Rick Astley

Richard Paul Astley is an English singer. He gained fame through his association with the production trio Stock Aitken Waterman, releasing the 1987 album Whenever You Need Somebody, which sold 15 million copies worldwide. His debut single "Never Gonna Give You Up" was a No. 1 hit in 25 countries, winning the 1988 Brit Award for Best British Single. His 1988 single "Together Forever" became his second song to top the US Billboard Hot 100 and was one of his eight songs to reach the Top 10 on the UK Singles Chart. The title track, "Whenever You Need Somebody", was also a No. 1 hit.

6 February 1966

Born on the same birth day (6 February): Izumi Sakai • Jan Svěrák • Jermaine Kearse • Jim McGirr • Jim Turner (politician) • Kris Humphries • Leslie Crowther • Luke Ravenstahl • Magnús Guðmundsson • Ricky Barnes • Takashi Yanase • Tank (Taiwanese singer) • Tobias Eisenbauer • Vasily Safonov • Yunho

Born in the same month (February 1966): Adam Ferrara • Alexis Denisof • Billy Zane • Daryl Johnston • Donal Logue • Eduardo Xol • Freedom Williams • Hristo Stoichkov • José María Olazábal • Justine Bateman • Kirk Muller • Marc Fortier • Natalie Bennett • Oliver Reck • Paul Crook • Paul Haarhuis • Paulo Futre • Petr Svoboda • Téa Leoni • Viatcheslav Ekimov