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Rick Astley is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Pink Pony Club, In the Name of Love, The Temptations, Colonel Abrams and Nat King Cole. Those roots explain a lot about how Rick Astley arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jason Donovan, New Kids on the Block, Sonia, Samantha Fox and Bananarama, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Psychostick, Another Place and Time, Fernanda Brandão, Danzel and Kylie Minogue, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Rick Astley, reaching back through Pink Pony Club and forward to Psychostick. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Richard Paul Astley is an English singer, songwriter, radio DJ and podcaster. He gained fame through his association with the production trio Stock Aitken Waterman, releasing the 1987 album Whenever You Need Somebody, which sold 15 million copies worldwide and was certified platinum by both the BPI and the RIAA. His debut single "Never Gonna Give You Up" was a No. 1 hit in more than 25 countries, winning the 1988 Brit Award for Best British Single. The song also stayed at the top of the UK chart for five weeks in 1987 and was the best-selling single of that year. His 1988 single "Together Forever" also topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and was one of his eight songs to reach the UK Singles Chart top 10.
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Rick Astley connections
Rick Astley grew out of Pink Pony Club, In the Name of Love, The Temptations and Colonel Abrams, shares an orbit with Jason Donovan, New Kids on the Block, Sonia and Samantha Fox, went on to shape Psychostick, Another Place and Time, Fernanda Brandão and Danzel. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Rick Astley
Sounds and acts that shaped Rick Astley.
Artists similar to Rick Astley
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Rick Astley.
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