Robbie Williams
- Profession: Singer
- Place/Date of Birth: 13 February 2021
- Assiociated with: Take That
Robbie and Geri do it (only occassionally)-05/04/01
Robbie Williams confessed that he has done it with Geri Halliwell Like we didn’t already know!!
Whilst Geri was attending the Bridget Jones film premiere Robbie was on Radio 1 telling the nation "We are just good friends who have the occassional shag."
Robbie who once also dated Spice girl Mel C briefly joked "I was also in the Spice Girls. I’ve been in two of them."
He also said that since becoming an uncle he has given up booze and drugs. His sister Sally had a son Freddie, in November. He has admitted that he wants to now settle down and start a family- the question on everyone’s lips, will that be with Geri?
House clearance for sale-04/04/01
Robbie Williams is selling his bed, which is rumoured to have been shared by a host of female stars, to raise money for charity. It is one of 44 items he is putting up for auction at Sotheby’s in London on 10 April. Robbie admitted: ’The bed has a lot of history. Whoever receives it won’t be the first. It has seen some evenings with me alone by myself watching Sky and CNN.’ The bed is expected to fetch up to ?5,000. Proceeds will go to Robbies’ Give It Sum charity which backs projects in his home town of Stoke-on-Trent, the London children’s hospital at Great Ormond Street and Unicef.
Pop star Robbie Williams was the most played artist on British radio last year, the third time in as many years he has taken the top spot. The number one single Rock DJ helped the singer maintain his position at the top of the chart, beating competition from international artists Britney Spears, Madonna and the Backstreet Boys. The figures were compiled from commercial and BBC radio stations playlists across Britain and were announced at the radio and music industries’ annual conference, Music Radio, in central London on Tuesday.
Robbie scores for Match Of The Day-26/03/01
Robbie Williams and U2 have been short listed to write a new theme song for British ITV channel’s Saturday night soccer highlights. The tune will replace the BBC’s 37-year-old Match Of The Day song written by Barry Stoller for the launch of the hit TV sports show in 1964. Robbie and U2 are among five artists - which also includes Badly Drawn Boy and Michael Nyman, who composed the score to movie hit The Piano- asked to submit possible opening music for the show next season. Executives at the channel want a contemporary sound to replace the traditional theme. Robbie, a well known football fan, seems particularly keen to nab the job - he approached ITV last month after hearing the company was searching for a new tune.
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Robbie joined Take That when he was only 16, he had only one job previous to that, as a double glazing salesman, but apparently he wasn’t very good - he would tell customers not to buy them because they were so bad! For five years, Robbie became the joker of the band, always smiling and playing gags on people as Take That rose to record-breaking stardom. However, in July 1995 Robbie announced he was to leave the band to concentrate on a solo career...a nation of teenage girls mourned.
After a stint eating pies, doing drugs and being friends with the Gallaghers, Robbie signed to Chrysalis Records. His first ever solo single on this label would be a cover of George Michael’s Freedom . It was released on July 29th 1996 exactly one year after his departure from Take That. It reached No 2 in the UK charts. Life began to get a bit rough for Robbie during the following months, he met Jacquie Hamilton-Smith at a New Years Eve Party of 1996, moved in with her the next day and partied (in more ways that one) for exactly one year before coming to his senses. In the middle of all this he released his second single Old Before I Die on April 14th 1997 which also reached No 2 in the charts.
At the beginning of June 1997 after many bad reports in the media, Robbie checked himself into a rehab centre to receive treatment for his addiction to alcohol and drugs. After 4 weeks at the centre Rob emerged 2 stones lighter, sporting a new haircut, and hopefully feeling much better. The release of Lazy Days followed soon after on July 14th, and made it’s first appearance in the UK charts at No 8, to be followed shortly by South Of The Border.
December 1997 was the real beginning for Robbie, he released ’Angels’ as his Christmas single, never knowing quite what an impact it would have on the market. Into the new year of 1998 it was still in the charts and ’Life Thru A Lens’ shot back into the album charts and has been there ever since. Robbie truly had arrived, signing up thousands of new fans daily. Millennium and accompanying album I’ve Been Expecting You followed up on this success, making Robbie the biggest selling artist of 1998.
He began trying to win over the US in 1999 touring The Ego Has Landed. His success continued in 2000 with the release of immediate hit, Rock DJ. Sing When You’re Winning, was as popular as his accompanying collection of lounge covers, Swing When You’re winning. In 2002, Robbie signed a record breaking contract with EMI for £50m, securing his place in pop history. Escapology duly topped the charts in the UK while Robbie spent time in LA being papped with new girlfriend Rachel Hunter.
The biggest outdoor concert ever was hosted by Robbie in 2003 at Knebworth Park attracting 375,000 fans over three days. He followed up this success with two album releases, a Greatest Hits and 2005’s Intensive Care which accompanied his appearance on stage at Live8. Around this time speculation was rife that Robbie was ready to patch things up with his former bandmates and take part in a Take That reunion tour. However Robbie disappointed fans and friends by failing to turn up at an ITV organised reunion and merely recording a video part for the tour which Gary and co embarked on a UK tour without him.
But Robbie wasn’t resting on his laurels. While Take That returned to the studio Robbie did the same, releasing his tenth album, Rudebox in 2006 which brought more controversy to the singer when he failed to credit a supposed co-writer.
It never seems to stop for Robbie.
updated Oct 2006
September 2007