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Rudebox (Album) by Robbie Williams

Artist Biography For Robbie Williams

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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Rudebox Is Robbie Williams' Seventh Studio Album 10th Overall Released On October 23 2006 In The UK. The Album Features Collaborations With William Orbit Mark Ronson Soul Mekanik And Two Collaborations With The Pet Shop Boys "She's Madonna" And "We're The Pet Shop Boys". Lily Allen Provides Backing Vocals On The Songs "Bongo Bong And Je Ne T'aime Plus" And "Keep On". Williams Covers Five Songs On The Album "Louise" A 1984 Hit For The Human League "Kiss Me" The Biggest Hit For Stephen Duffy "Lovelight" By Lewis Taylor "We're The Pet Shop Boys" By My Robot Friend And "Bongo Bong And Je Ne T'aime Plus" By Manu Chao. Getting A Mixed Reception From Critics The Album Reached The Top Position In Fourteen Countries Including United Kingdom Australia Switzerland Germany Mexico Argentina Spain Italy And Finland. In The United Kingdom The Album Sold 54 667 Copies On Its First Day In Stores Taking The Number-One Slot On The Albums Chart Midweek. By Wednesday The Album Had Sold Over 75 000 Copies. The Album Debuted At Number-One On The Official UK Albums Chart Selling Over 147 000 Copies On Its First Week Despite Reaching The Number One Spot Sales Were Far Below What Was Expected By His Label EMI And Overall Sales Were Overtaken By His Former Band Take That's Beautiful World. However The Album Performed Better Than 'Beautiful World' Outside The UK. The Fallout Of The Album's Relative Failure Led To The Firing Of Two Music Executives Responsible For The Album's Development. The Album Was Released In The Netherlands On October 20 2006 On The Same Day The Album Was Certified Platinum As A Result Of Pre-Order Sales Of Over 70 000. In Belgium The Album Sold 50 000 Copies And Went Platinum. It Was Released On October 23 2006 In Australia And Debuted At Number-One Achieving Platinum Status In Its First Week. It Has Since Been Certified 2x Platinum 140 000 . The Album Has Reached Number One In 14 Countries Around The Globe. The Album Shipped 220 000 In France In Its Opening Week As Well As 600 000 In Germany And 700 000 In The UK. On November 20th 2006 The Album Reached Number-One In Mexico Becoming Williams' First Number-One Album In That Country On The Main Top 100 Chart And Has Gone Platinum With At Least 100 000 Copies Sold. On November 8th 2006 IFPI Certified The Album 2x Platinum In Europe With Sales Of Over 2 Million Making It The Fastest Platinum Selling Album Of 2006. Rudebox Was The 18th Best Selling Album Of 2006 Worldwide According To The IFPI. Though Not Widely Released In America Copies Of Rudebox Were Available In Certain Stores As An Import. However The Album Was Available In The US As A Digital Download Via ITunes. "She's Madonna" Was The Centre Of A Tabloid Storm After Ashley Hamilton Claimed That He Came Up With Part Of The Song With Williams. Hamilton Has Claimed He Wishes To Take The Matter To Court As He Is Not Credited As A Co-Writer On The Album. Further Controversy Arose Over The Track "The 90s" Part Of Which Implies That Williams Was Ripped Off By Take That's Manager Nigel Martin-Smith After The Band Failed To Make A Profit From A European Tour. The Song Raised The Ire Of Martin-Smith Who Demanded That The Song Be Removed From The Album. The Omitted Lyrics Were Rapped During The Break Before The Second Verse "Now I'm Managed By A Prick And I'm 16 And Chubby. Told Me To Lose 20 Pounds And You're Not Rob You're Robbie And If I See You With A Girl Then You're Gonna Be Sorry And If You Don't Sign This Contract Get Your Bags From The Lobby. He's Such An Evil Man I Used To Fantasize Of Taking A Stanley Knife And Go And Play With His Eyes. I Pray To The Lord He Won't Have Any Children. He Didn't Spot Elvis Leaving The Building."