He left school in the middle of his A-levels and got a job at an unemployment benefit office. In 1993, the Hollies had a minor hit with another of Kershaw's songs, "The Woman I Love". His 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart through 1984 and 1985 beat all other solo artists. Nik Kershaw and his incredible band bring the 80s and a whole lot more to Germany this summer. Kershaw co-wrote two songs with Banks, providing lead vocals on both. Get the embed code Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS). His father was a flautist and his mother was an opera singer. Join Napster and access full-length songs on your computer, mobile or home audio system. You Rocked The Moor in 2018 – which of your besties is playing this year? Rock of the 80's, Vol. £16k - £25k. [7] He also sang in a number of underground Ipswich bands. Click on the artist badge for more details. Nik Kershaw never really got the recognition he deserved in my opinion. He also sang “The Final Curtain”, which Banks wrote alone.[9]. 1985, Artists, Music, Top 40. As part of each show he played the entirety of his debut album, which had been re-mastered and re-released in March 2012. He signed with MCA Records in 1983 and released his debut album Human Racing in 1984. Please call £Please call. This album contained twelve tracks and was released on the musician's own label, Shorthouse Records. Some classic stuff from the 80s on this. See all reviews from the United Kingdom. The Riddle. [15] He performed "The Riddle", "Wouldn't It Be Good", "Dancing Girls" and "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me". [5] Kershaw decided to record the tracks himself, when he could not envisage them being recorded by other artists. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. [13] In 2006, he completed another solo album, You've Got to Laugh, available only through his website or digitally through iTunes. The year 1999 saw the release of the album 15 Minutes. Kershaw was unemployed for a year after leaving Fusion, but during this time he found manager Mickey Modern after placing an advertisement in the magazine Melody Maker. 0. Nik Kershaw shot to fame in the 80s as one of pop's biggest stars Credit: Rex Features Who is Nik Kershaw and how tall is he? Nik Kershaw80s PopHappinessHipsterGood ThingsMusicHappyFreeBonheur 2001: "Island" by Orinoko – co-written by Kershaw. The music video, featuring Kershaw as a chroma key-suited alien, received heavy rotation from MTV, helping the song to reach No. Nik Kershaw - I Won´t Let The Sun Go Down On Me (original). The title-track, released in November 1984, proved to be his third international hit single, reaching No. 2016: "The Sky's the Limit" on Fly (Songs Inspired By The Film: Eddie the Eagle), This page was last edited on 5 January 2021, at 17:29. This is just a preview! He was on tour in the UK and Ireland in Autumn 2014. 47 in the UK Singles Chart. 3 in the UK and Ireland, and No. Full Line Up. If you missed the previous posts, you can go ahead and check out songs 40-31, and 30-21. Several songs like "Drum Talk" were based around improvisation; other songs, like " I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me ", had a political message. The album also spawned two more UK Top 10 hits, "Wide Boy" and "Don Quixote", as it went multi-platinum. Artist: Nik Kershaw. This is just a preview! He also appeared as an extra in the penultimate scene, presenting a copy of the book to Hawks for signing in the book shop. Pop & Wave, Vol. [16], Following the release of his eighth studio album in 2012 (Ei8ht, his first release to reach the UK Top 100 since 1986), Kershaw undertook a small tour of the UK, with some European dates. January 9, 2019 Paul Stroessner Leave a comment. "The One and Only" proved to be a UK No. 6 in New Zealand. His formative years were spent in Ipswich where he discovered his love for music. Nik Kershaw is laconic, laid-back, and *very very* funny - read on for his views on Live Aid, embarrassing his kids, the Let's Rock the Moor pecking order and (OMG) being a grandfather! During the mid-1990s he also wrote and produced material for the boy band Let Loose, with two of the tracks ("Seventeen" and "Everybody Say Everybody Do") achieving reasonable success. Top international reviews Translate all reviews to English. [6] He was educated at Northgate Grammar School for Boys where he played the guitar – he was self-taught on this instrument. Super Deluxe Edition: How important it was for you to get the Human Racing album back into print after all these years?. Amazing 80s Play 3. [8], In July 1985, Kershaw was among the performers at Live Aid, held at Wembley Stadium. Festival Line-up. Fee Group Under £2.5k. 5.0 out of 5 stars Klasse Zusammenstellung. Kershaw was unemployed for a year after leaving Fusion, but during this time he found manager Mickey Modern after placing an advertisement in the magazine Melody Maker. Modern secured a record deal for Kershaw at MCA. Listen to Nik Kershaw on Napster . The Riddle Lyrics: 2. Available with an Apple Music subscription. He released eight singles that entered the Top 40 charts in the UK during the decade, including "Wouldn't It Be Good", "Dancing Girls", "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "Human Racing", "The Riddle", "Wide Boy", "Don Quixote" and "When a Heart Beats". 10. Play 1. He enjoyed three more Top 20 hits from his debut solo album Human Racing, including the title track and a successful re-issue of "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me". The second album The Riddle, and was another major success, and it went Platium. Read More » Happy Birthday Rewind! [5] The Works was released in 1989, also to little success. Kershaw came to prominence in 1984 as a solo artist. Nik Kershaw. In August 2009, Kershaw performed at Fairports Cropredy Convention and the Rewind Festival on Temple Island Meadows at Henley-on-Thames.[14]. 1 Comment / IN THE PRESS, Nik News / By Nik Kershaw HQ Rewind The 80s Music Festival, the world’s first and biggest 80s music festival, is back with three amazing UK festivals for summer 2017 and Nik will be joining the line up for Rewind Scotland at Scone Palace, Perth on Saturday 22 July, and Rewind South at Temple Island Meadows, Henley-on-Thames on Saturday 19 August. Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good - Official Music Video. The Biggest 80s Bands in the World ... Nik Kershaw. Get the embed code Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS). Preview the embedded widget. £11k - £15k. Columbia: 4:28 : 1994 : Various Artists . In 1978, after three years working as a civil servant, he turned professional, serving his apprenticeship playing guitar in jazz fusion and functions bands. Read more. They have one child. £6k - £10k. While his last three efforts showed a maturing and reflective Nik, the early releases remind all what a creative songwriter and creater he was and is. Nik Kershaw (Nicholas David Kershaw) was born in Bristol, UK but grew up in Ipswich, Suffolk. I had the pleasure of spending 15 minutes chatting to the singer songwriter, Nik Kershaw ahead of his appearance at the 80s Classics event in Millenium Square, Leeds at the end of July. The year also saw the digital re-release of his 1980s back catalogue including Human Racing, The Riddle, Radio Musicola and The Works. Nik Kershaw, Soundtrack: Source Code. Comment Report abuse. Saturday 10th July 2021. Book Nik Kershaw add to shortlist. In the latter part of 2015 he performed a 31-date tour of the UK, on a double bill with Go West, supported by Carol Decker. Welcome back to the Top 40 Countdown! Fans enjoy Nik Kershaw at the Rewind Festival in 2015. 80's Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Top tracks. Verified Purchase. In 2005, Kershaw released Then And Now, a collection of earlier material with four new tracks. During 1991, he worked with Tony Banks, the keyboard player of Genesis, on Banks' third solo album Still. 1: The Riddle: embed Embed. Try it! In 2019, Kershaw received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Suffolk for his services to the music industry. [4], Kershaw was born on 1 March 1958 in Bristol, England,[5] and grew up in Ipswich, Suffolk. Kershaw began his musical career by learning to play guitar when he was a teenager.