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Six years later, he released his album 50 to celebrate his 50th birthday, which debuted in the UK at No.В 1. In 2010, Astley released the single ' Lights Out' after touring with Peter Kay. Four years later, Astley released his covers album Portrait.ДЄstley became an Internet phenomenon in 2007 when the music video for his song 'Never Gonna Give You Up' became integral to the Rickrolling meme, and his performance career was revitalised by the meme's popularity. He returned to the music industry in 2000, and released the single ' Sleeping' and the album Keep It Turned On in 2001. From 1994 to 2000, Astley retired from music to focus on spending time with his wife and raising their daughter. His 1991 single ' Cry for Help' was Astley's last single to reach the top 10 in either the US or UK.

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In 1991, Astley left Stoke Aitken Waterman and moved his musical direction away from dance-pop and towards soul, which he explored on his albums Free (1991) and Body and Soul (1993). The lead single ' She Wants to Dance with Me' was Astley's first single that he wrote himself, and became a worldwide top 10 hit. In 1988, Astley followed-up his debut album with Hold Me In Your Arms. The title track was a No 1 single in seven countries, and it reached No 3 in the UK. His 1988 single 'Together Forever' became his second single to top the US Billboard Hot 100, and was one of his eight songs to reach the top ten on the UK Singles Chart. His debut single 'Never Gonna Give You Up' was a number 1 hit single in 25 countries, winning the 1988 Brit Award for Best British Single. Three years later, he rose to fame through his association with the production trio Stock Aitken Waterman releasing the 1987 album Whenever You Need Somebody, which sold 15.2 million copies worldwide. Outside his music career, Astley has occasionally worked as a radio DJ and a podcaster.Д«orn and raised in Lancashire, Astley became a musician after leaving school, as the drummer for the soul band FBI. He gained worldwide fame in the 1980s, having multiple hits including his signature song ' Never Gonna Give You Up', ' Together Forever' and ' Whenever You Need Somebody', and returned to music full-time in the 2000s. Richard Paul Astley (born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, songwriter and radio personality, who has been active in music for several decades.