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Nik Kershaw

1958 - Today

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Nicholas David Kershaw (born 1 March 1958) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He came to prominence in 1984 as a solo artist. He released eight singles that entered the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during the decade, including "Wouldn't It Be Good", "Dancing Girls", "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "Human Racing", "The Riddle", "Wide Boy", "Don Quixote", and "When a Heart Beats". His 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart through 1984 and 1985 beat all other solo artists. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nik Kershaw is the 1,279th most popular singer (down from 1,039th in 2019), the 3,667th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,965th in 2019) and the 138th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nik Kershaw ranks 1,279 out of 4,381. Before him are Siouxsie Sioux, Monica, Ethel Waters, Jackson Wang, Gil Scott-Heron, and Marija Naumova. After him are Seungri, Gloria Jones, Lil Nas X, Lhasa de Sela, Maher Zain, and Gordon Lightfoot.

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Among people born in 1958, Nik Kershaw ranks 245. Before him are Luz Casal, Paula-Mae Weekes, Miki Biasion, Ron Mueck, Guillermo Arriaga, and Paul Weller. After him are Silvan Shalom, Jack Coleman, Lolita Flores, Inger Andersen, Francesca Woodman, and Manu Katché.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nik Kershaw ranks 3,668 out of 8,785. Before him are Siouxsie Sioux (1957), Joseph Cook (1860), Talulah Riley (1985), Pat Roach (1937), George Crabbe (1754), and Bob Evans (1947). After him are Patricia Medina (1919), Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1593), Alan Bullock (1914), Ethel Thomson Larcombe (1879), Patrick Abercrombie (1879), and Amelia Edwards (1831).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Nik Kershaw ranks 138. Before him are Tina Charles (1954), Elaine Paige (1948), David Sylvian (1958), Paul Weller (1958), Dave Davies (1947), and Siouxsie Sioux (1957). After him are Chris Farlowe (1940), Aneka (1947), Sheena Easton (1959), Gary Numan (1958), Ian Hunter (1939), and Emma Kirkby (1949).

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