Robbie Williams

He married Ayda Field, the American actress, in 2010 at his home in Los Angeles. On 18 September 2012, Ayda gave birth to their girl baby, Theodora Rose.

His private life had been a great battle of depression and alcohol and drug abuse for which he was treated in the Clouds House Drink and Drugs Rehabilitation Clinic in the USA.

Robbie Williams was born to Janet and Peter Williams in Stroke-on-Trent. His parents divorced while Robbie was only three years old. He has a sister named Sally.

He studied at Mill Hill Primary School and pursued his high school education at St. Margaret Ward's Roman Catholic School in Tunstall. As a child, he was extremely mischievous and was considered the trouble-maker in his school. He also failed in his high school examination.

In his early teens, he performed minor roles for Stoke-on-Trent Theatre Company and had even made minor appearances in Brookside, a UK television soap opera.

He quit school at the age of 16 and unwillingly, took the job of a salesperson as he needed to earn his livelihood.

His music career commenced in 1990, when his mother Janet, made him attend an audition for a new boy band, ‘Take That’. Once he was selected, his music career took off.

He earned great recognition as a singer and dancer through ‘Take That’ and worked with the group for five years. He finally left the band in 1995 as he wanted to earn his place in the music industry as a solo artist.

In 1996, he released the single, ‘Freedom’, a cover of George Michael’s song. The song rose to the number two position in the UK singles chart.

The same year, he collaborated with the Guy Chambers, a songwriter and producer and released his first single ‘Old Before I Die’, which was ranked number two on the UK music chart.

He released his debut album, ‘Life Thru A Lens’, in September 1997. The single ‘Angels’, was certified platinum by the BPI and the album became a best-seller in the United Kingdom.

The single ‘Angels’ from the album ‘Life Thru a Lens’, created history in the UK music world as the ‘Best Single of All Time’ and earned a double platinum, with a worldwide sale of two million copies.

The album ‘I've Been Expecting You’, which released in October 1998, reached the number one position in the UK music charts and also became the ‘Best-Selling Album of the Year’. The single ‘No Regrets’, from ‘I've Been Expecting You’ became extremely popular around Europe and South America.