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Cliff Richard

<p><b>Sir Cliff Richard</b> <span class="noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal;"><a href="/en/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire" class="mw-redirect wl">OBE</a></span> (born <b>Harry Rodger Webb</b>; 14 October 1940) is an English singer who holds both <a href="/en/British_Citizenship" title="British Citizenship" class="mw-redirect wl">British</a> and <a href="/en/Barbadian_citizenship" title="Barbadian citizenship" class="mw-redirect wl">Barbadian citizenship</a>.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-barbados_2-2"><a href="#cite_note-barbados-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span> He has total sales of over 21.5<span>&nbsp;</span>million singles in the United Kingdom and is the third-top-selling artist in <a href="/en/UK_Singles_Chart" title="UK Singles Chart" class="wl">UK Singles Chart</a> history, behind <a href="/en/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles" class="wl">the Beatles</a> and <a href="/en/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley" class="wl">Elvis Presley</a>.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-biggest_4-0"><a href="#cite_note-biggest-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[4]</span></a></span></p> 

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mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="honorific-prefix" style="font-size: 77%; font-weight: normal; display:inline;">Sir</div><br><div class="fn" style="display:inline">Cliff Richard</div><br><div class="honorific-suffix" style="font-size: 77%; font-weight: normal; display:inline;"><span class="noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:100; font-weight:normal;"><a href="/en/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire" class="mw-redirect wl">OBE</a></span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:Cliff_Richard_2021.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Cliff_Richard_2021.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Cliff_Richard_2021.jpg/220px-Cliff_Richard_2021.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="952" data-file-height="1292" 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href="/en/United_Provinces_(1937–1950)" title="United Provinces (1937–1950)" class="wl">United Provinces</a>, <a href="/en/British_Raj" title="British Raj" class="wl">British India</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Citizenship</th><td class="infobox-data category"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output 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id="cite_ref-barbados_2-1"><a href="#cite_note-barbados-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Musician, actor</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years<span>&nbsp;</span>active</th><td class="infobox-data">1958–present</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Musical career</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data">London, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="hlist ">
<ul><li><a href="/en/Rock_and_roll" title="Rock and roll" class="wl">Rock and roll</a></li>
<li>pop</li>
<li><a href="/en/Rockabilly" title="Rockabilly" class="wl">rockabilly</a><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span></li>
<li><a href="/en/Pop_rock" title="Pop rock" class="wl">pop rock</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Contemporary_Christian_music" title="Contemporary Christian music" class="wl">CCM</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/en/Columbia_Graphophone_Company" title="Columbia Graphophone Company" class="wl">EMI's Columbia</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/EMI" title="EMI" class="wl">EMI</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records" class="wl">Epic</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Decca_Records" title="Decca Records" class="wl">Decca</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/The_Rocket_Record_Company" title="The Rocket Record Company" class="wl">Rocket</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Papillon_Records" title="Papillon Records" class="wl">Papillon</a></li>
<li>Venture3Media</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="http://cliffrichard.org" class="external text" target="_blank">cliffrichard<wbr>.org</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">
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<p>Richard was originally marketed as a rebellious <a href="/en/Rock_and_roll" title="Rock and roll" class="wl">rock and roll</a> singer in the style of Presley and <a href="/en/Little_Richard" title="Little Richard" class="wl">Little Richard</a>.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-contactmusic.com_5-0"><a href="#cite_note-contactmusic.com-5" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 5;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[5]</span></a></span> With his backing group, <a href="/en/The_Shadows" title="The Shadows" class="wl">the Shadows</a>, he dominated the British popular music scene in the pre-Beatles period of the late 1950s to early 1960s.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-6"><a href="#cite_note-6" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 6;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[6]</span></a></span> His 1958 hit single "<a href="/en/Move_It" title="Move It" class="wl">Move It</a>" is often described as Britain's first authentic <a href="/en/Rock_and_roll" title="Rock and roll" class="wl">rock and roll</a> song. In the early 1960s, he had a prosperous screen career with films including <i><a href="/en/The_Young_Ones_(1961_film)" title="The Young Ones (1961 film)" class="wl">The Young Ones</a></i>, <i><a href="/en/Summer_Holiday_(1963_film)" title="Summer Holiday (1963 film)" class="wl">Summer Holiday</a></i> and <i><a href="/en/Wonderful_Life_(1964_film)" title="Wonderful Life (1964 film)" class="wl">Wonderful Life</a></i> and his own television show at the BBC. Increased focus on his Christian faith and subsequent softening of his music led to a more <a href="/en/Middle_of_the_road_(music)" title="Middle of the road (music)" class="wl">middle-of-the-road</a> image, and he sometimes ventured into <a href="/en/Contemporary_Christian_music" title="Contemporary Christian music" class="wl">contemporary Christian music</a>.</p>

<p>In <a href="/en/Cliff_Richard_discography" title="Cliff Richard discography" class="mw-redirect wl">a career</a> spanning nearly 65 years,<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-LW_7-0"><a href="#cite_note-LW-7" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 7;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[7]</span></a></span> Richard has amassed several gold and platinum discs and awards, including two <a href="/en/Ivor_Novello" title="Ivor Novello" class="wl">Ivor Novello</a> Awards and three <a href="/en/Brit_Awards" title="Brit Awards" class="wl">Brit Awards</a>. More than 130 of his singles, albums, and <a href="/en/Extended_play" title="Extended play" class="wl">EPs</a> have reached the UK Top 20, more than any other artist.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-EveryHit.co.uk_8-0"><a href="#cite_note-EveryHit.co.uk-8" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 8;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[8]</span></a></span> Richard has had 67 UK top ten singles, the second highest total for an artist (behind Presley).<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-everyHit.com_9-0"><a href="#cite_note-everyHit.com-9" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 9;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[9]</span></a></span> He holds the record, with Presley, as the only act to make the UK singles charts in all of its first six decades (1950s–2000s). He has achieved 14 UK No. 1 singles,<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Official_Charts_-_Artist_-_Cliff_Richard_10-0"><a href="#cite_note-Official_Charts_-_Artist_-_Cliff_Richard-10" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 10;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[10]</span></a></span> and is the only singer to have had a No. 1 single in the UK in each of five consecutive decades.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-11"><a href="#cite_note-11" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 11;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[11]</span></a></span> He also had four <a href="/en/List_of_UK_Singles_Chart_Christmas_number_ones" title="List of UK Singles Chart Christmas number ones" class="wl">UK Christmas No. 1 singles</a>, two of which were as a solo artist; "<a href="/en/Mistletoe_and_Wine" title="Mistletoe and Wine" class="wl">Mistletoe and Wine</a>" and "<a href="/en/Saviour's_Day_(song)" title="Saviour's Day (song)" class="wl">Saviour's Day</a>".</p>

<p>Richard has sold more than 250 million records worldwide, making him one of <a href="/en/List_of_best-selling_music_artists" title="List of best-selling music artists" class="wl">the best-selling music artists of all time</a>.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-12"><a href="#cite_note-12" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 12;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[12]</span></a></span> He has never achieved the same popularity in the United States despite eight US Top 40 singles, including the million-selling "<a href="/en/Devil_Woman_(Cliff_Richard_song)" title="Devil Woman (Cliff Richard song)" class="wl">Devil Woman</a>" and "<a href="/en/We_Don't_Talk_Anymore_(Cliff_Richard_song)" title="We Don't Talk Anymore (Cliff Richard song)" class="wl">We Don't Talk Anymore</a>". In Canada, he had a successful period in the early 1960s, the late 1970s and early 1980s, with some releases certified gold and platinum.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-13"><a href="#cite_note-13" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 13;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[13]</span></a></span> He has remained a popular music, film, and television personality at home in the UK as well as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Northern Europe and Asia, and retains a following in other countries. When not touring, he divides his time between Barbados and Portugal.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-portugal_14-0"><a href="#cite_note-portugal-14" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 14;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[14]</span></a></span> In 2019, he relocated to New York.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-perthnow_15-0"><a href="#cite_note-perthnow-15" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 15;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[15]</span></a></span></p>



Sir Cliff Richard OBE is an English singer who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. 