Robbie Williams is a famous British singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Repeated winner of BRIT Awards, Echo Awards and Grammy Awards. Williams is voted Best Male Singer of the 1990s. He is inducted into the British Music Hall of Fame. His fortune in 2016 exceeded $ 200 million.
Robbie Williams' albums are recognized as one of the best-selling albums in the world. The singer was entered into the Guinness Book of Records after 1.6 million tickets were sold for his concerts per day. In 2004, he was named the third most popular British radio performer in the last twenty years after George Michael and Elton John.
It is worth noting that Robbie William is actively involved in charity work and is one of the founders of the Donna Louise Trust, which helps terminally ill children.
Biography facts
The singer was born in England in the winter of 1974. Robbie's parents divorced when the boy was only three years old. The upbringing of her son and daughter was mainly done by the mother. She was the owner of a flower shop, where Robbie later began to work part-time.
Another place of work for the boy during his school years was a window store. But his labor activity did not last long. According to the stories of Robbie himself, he did not seek to sell as much goods as possible, but, on the contrary, discouraged people from buying bad and expensive, in his opinion, windows. Of course, the owner of the store did not like this state of affairs, and soon the young man was fired.
Later, when Robbie had already become a singer, my mother sold her flower shop and house, around which journalists and fans constantly gathered. Having bought herself a small apartment, she went to college, receiving the profession of a psychologist.
Creative career
Robbie began showing his acting talent in his early years, playing in school musical performances. When he was sixteen years old, he auditioned for a new group called Take That and became its lead singer.
Over the years, the band performed on stage with great success and recorded many hits. Countless concerts and crowds of fans began to bore Robbie. He wanted to further realize his creative potential and acting talent.
In 1995, Robbie left the group. He decided to pursue a solo career.
But according to the contract signed by the group, leaving it of his own free will, Robbie could not perform solo. He had to sue the studio for several months. This became a difficult test for the young singer. He fell into depression and then began to use alcohol and drugs for the first time.
Ultimately, Williams still managed to terminate the contract and continue his creative career. The singer's debut album was "Life Thru A Lens", which he recorded at Chrysalis Records.
In 1997 he recorded the Christmas song "Angels". Single sales broke all records. The song has been recognized as one of the most popular songs in England over the past few decades.
Soon, Robbie decided that it was time to win the love of the public in America. He signed a contract with Capitol Records and recorded an album especially for Americans. The first attempt was unsuccessful. The audience did not like the album and did not even enter the TOP-50.
Williams continued to work and recorded a second disc, which brought him long-awaited success. The album's song "Rock Dj" has won several awards at music festivals. In subsequent years, Robbie recorded two more records and performed several songs with Kylie Minogue and Nicole Kidman.
As a result, Williams became one of the highest paid singers in England. He earned about £ 50,000 a day. In the first year of cooperation with EMI, Robbie received £ 17.5 million. In addition, Williams has successfully worked with advertising agencies and received royalties for songs once written for the group Take That.
A few years later, Robbie Williams was awarded a £ 80 million contract with EMI. It is believed that this is one of the most expensive contracts ever signed by a company with performers. More was offered only to the king of pop music Michael Jackson.
Williams has released a huge number of albums and singles throughout his career. He gave concerts in stadiums of many thousands and even performed in front of Queen Elizabeth.
Williams set a record in 2003, when more than three hundred and seventy thousand spectators gathered at his concert in England, and three and a half million people watched the broadcast of the performance. After the concert, Williams recorded another solo album and shot a documentary that became very popular in England.
In 2010, Williams celebrated the 20th anniversary of his musical career by releasing a CD of his most popular songs. The release immediately attracted attention and took the first lines in the charts.
Performances in Russia
In 2015, Williams toured Russia. He also starred in the program "Evening Urgant", where he performed several of his compositions. The next year, a new project of the singer "Party Like A Russian" was released.
In 2017, Robbie again visited Russia and has now become a participant in A. Malakhov's Let Them Talk program. He answered numerous questions from the audience and even offered to speak at the Eurovision Song Contest from Russia, which was to be held that year in Kiev.
In the spring of 2018, Williams received an invitation from the organizers of the FIFA World Cup to speak at its opening in the capital. The singer was very pleased with the opportunity. Williams said that he is an ardent football fan and that it is a great honor and a lifelong dream to speak at the opening of such a grand event.
The fee received by the singer for this performance amounted to 2, 8 million pounds. For the singer himself, this figure is not as impressive as for many other pop music performers.
There is information on the Internet that Williams performs at private parties and corporate events in Russia. The amount of the fee was not disclosed, but some sources claim that the singer's performance at the wedding of a famous oligarch cost the customer about $ 60 million.
