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Robert Peter Williams Born 13 February 1974 Is An English Singer And Songwriter. He Found Fame As A Member Of The Pop Group Take That From 1990 To 1995 And Achieved Commercial Success After Launching A Solo Career In 1996. His Debut Studio Album Life Thru A Lens Was Released In 1997 And Included His Signature Song "Angels". His Second Album I've Been Expecting You Featured The Songs "Millennium" And "She's The One" His First Number One Singles. His Discography Includes Seven UK No. 1 Singles And All But One Of His 14 Studio Albums Have Reached No. 1 In The UK. Six Of His Albums Are Among The Top 100 Biggest-Selling Albums In The UK With Two Of Them In The Top 60 And He Gained A Guinness World Record In 2006 For Selling 1.6 Million Tickets In A Single Day During His Close Encounters Tour. Williams Has Received A Record 18 Brit Awards Winning Best British Male Artist Four Times Outstanding Contribution To Music Twice An Icon Award For His Lasting Impact On British Culture Eight German ECHO Awards And Three MTV European Music Awards. In 2004 He Was Inducted Into The UK Music Hall Of Fame After Being Voted The Greatest Artist Of The 1990s. According To The British Phonographic Industry BPI He Has Been Certified For 20.2 Million Albums And 8.66 Million Singles In The UK As A Solo Artist. Five Of His Albums Have Also Topped The Australian Albums Chart And Has Sold 75 Million Records Worldwide Making Him One Of The Best-Selling Music Artists Of All Time. He Also Topped The 2000–2010 UK Airplay Chart. His Three Concerts At Knebworth In 2003 Drew Over 375 000 People The UK's Biggest Music Event To That Point. In 2014 He Was Awarded The Freedom Of His Hometown Of Stoke-On-Trent And Had A Tourist Trail Created And Streets Named In His Honour. Williams' Thirteenth Album XXV Was Released On 9 September 2022. After 15 Years Williams Rejoined Take That In 2010 To Co-Write And Perform Lead Vocals On Their Album Progress Which Became The Second-Fastest-Selling Album In UK Chart History And The Fastest-Selling Record Of The Century At The Time. The Subsequent Stadium Tour Which Featured Seven Songs From Williams' Solo Career Became The Biggest-Selling Concert In UK History When It Sold 1.34 Million Tickets In Less Than 24 Hours. In 2011 Take That Frontman Gary Barlow Confirmed That Williams Had Left The Band For A Second Time To Focus On His Solo Career Although He Stated That The Departure Was Amicable And That Williams Was Welcome To Rejoin Take That In The Future. Williams Has Since Performed With Take That On Three Separate Television Appearances And Collaborated With Barlow On A Number Of Projects Such As The West End Musical The Band.
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Robert Peter Williams Born 13 February 1974 Is An English Singer And Songwriter. He Found Fame As A Member Of The Pop Group Take That From 1990 To 1995 And Achieved Commercial Success After Launching A Solo Career In 1996. His Debut Studio Album Life Thru A Lens Was Released In 1997 And Included His Signature Song "Angels". His Second Album I've Been Expecting You Featured The Songs "Millennium" And "She's The One" His First Number One Singles. His Discography Includes Seven UK No. 1 Singles And All But One Of His 14 Studio Albums Have Reached No. 1 In The UK. Six Of His Albums Are Among The Top 100 Biggest-Selling Albums In The UK With Two Of Them In The Top 60 And He Gained A Guinness World Record In 2006 For Selling 1.6 Million Tickets In A Single Day During His Close Encounters Tour. Williams Has Received A Record 18 Brit Awards Winning Best British Male Artist Four Times Outstanding Contribution To Music Twice An Icon Award For His Lasting Impact On British Culture Eight German ECHO Awards And Three MTV European Music Awards. In 2004 He Was Inducted Into The UK Music Hall Of Fame After Being Voted The Greatest Artist Of The 1990s. According To The British Phonographic Industry BPI He Has Been Certified For 20.2 Million Albums And 8.66 Million Singles In The UK As A Solo Artist. Five Of His Albums Have Also Topped The Australian Albums Chart And Has Sold 75 Million Records Worldwide Making Him One Of The Best-Selling Music Artists Of All Time. He Also Topped The 2000–2010 UK Airplay Chart. His Three Concerts At Knebworth In 2003 Drew Over 375 000 People The UK's Biggest Music Event To That Point. In 2014 He Was Awarded The Freedom Of His Hometown Of Stoke-On-Trent And Had A Tourist Trail Created And Streets Named In His Honour. Williams' Thirteenth Album XXV Was Released On 9 September 2022. After 15 Years Williams Rejoined Take That In 2010 To Co-Write And Perform Lead Vocals On Their Album Progress Which Became The Second-Fastest-Selling Album In UK Chart History And The Fastest-Selling Record Of The Century At The Time. The Subsequent Stadium Tour Which Featured Seven Songs From Williams' Solo Career Became The Biggest-Selling Concert In UK History When It Sold 1.34 Million Tickets In Less Than 24 Hours. In 2011 Take That Frontman Gary Barlow Confirmed That Williams Had Left The Band For A Second Time To Focus On His Solo Career Although He Stated That The Departure Was Amicable And That Williams Was Welcome To Rejoin Take That In The Future. Williams Has Since Performed With Take That On Three Separate Television Appearances And Collaborated With Barlow On A Number Of Projects Such As The West End Musical The Band.
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Published: 02 Feb 2010, 15:03
Life Thru A Lens Was The First Solo Album By English Pop Singer Robbie Williams After His Former Band Take That Split. After Trying To Find His Own Sound During A Harrowing Period For Him Recordings For The Album Began At London's Maison Rouge Studios In March Of That Year Shortly After His Introduction To Guy Chambers. The Album Was Certified As 8x Platinum In The UK. The Album Reached The Number-One Position On Its 28th Week Inside The Charts The Album Remained Forty Weeks Inside The British Top Ten Albums And 218 Weeks Altogether Making The Album The 58th Best Selling Album In UK History With Over 2.4 Million Sales. Despite The Album's Success In Williams' Homeland It Failed To Make A Bigger Impact In The International Market Perhaps The Other Territory Where The Album Enjoyed Similar Success Was Argentina Where The Album Reached The Top Ten In Early 1998. It Has Sold Over 4 Million Worldwide. Writing For Melody Maker In October 1997 Robin Bresnark Gave Life Thru A Lens A Very Negative Review "There's Nothing Here... Sure Robbie Williams Is As Fascinating A Hapless Goon As We're Ever Likely To Come Across. But This Album Feels More Like A Press Release Than An Album – And That's Not What I Call Music." Williams Released What Would Be The First Single Taken From His Debut Album "Old Before I Die" Co-Written By Williams Eric Bazilian And Desmond Child. The Single Was Released In April 1997 Hitting Number-Two Of The UK Charts But The Song Didn't Make A Real Impact In Other International Charts. The Second Single "Lazy Days" Was Released In The Summer Of 1997 Amidst William's Battle With Addiction. He Was Allowed To Check Out From Rehab To Shoot The Video For The Song. The Single Charted At Number-Eight In The United Kingdom But Because Promotion Was Nonexistent Struggled To Reach The Top Forty Of Any Other European Chart. Life Thru A Lens Was Released In September 1997 Not Long After Williams's Stint In Rehab. The Album Launched With His First Live Solo Gig At The Elysee Monmatre Theatre In Paris France. At First The Album Was Slow To Take Off Debuting At Number-Eleven Of The UK Album Charts And The Album Passed To The Bargain Bin Not Long After Its Release Selling A Little Over 33 000 Copies. The Third Single Of The Album "South Of The Border" Failed To Make A Significant Impact On The UK Charts. When It Was Released In September 1997 It Reached Number-Fourteen And Many Considered This The End Of Robbie Williams. After Williams Met The Record Company's Concerns About His Future He Released What Would Be The Fourth Single Taken From His Album Not Knowing It Would Become His Biggest Single In The United Kingdom And So Far One Of His Best Well Known Songs "Angels" Supposedly Written By Williams And Chambers In Just Thirty Minutes It Later Emerged That Williams Bought The Song Off Dublin Songwriter Ray Heffernan For #7 500 On Condition Of A Writing Credit On The Album The Credit Was Not Given But A Cryptic Obscure Message Of Thanks Does Appear On The Sleeve The Single Was Released In December 1997 The Song Became Williams' Best Seller In The United Kingdom Being Certified 2x Platinum By The BPI. The Song Became A Hit Around Europe And Latin America And Sold Almost 2 Million Copies Worldwide Rocketing Sales Of His Album. The Fifth And Last Single Taken From The Album "Let Me Entertain You" When It Was Released In March 1998 Reached Number-Three In The UK Charts Becoming One Of Williams' Signature Songs And Being The Opener Of Most Williams' Tours Throughout His Career. The Title Track "Life Thru A Lens" Was Written About Tara Palmer-Tomkinson "Ego A Go Go" Is About Gary Barlow "South Of The Border" About Kate Moss And "Baby Girl Window" Was Inspired By Samantha Beckinsale And Her Late Father Actor Richard Beckinsale Both "One Of God's Better People" And "Angels" Were Inspired By Williams Mother Jan.