In , Williams celebrated an enormous new contract with EMI rumored to be upwards of 80 million dollars , but suffered the loss of his longtime production partner Guy Chambers. Escapology , the fifth Robbie Williams album and the last to include Chambers ' input , sold millions of copies in Europe, though it failed to persuade American audiences. As a result, the concert record Live at Knebworth wasn't released in the States. He introduced a new musical partner, Stephen Duffy , with a pair of songs from his compilation Greatest Hits , and he reappeared in with Intensive Care.
Although the album topped charts in Europe and helped Williams set an impressive concert record -- his record-breaking world tour sold over one-and-a-half-million tickets in one day -- a certain creative atrophy was setting in, despite the new input from Duffy. Within a year, he had recorded and released Rudebox , a dance album recorded with half-a-dozen outside producers, some featured guests, and several covers instead of self-penned material.
Rudebox hit number one across Europe but only went double platinum in the U. Accordingly, Williams ' next album -- the release Reality Killed the Video Star -- found him returning to the sound of his older albums, with the Buggles ' Trevor Horn handling all production duties. Reality was Williams ' only album not to top the U. The following year, most news of Robbie Williams surrounded his reunion with Take That , which took the form of a new album, Progress , plus a few new songs recorded with bandmate Gary Barlow that were released on a new Williams hits collection, In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits Barlow also figured in the writing and production of the ninth Robbie Williams studio album, Take the Crown , released in late The single reached number one across Europe, including the U.
For his next release, Williams worked with Guy Chambers again on his second swing album, Swings Both Ways , which comprised a mix of standards and originals. Williams spent the next few years relatively quietly, settling into family life with his wife Ayda Field and their two children, and releasing only an odds-and-sods collection Under the Radar, Vol. It wasn't just his career that was going from strength to strenth in We use our own and third-party cookies to improve our services and show you related advertising with your preferences by analyzing your browsing habits and generating the corresponding profiles.
If you go on surfing, we will consider you accepting its use. You can change the configuration or get more information here. I Accept. Robbie Williams - Biography. Born in the Midlands town of Stoke on February 13, , Robert Peter Williams is the biggest male singer to come out of Britain in a long, long time. He's shifted nearly 50 million records worldwide - more than any other solo British artist - while the single that launched him on the road to solo megastardom, Angels, is still one of the most popular songs of all time.
Related profiles. George Michael. He quit Take That in July Robbie hit superstardom when, in , he played to some , on each of the three nights that he played at Knebworth. To put that into some kind of context, those audiences were bigger than the ones for Queen, Led Zeppelin and Oasis! Did you see what he did there? Robbie released his 12th studio 'The Christmas Present' in November , recording a mixture of Christmas covers and original songs with features from fellow stars Jamie Cullum, Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams and - surprisingly - boxer Tyson Fury.
Yes he did! Robbie returned to Take That in and then left again when they took a break the following year. Despite reuniting with Take That briefly over the years, Robbie has continued to be a successful solo artist, however saw him move onto the role of a judge on The X Factor alongside his wife Ayda Williams, One Direction's Louis Tomlinson and Simon Cowell. Robbie reunited with Take That for a one-off virtual concert on Friday 29th May, ! In a statement, the band said, "This is a world first for us.
Reuniting with our old friend online for a one-off performance! Louis' act Dalton Harris eventually won the series in the Boys category, with Simon's act Scarlett Lee coming second and Louis' other act Anthony Russell coming in third. Robbie and Ayda announced their decision to step back from the show in April , taking to Instagram with a photo of the pair.
We will, however, be working on projects with Simon going forward - and as huge fans of the show, we will still be tuning into The X Factor, voting and winding Simon up…x'.
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