Robert Peter Williams
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At 16, Robbie Williams became the youngest member of Take That. After leaving the group in 1995, his solo career produced 12 UK number one albums and a Guinness World Record for selling 1.6 million tickets in one day. He has sold over 80 million records and won 15 BRIT Awards, the most of any artist. He also co-founded Soccer Aid, raising over £30 million for UNICEF.
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Robbie Williams — early life, career, personal life, and legacy.
Teachers at St. Margaret Ward Catholic School in Tunstall labeled Robbie Williams as mischievous; he left with no GCSEs. Born in Stoke-on-Trent on February 13, 1974, to Jan and Pete Conway, he had earlier attended Mill Hill Primary School. His biggest school role was the Artful Dodger in a production of Oliver!
At 16, Robbie Williams joined Take That. After leaving the group in 1995, he launched a solo career with the 1997 single Angels, later voted Best Single of the Past 25 Years at the 2005 BRIT Awards. He collaborated with Guy Chambers on albums like Life thru a Lens 1997 and I’ve Been Expecting You 1998. Through the 2000s, he produced 12 UK number one albums, including Escapology 2002 and Intensive Care 2005. In 2006, he sold 1.6 million tickets in one day, a Guinness World Record. He reunited with Take That in 2010 for the album Progress, which sold 235,000 copies on its first day.
Robbie Williams married American actress Ayda Field in 2010. They have two children: daughter Theodora Rose Teddy born September 18, 2012 and son Charlton Valentine born October 27, 2014. Previously engaged to Nicole Appleton, he also dated musician Rachel Hunter. He divides his time between Beverly Hills, California and Wiltshire, England.
Robbie Williams holds the record for the most BRIT Awards 15 and most ECHO Awards 6 of any artist. He was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004. Beyond music, he co-founded Soccer Aid, a charity football event that raised over £30 million for UNICEF. With over 80 million records sold, he is the best-selling British solo artist.
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I’m Rich Beyond My Wildest Dreams.
I’d Make a Better U.S. President Than George W. Bush. Bush Is an Idiot. I’m a Better Public Speaker Than Him. It Makes You Wonder About the Voters.
Inside Me There Is a Fat Man Dying to Get Out.
I’m Not a Musician, I’m an Entertainer.
When It Comes Down to It, I Just Like Taking My Pants Down.
Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe Write Some Really Great Stuff – Stuff That Would Put Oscar Wilde to Shame. If the Pet Shop Boys Ever Wanted a Third Member, I’d Be There.
I Come from the Tradition of a Big Irish Family That Loves to Sing. I Love to Perform.
There’s No Point Regretting Things. If You Can’t Do the Time, Don’t Do the Crime. Life’s Too Short to Worry About Things I’ve Said.
I’ve Got This Brilliant Thing Where I Go, I’m Robbie Williams, and People Are Interested in What I Want to Say – Which Is Amazing Because I’m Just an Idiot from Stoke-on-Trent.
I Don’t Have Anything That I Treasure at All. They’re Just Things. I Tend to Buy an Awful Lot of Stuff, Like Clothes and Things. but I Wouldn’t Be Bothered If My House Burns Down Tomorrow.
With the War and Everything That’s Going On, Unless You’re Susan Sarandon, the Best Route Is to Keep Your Mouth Shut. for Me It Is, Anyway!
I Think There Are Ghosts. I Haven’t Seen or Heard Anything. I’ve Definitely Felt Something but It’s Not Scary. I’m Very, Very Pleased to Say.
The World’s a Lot More Exciting with One Direction in It. and More Hearts Will Genuinely Race at a New 1D Album Than They Ever Have or Will at Any Suede Album in Any Time Period.
My Weight Is Still My Biggest Struggle in Life. I Spend a Lot of the Day Worrying About Getting Fit, and I Can’t Seem to Do It. I’ve Tried Everything, and I Really Worry About It. Then I See the Days to a Tour, Counting Down. Chocolate Should Be Banned Worldwide.
I’ve Lived in LA for a Long Time and They Say, ‘If You Sit in a Barber’s Shop for Long Enough You Will Get a Hair Cut’. Well, If You Live in Los Angeles for Long Enough You’re Going to Get Some Surgery.
If You Don’t Like My Music, I’ve Got Some Clothes That I’d Like to Sell You.
To Gwyneth Paltrow: Does Melon Want Some Apple?
I Really Enjoy Changing Nappies for Some Reason. I Find It Really Therapeutic.
Maybe I’m Bisexual, Who Knows. I Just Haven’t Found That Right Guy Yet!
I Thought I’d Walk Over There and Just Sing It Nicely but I Fell Over Like a Twat.
In My Brain, I Don’t Feel 40 at All. I Now Realize How Little I Know and How Stupid I Am.
Just Going Back to My Big House and Supermodel Girlfriend. Living the Dream!
Little-known facts about Robbie Williams — origins, oddities, and behind-the-scenes details from a public life.
He first wanted to be an actor but saw a newspaper ad for a band and was accepted into Take That.
In 2004 he was named the third most played artist on British radio over the past 20 years, behind Elton John and George Michael.
He has more number one albums than any male solo artist except Elvis Presley.
He entered the Guinness Book of World Records when 1.6 million tickets were sold in one day after announcing his World Tour in 2006.
He founded L.A. Vale soccer team in 2005 with other celebrities after building a soccer pitch at his home in Los Angeles.
He left Take That in 1995 due to drug struggles; the band broke up in 1996, reunited in 2005, and he rejoined them in 2010. The reunion album Progress became the fastest-selling album of the century on its first day, selling 235,000 copies.
He is estimated to be the best-selling non-Latino artist in Latin America with over 3 million sold, and the best-selling international artist outside North America this century as of 2008.
His version of Beyond the Sea was used in the credits of Finding Nemo 2003 and on its Academy Award-nominated soundtrack.
He has won more BRIT Awards 15 and more ECHO Awards six in a row than any other artist.
A fan of Queen, he worked with the band in 2001 to re-record We Are The Champions for A Knight’s Tale.
He is a national ambassador for UNICEF.
He appears on the all-time Top 100 best albums in the UK six times, more than any other person or group.
He became a father for the first time at age 38 when his wife Ayda gave birth to Theodora Rose Teddy on September 18, 2012.
He lives in Beverly Hills, California and Wiltshire, England.
He recorded duets with Jane Horrocks, Rupert Everett, Jonathan Wilkes, Nicole Kidman, Kylie Minogue, and Jon Lovitz.
In 2004 he was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame after being voted the Greatest artist of the 1990s.
In February 2007 he was admitted to a US clinic for treatment for prescription drugs.
His hit Angels was voted the Best Single of the Past 25 Years at the 2005 BRIT Awards.
He has a strong interest in UFOs and is a fan of The X-Files, claiming to have seen three UFOs.
He created a charity with Comic Relief called Give It Sum to improve local conditions in his hometown.
He had a UK number one at the end of 2001 with Somethin’ Stupid recorded as a duet with Nicole Kidman.
He was engaged to Nicole Appleton.
His album Rudebox was number one in 14 countries including Argentina, Australia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, and Switzerland.
He released his first live album Live at Knebworth in 2003; the three shows attracted 375,000 fans and it became the fastest and biggest selling live album in the UK.
He is good friends with sisters Kylie and Dannii Minogue.
He has been the Patron of the Donna Louise Trust in Stoke-on-Trent for 8 years, providing care for terminally ill children.
He appeared on the track My Culture on the 1 Giant Leap album alongside Maxi Jazz.
His cousin’s brother-in-law is Simon Cowell.
His parents are Janet and Peter Williams Pete Conway.
He won five Echo Awards in a row for Best Male Artist International from 2002 to 2006.
His album Rudebox was chosen Worst Album in 2006 by NME readers.
He was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame for his contribution to British music.
He is one of the few pop acts nominated for the Mercury Prize.
He is close friend of Joss Stone since performing together at the 2005 Brit Awards.
He signed to EMI with an £80 million contract.
In his song The Actor from Rudebox, he mentions many film stars.
In 2007 a Dean Martin duets album featured Williams singing Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone.
In September 2007 he recorded a cover of Lola to celebrate BBC Radio 1’s 40th birthday.
He became a father for the second time at age 40 when his wife gave birth to son Charlton Valentine on October 27, 2014.
He took part in Band Aid 20’s re-recording of Do They Know It’s Christmas?.
He bought shares in his favorite football club Port Vale in February 2006.
He dated Rachel Hunter.
He is the artist featured most times on the UK Now That’s What I Call Music! series, appearing 29 times in the first 68 volumes.
He released comeback single Bodies and performed it on The X Factor UK.
He won Best British Male Solo Artist in 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2003, totaling 13 BRIT Awards including three with Take That.
He won four MTV European Music Awards for Best Solo Artist 1998, 2001, 2005 and Best Song 2000 for Rock DJ.
He is good friends with Ashley Hamilton and Max Beesley.
He was voted the 17th worst Briton in Channel Four’s poll of the 100 Worst Britons.
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