# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rick-astley
# Generated: 2026-09-02T21:17:48.186Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rick-astley"
name: "Rick Astley"
slug: "rick-astley"
description: "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."
tagline: "British singer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rick_Astley_Dallas.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1966-02-06"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           77.82
  momentum:             0
  historical:           26.788524
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     100
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  196
  category: null
totalFollowers: 4510000
platforms:
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    handle:    "rickastley"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/officialrickastley/"
    handle:    "officialrickastley"
  - platform:  "TIKTOK"
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    handle:    "rickastleyofficial"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
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    handle:    "RickAstley"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1120169/"
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  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
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  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
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  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw"
    handle:    "@rickastleyyt"
    followers: 4510000
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "ريك أستلي"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Rick Astley"
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    title: "Rick Astley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Rick Astley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Astley"
    title: "Rick Astley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ریک استلی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Astley"
    title: "Rick Astley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Astley"
    title: "Rick Astley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Astley"
    title: "Rick Astley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Rick Astley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Astley"
    title: "Rick Astley"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump