Cliff Richard

@Singers, Timeline and Facts ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Read about Cliff Richard, a renowned British pop singer and musician in the biography below and acquaint yourself with his profile, childhood, life and timeline. Humanitarian British Singers Pop Singers Libra Celebrities Cliff Richard, the British Elvis Presley as he is known as, is one of the most famous pop singers and has sold a whopping 250 million records in his career. He has the third highest number of #1 hit in the UK and was conferred knighthood for his services to the music industry. Also, he is the first pop star from the West to have toured Russia for performances. Today, he is seen as a god-like figure of rock and roll, especially in the UK and enjoys unprecedented popularity. He is one of the very few artists whose career and life is not dotted with any sort of controversies, be it alcoholism, drug abuse or relationships. He maintains an extremely clean image and is quite proud of it. In an interview he once said, “I've always maintained I'm the most radical rock 'n' roll singer Britain has ever seen. I was the only one who didn't spit or swear or sleep around. I didn't do drugs. I didn't get drunk. I didn't indulge in soulless sex.” Truly, there are no controversies or rumors surrounding his life. He has always been candid about his relationships and has vowed to remain a life-long bachelor. Know more about Richard’s life and career in the article below.

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Birthday: October 14, 1940 Nationality: British Famous: Humanitarian, Singers, Pop Singers Siblings: Donella Webb, Jacqueline Ann Webb, Joan Webb Known as: Sir Cliff Richard Universities: St. Thomas' Church School Howrah Cheshunt School Birth Place: Lucknow Information Detail Birthday October 14, 1940 Nationality British Famous Humanitarian, Singers, Pop Singers Siblings Donella Webb, Jacqueline Ann Webb, Joan Webb Known as Sir Cliff Richard Universities St. Thomas' Church School Howrah Cheshunt School Birth Place Lucknow Religion Christian Height 179cm Gender Male Father Rodger Oscar Webb Mother Dorothy Marie Webb Net Worth $110 Million as of Mar 10,2017 Sun Sign Libra Born in Lucknow Famous as Singer

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Richard remained a bachelor, after one of his past relationships didn’t culminate into marriage. On being asked about this, he said “I've had a few false alarms. I've been in love, but marriage is a big commitment and being an artist consumes a great deal of time.” Unsplash Personal Life

He leads a busy life and his sisters are only surviving family, after the deaths of his parents. Unsplash Personal Life

He is an active member of ‘Tearfund’ a non-profit organization and also supports same-sex-marriage. Unsplash Personal Life

Cliff was born as Harry Rodger Webb to Rodger Oscar Webb, who worked for a catering service provider for the Indian Railways and Dorothy Marie Dazely, a dormitory matron at La Martiniere Girls' School, Lucknow. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended the St. Thomas' Church School, Howrah for his elementary education, after his family moved to Calcutta in 1945. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After the Independence of India, the family moved to Tilbury, Essex, England, in 1948. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

They settled in Carshalton, Surrey, till his father found a job in ‘Thorn Electrical Industries’ in 1949 and took his family to Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire. Here, he attended the Kings Road Junior Mixed Infants School. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Later, he went to the Cheshunt Secondary Modern School from where he graduated in 1957. He began working as temporary clerk for Atlas Lamps and when he was 16 his father gave him a guitar. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Soon he became the lead vocalist for the rock and roll group ‘Drifters’ and adopted the stage name Cliff Richard in 1958 upon his visit to Regal Ballroom in Ripley, Derbyshire. Unsplash Career

His single ‘Schoolboy Crush-Move It’ was an instant hit, peaking at No. 2 on UK charts. Between late 1958 and early 1959 he came up with ‘High Class Baby’ and ‘Livin' Lovin' Doll’. Unsplash Career

In 1959, he made his film debut with ‘Serious Charge’. The name of the band was later changed to ‘The Shadows’. Unsplash Career

He starred in the 1961 movie ‘The Young Ones’ which was a huge success, the title song of the movie garnered immense popularity and sold more than a million copies. Unsplash Career

In 1965, he released his single ‘On My Word’ which was again a massive hit and peaked at the UK charts. Unsplash Career

His single ‘Living Doll’ was a hugely popular song which topped the UK Singles Chart two times selling 2,000,000 copies worldwide. Unsplash Major Works

‘The Young Ones’, a soundtrack album by the singer peaked at no. 1 in the UK Albums Chart, selling more than a million copies in UK. Unsplash Major Works

‘Wired for Sound’ released in 1981 was also a significant hit, occupying almost 25 weeks at the UK album charts and selling more than a million copies worldwide. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	October 14, 1940
Nationality	British
Famous	Humanitarian, Singers, Pop Singers
Siblings	Donella Webb, Jacqueline Ann Webb, Joan Webb
Known as	Sir Cliff Richard
Universities	St. Thomas' Church School Howrah Cheshunt School
Birth Place	Lucknow
Religion	Christian
Height	179cm
Gender	Male
Father	Rodger Oscar Webb
Mother	Dorothy Marie Webb
Net Worth	$110 Million as of Mar 10,2017
Sun Sign	Libra
Born in	Lucknow
Famous as	Singer

Cliff Richard

British

Oct 14, 1940

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