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About Cliff Richard:

Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb 14/10/40 in Lucknow, India) moved as an 8-year-elderly to the UK, where it would be 10 more years before he and his assembly The Drifters emerged in the UK charts representing the first period with Move It'. Cliff was heavily influenced close Elvis, imitating him shamelessly during the important couple of years of his job. Something which he brazenly admits, and fully acknowledges that without Elvis, he and numerous others would at no interval be obsessed happened. Move It' was a criterion British Rock n' Roll melody, peaked at numeral two, and was followed beside a extensive line of hits be fond of Living Doll' and Please Don't Tease'. By then The Drifters turned into The Shadows. After A Girl Like You' from 1961, the bind between Cliff and The Shadows loosened a morsel, and alone singles of Cliff approve of When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart' started to approach forth alongside Cliff & The Shadows singles appreciate Do You Wanna Dance'.

Congratulations' was a worldwide hit as it became a much bigger cuff than La, La, La', which deal a blow to Cliff in the 1968 Eurovision air competition. Shortly after Congratulations', which was single of his alone efforts, Cliff recorded his hindmost unwed with The Shadows. Again in 1973, with Power to All Our Friends', he entered the Eurovision melody equal—this stretch reaching 3rd location.

The most sold artist in British Pop account - with above 40 summit hits.

Worked with Stock Aitken Waterman in 1989 and the separate "I Just Don't Have The Heart".

Sixty appearances at Wembley, and sellout journey to grasp 50 years in the accountability.

First smack: Move It, 1958, chief no. 1: Living Doll

Has also worked with Elton John, Mark Knopfler, Julian Lennon, Freddie Mercury, Stevie Wonder, Phil Everly, Janet Jackson, Sheila Walsh, Van Morrison, and Olivia Newton-John.