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  1. Biography. Toggle Biography subsection. 1940–1958: Childhood and adolescence. 1958–1963: Success and stardom. 1964–1975: Changing circumstances. 1976–1994: Renaissance. 1995–2007: Knighthood. 2008–present: 50th anniversary and Shadows reunion. Criticism of the music industry and commercial support. Personal life. Toggle Personal life subsection.

  2. Jul 13, 2024 · Cliff Richard, British singer whose ‘Move It’ (1958) was the first great British rock-and-roll song. Dubbed the British Elvis Presley, he was a national figure in Britain but was little known in the United States. Learn more about Richard’s life and music.

  3. Jan 5, 2020 · The life and times of the artist who has enjoyed more number one hits than any other British solo artist in chart history. Heavily influenced by his hero Elvis Presley in his younger years, Cliff...

  4. Nov 22, 2023 · Sir Cliff Richard is one of the most successful British artists of all time, with a career spanning seven decades. He has sold over 250 million records worldwide, and is the third highest-selling singles artist in the UK, behind only The Beatles and Elvis Presley .

  5. Cliff Richard burst onto the rock'n'roll world in 1958 with his hit single 'Move It'. He was then known as Britain's answer to Elvis Presley. His first film was Serious Charge (1959) followed by Expresso Bongo (1959) , Wonderful to Be Young! (1961) and Summer Holiday (1963).

  6. Cliff Richard, the British Elvis Presley as he is known as, is one of the most famous pop singers and has sold a whopping 250 million records in his career. He has the third-highest number of #1 hits in the UK and was conferred knighthood for his services to the music industry.

  7. Cliff Richard Biography. Cliff Richard is one of the UKs most durable pop/rock stars – gaining number one hits over five different decades. He has sold over 260 million records and has achieved 14 number ones in five consecutive decades – the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.

  8. Sir Cliff Richard OBE (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is a British singer and actor. He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and, as of 2012, was the third-top-selling artist in UK Singles Chart history, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley.

  9. Cliff Richard: The British Rock and Roll Icon Cliff Richard is a British popular music performer who was one of the first English musicians to embrace rock and roll. In February 1959, in Studio 2 of EMI's Abbey Road in London, Richard recorded his first LP.

  10. Sir Cliff Richard OBE (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is a British singer, musician and actor. He is the only male solo artist to have had number one singles in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.