Rick Astley

Rick Astley is a British singer, songwriter, and radio personality who had a massive international hit with Never Gonna Give You Up in 1987, which reached number one in twenty-five countries. Born in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire in 1966, he stepped away from music in the early 1990s but returned in 2001 and has since released several successful albums. His original hit experienced a resurgence in the internet age as the subject of the rickrolling meme.