley, Ian Curnow, Phil Harding, Daize Washbourn<br>Verkäufe: + 1.627.500</div>
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<td class="charts-yy">1991
</td>
<td>Free<br><span class="charts-add">RCA Records (BMG)</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Deutsche_Albumcharts" title="Deutsche Albumcharts">DE</a></span>8<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(21 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">DE</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Ö3 Austria Top 40">AT</a></span>24<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(3 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">AT</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Schweizer_Hitparade" title="Schweizer Hitparade">CH</a></span>26<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(3 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">CH</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span>9 <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Gold<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(9 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>31<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(18 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm charts-nxa">—
</td>
<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Erstveröffentlichung: 18. Februar 1991<br>Wiederveröffentlichung: 30. August 2024 (Deluxe Edition)<br>Produzenten: Gary Stevenson, Rick Astley<br>Verkäufe: + 150.000</div>
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<td class="charts-yy">1993
</td>
<td>Body &amp; Soul<br><span class="charts-add">RCA Records (BMG)</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>185<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm charts-nxa">—
</td>
<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Erstveröffentlichung: 28. September 1993<br>Produzenten: Gary Stevenson, Rick Astley</div>
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<tr>
<td class="charts-yy">2001
</td>
<td>Keep It Turned On<br><span class="charts-add"><a href="Polydor" title="Polydor">Polydor</a> (<a href="Universal_Music_Group" title="Universal Music Group">UMG</a>)</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Deutsche_Albumcharts" title="Deutsche Albumcharts">DE</a></span>56<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">DE</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Erstveröffentlichung: 3. Dezember 2001<br>Produzenten: Gary Stevenson, Ben Robbins, <a href="Chris_Braide" title="Chris Braide">Chris Braide</a></div>
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<tr>
<td class="charts-yy">2005
</td>
<td>Portrait<br><span class="charts-add">RCA Records (<a href="Sony_BMG" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony BMG">Sony BMG</a>)</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span>26<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(3 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Erstveröffentlichung: 17. Oktober 2005<br>Produzenten: Gary Stevenson, Ben Robbins, Chris Braide</div>
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<td class="charts-yy">2016
</td>
<td>50<br><span class="charts-add"><a href="Selbstverlag" title="Selbstverlag">Selbstverlag</a> (<a href="BMG_Rights_Management" title="BMG Rights Management">BMG</a>)</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Deutsche_Albumcharts" title="Deutsche Albumcharts">DE</a></span>21<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(7 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">DE</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Ö3 Austria Top 40">AT</a></span>41<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(3 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">AT</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Schweizer_Hitparade" title="Schweizer Hitparade">CH</a></span>44<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(4 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">CH</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span><a href="Liste_der_Nummer-eins-Hits_in_den_britischen_Charts_(2016)" title="Liste der Nummer-eins-Hits in den britischen Charts (2016)"><b>1</b></a> <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Platin<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(42 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
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<td class="charts-hidm">—
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<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Erstveröffentlichung: 10. Juni 2016<br>Produzent: Rick Astley<br>Verkäufe: + 300.000</div>
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<td class="charts-yy">2018
</td>
<td>Beautiful Life<br><span class="charts-add">Selbstverlag (BMG)</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Deutsche_Albumcharts" title="Deutsche Albumcharts">DE</a></span>40<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(3 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">DE</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Ö3 Austria Top 40">AT</a></span>70<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">AT</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Schweizer_Hitparade" title="Schweizer Hitparade">CH</a></span>44<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(3 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">CH</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span>6 <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Silber<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(19 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Erstveröffentlichung: 13. Juli 2018<br>Verkäufe: + 60.000</div>
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<td class="charts-yy">2023
</td>
<td>Are We There Yet?<br><span class="charts-add">50/50 Live Limited (BMG)</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Deutsche_Albumcharts" title="Deutsche Albumcharts">DE</a></span>29<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">DE</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span>2<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Erstveröffentlichung: 13. Oktober 2023</div>
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<p>Astley ist mit der dänischen Filmproduzentin <a href="Lene_Bausager" title="Lene Bausager">Lene Bausager</a> verheiratet. Das Paar hat eine gemeinsame Tochter. Astley und Bausager trafen sich nach einem Konzert 1989 in Dänemark.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Das Paar lebt in <a href="Surrey" title="Surrey">Surrey</a> (Stand 2013).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Quellen">Quellen</h2></div>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.musicline.de/de/product/731458717225/ASTLEY%2CRICK/SLEEPING/2397953/Maxi+Single+CD.html">VÖ-Datum <i>Sleeping</i></a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://time.com/5855001/rick-roll-rick-astley/"><i>New Internet Legend Manages to Rick Roll Rick Astley.</i></a><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 19.&nbsp;Juni 2020</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ARick+Astley&amp;rft.title=New+Internet+Legend+Manages+to+Rick+Roll+Rick+Astley&amp;rft.description=New+Internet+Legend+Manages+to+Rick+Roll+Rick+Astley&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5855001%2Frick-roll-rick-astley%2F">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://sondagsavisen.dk/kendte/2008-11-29-80er-ikonet-rick-astley-er-tilbage/">http://sondagsavisen.dk/kendte/2008-11-29-80er-ikonet-rick-astley-er-tilbage/</a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/419111/Rick-Astley-Five-things-I-can-t-live-without">http://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/419111/Rick-Astley-Five-things-I-can-t-live-without</a></span>
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<div class="sisterproject" style="margin:0.1em 0 0 0;"><div class="noresize noviewer" style="display:inline-block; line-height:10px; min-width:1.6em; text-align:center;" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Commons"></span></span></div><b><span class=""><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Rick_Astley?uselang=de"><span lang="en">Commons</span>: Rick Astley</a></span></b>&nbsp;– Album mit Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien</div>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000354722">Rick Astley</a> bei <a href="AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> (englisch)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/72872-Rick-Astley">Rick Astley</a> bei <a href="Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rickastley.co.uk/">Offizielle Website</a> (englisch)</li>
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</style><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081206003118/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmPmIJyi0sc&amp;feature=related">How To Rick Roll Somebody</a> (<span class="webarchiv-memento"><a href="Webarchivierung#Begrifflichkeiten" title="Webarchivierung">Memento</a></span> vom 6. Dezember 2008 im <i><a href="Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a></i>) (humorvolles YouTube-Lehrvideo, wie Rickrolling funktioniert, englisch)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://portal.dnb.de/opac.htm?method=simpleSearch&amp;query=134597990">Literatur von und über Rick Astley</a> im Katalog der <a href="Deutsche_Nationalbibliothek" title="Deutsche Nationalbibliothek">Deutschen Nationalbibliothek</a></li>
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</style><div role="navigation" class="navbox-container klappleiste navileiste erweiterte-navigationsleiste mw-collapsible navigation-not-searchable darkmode-standardlinks" aria-labelledby="Rick_Astley"><div class="klappleiste-kopf navbox-group navbox-title" style="background-color:khaki;"><div class=" navbox-hlist navbox-navbar nomobile navbox-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><abbr title="Vorlage anzeigen" style="border:none; box-shadow:none; padding:0;">v</abbr></li><li class="nv-talk"><abbr title="Diskussion" style="border:none; box-shadow:none; padding:0;">d</abbr></li><li class="nv-edit"><a class="external text" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vorlage:Navigationsleiste_Rick_Astley&amp;action=edit"><abbr title="Bearbeiten" style="border:none; box-shadow:none; padding:0;">b</abbr></a></li></ul></div><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Rick Astley</a></div><div class="klappleiste-inhalt mw-collapsible-content"><table class="navbox-nowraplinks navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studioalben</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Whenever_You_Need_Somebody_(Album)" title="Whenever You Need Somebody (Album)">Whenever You Need Somebody</a></li>
<li><a href="Hold_Me_in_Your_Arms" title="Hold Me in Your Arms">Hold Me in Your Arms</a></li>
<li>Free</li>
<li>Body &amp; Soul</li>
<li>Keep It Turned On</li>
<li>Portrait</li>
<li>50</li>
<li>Beautiful Life</li>
<li>Are We There Yet?</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Kompilationen</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>12" Collection</li>
<li>Together Forever: Greatest Hits and More …</li>
<li>Greatest Hits</li>
<li>Never Gonna Give You Up: The Best of Rick Astley</li>
<li>Love Songs</li>
<li>Platinum &amp; Gold Collection</li>
<li>Together Forever: The Best of Rick Astley</li>
<li>Ultimate Collection</li>
<li>The Best of Rick Astley</li>
<li>The Best of Me</li></ul>
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<ul><li>Video Hits</li>
<li>The Artist Collection</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="navbox-nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Whenever You Need Somebody</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Never_Gonna_Give_You_Up" title="Never Gonna Give You Up">Never Gonna Give You Up</a></li>
<li><a href="Whenever_You_Need_Somebody_(Lied)" title="Whenever You Need Somebody (Lied)">Whenever You Need Somebody</a></li>
<li>When I Fall in Love / My Arms Keep Missing You</li>
<li><a href="Together_Forever" title="Together Forever">Together Forever</a></li>
<li>It Would Take a Strong Strong Man</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Hold Me in Your Arms</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>She Wants to Dance with Me</li>
<li><a href="Take_Me_to_Your_Heart" title="Take Me to Your Heart">Take Me to Your Heart</a></li>
<li>Hold Me in Your Arms</li>
<li>Giving Up on Love</li>
<li>Ain’t Too Proud to Beg</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Free</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Cry for Help</li>
<li>Move Right Out</li>
<li>Never Knew Love</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Body &amp; Soul</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>The Ones You Love</li>
<li>Hopelessly</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Keep It Turned On</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Sleeping</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">50</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Keep Singing</li>
<li>Angels on My Side</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">The Best of Me</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Every One of Us</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Are We There Yet?</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Dippin My Feet</li>
<li>Never Gonna Stop</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;"><small>Weitere Singles</small></th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>When You Gonna</li>
<li>Learning to Live (Without Your Love)</li>
<li>Dance Mixes</li>
<li>Lights Out</li>
<li>Superman</li></ul>
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<ul><li>Bring Back the Time</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Rick_Astley/Diskografie" title="Rick Astley/Diskografie">Diskografie</a></li></ul>
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