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The pair met when Lene was working as a promoter with RCA in 1988. Signing with Stock Aitken WatermanBorn: Februin Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK: Birth Name: Richard Paul Astley: Nicknames: Dick Spatsley The Singing Teaboy : Height: 5' 10' (1.78 m)Rick Astley is married to Lene Bausager. After leaving school at sixteen, Astley was employed during the day as a driver in his father's market-gardening business and played drums on the Northern club circuit at night in bands such as Give Way вЂ“ specialising in covering Beatles and Shadows songs вЂ“ and FBI, which won several local talent competitions. During his schooldays, Astley formed and played the drums in a number of local bands, where he met guitarist David Morris. His musical career started when he was 10, singing in the local church choir. His parents divorced when he was five, and Astley was brought up by his father.

Astley met Lene when she was working as a promoter with RCA in 1988.His first single was the little-known 'When You Gonna', released as a collaboration with Lisa Carter, with little promotion. To Lene Bausager, and the couple have one daughter, Emilie, who was born in 1992. SAW also hired most of FBI, including Morris as a guitarist/songwriter. The reason for Astley to be hired as a 'tape op' was to overcome his shyness. Under the tutelage of the production team of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman, known as Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW), Astley was taught about the recording process and groomed for his future career, supposedly starting off as the recording studio 'tea boy'.

The single was a recycled Stock, Aitken, Waterman song, originally recorded by O'Chi Brown in 1985. 'Never Gonna Give You Up' won Best British single at the 1988 BPI awards (now called the BRIT Awards), and he performed the hit in front of a global audience of 100 million.His next single was 'Whenever You Need Somebody', which was released in October. It would become the first of 13 (worldwide) top 30 hit singles for him. The song was also a worldwide number one hit, topping the charts in 24 other countries, including the US, Australia, and West Germany. Astley's distinctive rich, deep voice combined with dance-pop, made the song an immediate success, spending five weeks at the top of the British charts and becoming the year's highest-selling single.

This single is mainly remembered for a closely fought contest for UK Christmas Number 1. Overall Whenever You Need Somebody sold 15.2 million copies worldwide, making him the top-selling British act of the year.In December 1987, Astley released a cover version of the Nat King Cole classic 'When I Fall in Love'. It was not released in North America.In November 1987, the album Whenever You Need Somebody, containing four tracks written by Astley, also reached number one in the UK and Australia, and No 10 in the US It was certified 4x Platinum in the UK and Canada, and 2x Platinum in the US. It also reached No 3 in the UK.

The re-release of Nat King Cole's version reached No 4. Despite selling over 200,000 copies and gaining a Silver certification from the BPI, it peaked in the UK at No 2 for two weeks. This led to a slowdown of purchases of Astley's version, allowing the Pet Shop Boys to reach the coveted top spot.

The first single from the album to be released was 'She Wants to Dance with Me', a number written by Astley. The negative press inevitably affected the sales of his singles. Hold Me in Your Arms was released in January 1989, containing five singles, and reached No 8 in the UK and No 19 in the US, being certified platinum in the UK and gold in the US.Astley's relationship with British media deteriorated significantly after the release of Whenever You Need Somebody, with the media calling him a 'puppet' of Stock Aitken Waterman, although Astley had written five of his new album's tracks. In the UK, he was in the Top 40 every week for the first 6 months of his career.A fire in the PWL studios destroyed much of Astley's new material, causing a delay in the release of his second album. During the period between his debut release and his fifth single, Astley outsold every other artist in the world.

'Giving Up on Love' and a cover of The Temptations song 'Ain't Too Proud To Beg' charted at No 38 and No 89 in the US respectively.In December 1989, Astley set off on his first world tour, touring 15 countries including the UK, US, Australia, and Japan. The next two singles released from the album were intended for the North American market. It reached No 8 in the UK and was not released in the US 'Hold Me in Your Arms', a ballad written by Astley, reached No 10 in the UK and was also not released in North America. 'Take Me to Your Heart' was the next single to be released from the album.

The album contained three singles, and reached No 9 in the UK and No 31 in the US.He achieved one more major success with the 1991 ballad 'Cry for Help', which reached No 7 in both the UK and the US. His third album, Free, was released in 1991 containing collaborations with Elton John. This shift in musical genre led him to change his image too, ditching the boy next door look, presenting himself as a mature and passionate musician. He also decided to leave his dance-pop days behind him, moving towards his passion, soul. Switching to soul and adult contemporaryBy 1990, Astley had parted company with Stock Aitken Waterman. Thus, he left his producers Stock Aitken Waterman, and RCA records bought out his contract with PWL.

By the time the album was released, Astley had decided to retire from the music industry. Free would mark the end of Astley's successful period, and 'Cry for Help' would be the last Astley single to make the Top 10 in either the UK or US to date.His next album, Body and Soul, was released in 1993, and was largely an Adult Contemporary album. 'Move Right Out' reached No 58 in the UK and No 81 in the US and 'Never Knew Love' reached No 70 in the UK and did not chart in the US.

During Astley's time out of the music business, he raised his daughter Emilie, born in 1992. RetirementAfter 1993, Astley retired from the music industry at the age of 27, deciding that family life was more important. It was named as one of the most performed songs at the 1994 BMI Awards, and is one of the few songs to achieve BMI 'Million-Air' status. 'Hopelessly' also crossed over and peaked at No 28 on the US Billboard 100, staying in the US top 40 for five weeks, and No 33 in the UK. 'The Ones You Love' peaked at No 48 in the UK but did not chart in the US. The two singles, 'The Ones You Love' and 'Hopelessly', performed very well on the US adult contemporary chart, peaking at No 19 and No 4 respectively.

With no promotion from Astley, it sold over 100,000 copies and was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry. Keep It Turned On was only released in Continental Europe.Astley's first compilation album, Greatest Hits, was released in 2002, and reached No 16 on the UK Albums Chart. The album featured the single 'Sleeping', which became a minor club hit, thanks to a set of remixes from US house producer Todd Terry. Return to singingAlmost 10 years after Body and Soul, Astley returned to the music industry, signing a co-publishing deal with Polydor and releasing Keep It Turned On in 2001. During this period he co-wrote 'Mission Statement', a track for former Marillion singer Fish's 1999 solo album Raingods with Zippos. Astley would later state that this was due to his growing frustration with the business side of things.