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Rick Astley (Richard Paul Astley) er breskur söngvari og lagasmiður sem hefur verið virkur í tónlist í nokkra áratugi. Söngvarinn er meðal þeim fárra sem hafa selt yfir 40 milljónir platna um allan, í þeim tíma hefur vinsælasta lagið hans „Never Gonna Give You Up“ verið á fyrsta sæti í marga vinsældalista. Rick viðurkenndi að hljómsveitir líkt og Beatles og Genesis höfðu áhrif á hann meðan uppvaxtarárum sínum. Hann getur spilað á nokkur hljóðfæri þar á meðal trommur, píanó, gítar og saxófón.

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Richard Paul ‘Rick’ Astley fæddist í Newton le Willows á Englandi 6 Febrúar, 1966.

Rick var alinn upp af pabba hans eftir að foreldrar Ricks skildu þegar hann var 5 ára. Pabbi hans var trúaður maður og Rick ólst upp við að syngja í kirkjukór staðarins. Þegar hann hætti í skóla þegar hann var sextán ára, starfaði hann sem bílstjóri fyrir garðyrkjufyrirtæki föður síns.

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Rick Astley: how we made Never Gonna Give You Up

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Þegar Rick Astley spilaði á trommur fyrir hljómsveit sína, FBI. Hætti aðalsöngvarinn og gítarleikarinn til að skapa sér nýjan feril. Varð Astley aðalsöngvarinn og þetta breytti ferli hans á stóran hátt.

Pete Waterman var útsendari sem bauð Rick að taka þátt í “Pete Waterman Limited (Pwl)” hljóðverinu og skömmu eftir samþykkti RCA Records að gefa út plötur hans. Hóf Rick að læra allt um upptökuiðnaðinn frá tónlistarframleiðendum Mike Stock, Matt Aitken og Pete Waterman einnig þekktir sem “Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW)”.

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Rick Astley, singer

I was the drummer in FBI, a jangly guitar band in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire. After I started writing a few tunes, I became the singer. Pete Waterman, the producer, saw us at a showcase in a working men's club in Warrington. He heard my voice and went: "I can make a record with that kid."

I signed a deal, but within months Stock Aitken Waterman started having No 1s, so I was put on the backburner. Somebody - probably Pete - suggested I come and live in London so I wouldn't get the hump and they could keep an eye on me. I lived in Pete's flat. We'd go into the studio every morning and he'd be on his giant 80s mobile phone doing deals. I worked at the studio, making tea and sandwiches, but also watching how SAW made their records.

Usually, Pete would suggest a title and give Matt [Aitken] and Mike [Stock] an example of the sort of song he wanted. Matt normally played guitar and they both played keyboards really well. Pete wasn't a musician but he was a DJ and knew what worked on the dancefloor. He'd go: "I can't tell you why, but that bit's wrong."

They put out a single by me and Lisa Carter as Rick and Lisa, which didn't do anything. Then they got a Fairlight synthesiser-sampler delivered. I helped them get it out of the box. I remember Mike inputting the chords to Never Gonna Give You Up. I made the tea while their programmer, Ian Curnow, did the basic track. Mike sang the melody literally into my ear and I went in and sang it. He was a tough producer but he needed to be. I was a kid who'd sung in pubs and clubs.

We shot the video in an old church near London's Westway. All the clothes in the video are my own. There were no stylists - I shoved some stuff in a bag. I really liked the song. I remember thinking: "I'd dance to that if it came on in a disco in Warrington." I thought it sounded like a hit and suddenly it was. One day I was making the tea. The next I was at No 1.

Rick Astley performs at the 1986 BFI awards. Photograph: Dave Hogan/Getty Images

Pete Waterman, songwriter, co-producer

I turned up at Monks Social Club in a silver Ferrari. I don't think anyone in Warrington had seen a Ferrari before, never mind a silver one. I was ill with flu, so I said to the guy on the door: "I'll do 20 minutes, then I've got to get to bed." But I stopped to watch the gig. I thought Rick's voice was outstanding. And he moved quirkily, too. He reminded me of Van Morrison.

I said to his manager: "Don't like the band. Don't like the song. I'll sign the singer." We put Rick on a Youth Opportunities Programme government training scheme. I wanted him to understand the music industry and be a real artist. He made the tea while the likes of Bananarama, Mel and Kim and Dead Or Alive made records, soaking it all up like a sponge. His voice was so strong that finding a song for him that worked was difficult. In some ways, he was actually too good.

'We mixed and mixed and mixed it. Then we promptly forgot all about it' ... Pete Waterman. Photograph: Granada TV

I'd been going out with a woman called Gaynor for ages. One morning, I came off the phone after a long call to her and Rick quipped: "You're never going to give her up." It stuck in my mind. Shortly afterwards, we were in my Jaguar going to work and Tony Blackburn played a record by [American R&B singer] Sybil. The hi-hat pattern clicked in my head and suddenly I knew exactly what we were going to do. I went into the studio and said: "I've got a title and a song idea for Rick." Matt and Mike did a lot of work on Never Gonna Give You Up. We changed the key so Rick had to sing higher, and it worked. We mixed and mixed and mixed it. Then we promptly forgot all about it.

On Boxing Day that year, I was bored at home so I went into the studio. We pulled out Rick's track and did a new version but forgot about that as well. Then one day someone played it in a meeting and everyone went: "What is this?" And the rest is history.

It went to No 1 in every country, including America. Because he looked so young, people thought it wasn't actually him singing - Radio 1 rang him up in a hotel in Scotland and made him sing it in the bathroom.

Rick Astley's The Best Of Me is out now. His April tour has been postponed.

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Rick Astley: how we made Never Gonna Give You Up

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I was the drummer in FBI, a jangly guitar band in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire. After I started writing a few tunes, I became the singer. Pete Waterman, the producer, saw us at a showcase in a working men's club in Warrington. He heard my voice and went: "I can make a record with that kid."

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Never gonna give you up - Together forever - Cry for help-Angels on my side - She wants to dance with me - Take me to your heart - It would take a strong strong man - Keep singing - When i fall in love - Giving up on love - Whenever you need somebody - Giant - Hold me in your arms - She makes me - Try - Beautiful life - I don't want to lose her - hopelessly - My arms keep missing you - Unwanted - Every one of us - Dial my number - I’ll never let you down - The love has gone - Never knew love-Ain't too proud to beg - No more looking for love - Don't say goodbye - The ones you love-Love this christmas - I don't want to be your lover - Dance.

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- Eins og komið hefur fram, skildu foreldrar Ricks þegar hann var 5 ára, þau heita Cynthia Astley og Horace Astley.

- Rick Astley og Lene Bausager hittust þann 1987 og giftust árið 2003. Þau eiga dóttur sem heitir Eimilie Astley en skildust.

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Rick Astley, wife Lene & daughter Emillie

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08-sep-2018 - I won't say it again Emillie, me on not meeting singers daughter's when I'm angst. Izzy has my neurons.

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- Rick hætti í skólanum þegar hann var aðeins 16 ára gamall.
- Hann gaf út 22 albúm/hljómplötur.
- Hann var tilnefndur sem besti nýi listamaðurinn í Grammy-verðlaunhátíð árið 1989 en tapaði við Tracy Chapman.
- Það eru fjögur hljóðfæri sem Rick getur spilað : trommur, gítar, píanó og saxófónn.
- Lene Bausager og Rick eiga eina dóttur en þau skildust

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Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)

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Never gonna give you up, þekktasta lagið Rick Astley, komst í fyrsta sæti á smáskífu vinsældalistanum í 25 löndum þegar það kom fyrst út. Sökum Rickrolling vann Rick árið 2008 MTV Europe tónlistarverðlaunin eftir atkvæðagreiðslu á netinu einnig BRIT-verðlaunin þann 1988.

Árið 2021 lagið “Never gonna give you up” náði yfir 1 milljarð áhorf á YouTube.

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Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video) (4K Remaster)

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Árið 2007 varð tónlistarmyndbandið hjá Rick ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ hluti af frægu gríni á netinu ‘Rickrolling’ þar sem það myndi birtast á skjá þegar önnur myndbönd á netinu byrjuðu að spila.

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Í liðnum árum hefur söngvarinn Rick Astley hlotið fjölmargar verðlaunir svo sem Grammy-, MTV- og BRIT-verðlaun. Í þessari síðu er sýnd fram þær verðlaunir sem hann hlaut :

http://www.owlapps.net/owlapps_apps/articles?id=59739279&lang=en

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Adolphe Sax, uppfinningamaður saxófónsins, flutti til Parísar árið 1842 og fékk einkaleyfi á saxófónnum árið 1846. Sumir myndu segja að það væri kraftaverk að hann lifði til að gera það, þar sem líf hans er fullt af nánum kynnum við dauðann. Til dæmis þegar hann var þriggja ára, datt hann niður stiga og var í dái næstu vikuna. Síðan datt hann á flísar og féll aftur í dá. Þegar Sax var 10 ára fannst hann fljótandi meðvitundarlaus í ánni, en í þetta skiptið vaknaði hann nokkrum klukkustundum síðar. Sem barn gleypti hann stóra nál sem náði að fara framhjá án þess að gata nokkur líffæri. Hann féll meira að segja að brennandi eldavél, sem var við hliðina á byssupúðurs íláti þegar það sprakk, valt út um glugga á þriðju hæð og drakk eiturefni þrisvar sinnum.

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Elstu gítararnir komu frá Persíu (Íran nútímans), fyrir um 3.500 árum og voru kallaðir „Tanbur“. Fender verksmiðjan framleiðir yfir 90.000 gítarstrengi á dag, sem jafngildir yfir 20.000 mílna strengi ári, nóg til að hringsóla jörðina.

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Concert grand piano with upholstered bench

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Píanóið var fundið upp af Bartolomeo Cristofori snemma á 18 öld í Ítalíu.

Að lesa í gegnum tónlistarsögubók koma oft upp áhugaverð orð. Eitt af þessum orðum er fortepiano ( oft skrifað sem pianofote). Þetta var í raun upprunalega nafnið á píanóinu eins og við þekkjum það í dag. Nafnið merkti bókstaflega það sem það sagði.

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Erlesene Miniaturen alter Bau- und Möbelkunst

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The construction kit consisting of more than 70 natural wood parts recreates the life-size model down to the detail. Even the gold-plated brass casters are functional.

Skill and patience are required to build this beautiful grand piano - but you and your friends will be impressed by the result!

Dimensions (HxWxD):
9 (12) x 16 x 12 cm

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Concert grand piano with upholstered bench

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The construction kit consisting of more than 70 natural wood parts recreates the life-size model down to the detail.

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Why every musician should learn to play drums

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Trommur eru eitt elsta hljóðfæri í heimi. Trommur, gerðar með krókódílaskinni hafa fundist í kína aftur til 5500-2350 f.Kr.! Að tromma brennir fleiri kaloríum á hálftíma en hjólreiðar, gönguferðir og lyftingar á sama tíma.

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Why every musician should learn to play drums

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Learning to drum may be one of the best and most valuable things you can do to improve as a musician. Every muso can benefit from a deeper...

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- Frosti
Mér finnst Rick mjög hæfileikaríkur því hann getur spilað á fjögur hljóðfæri. Mér finnst lögin hans góð ég held mest uppá lagið: Never gonna give you up. Mér finnst hann bara yfirhöfuð flottur gæji.

- Anh Ngoc
Að mínu mati er æska Ricks erfiðara en aðrir því foreldrar hans skildust þegar hann var aðeins 5 ára. Þrátt fyrir að æska hans var örlítil erfið er hann samt afar góður söngvari og mér líkar vel við lögin hans.

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