Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard OBE (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an English singer who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and is the third-top-selling artist in UK Singles Chart history, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley.
Richard was originally marketed as a rebellious rock and roll singer in the style of Presley and Little Richard. With his backing group, the Shadows, he dominated the British popular music scene in the pre-Beatles period of the late 1950s to early 1960s. His 1958 hit single "Move It" is often described as Britain's first authentic rock and roll song. In the early 1960s, he had a prosperous screen career with films including The Young Ones, Summer Holiday and Wonderful Life and his own television show at the BBC. Increased focus on his Christian faith and subsequent softening of his music led to a more middle-of-the-road image, and he sometimes ventured into contemporary Christian music.
In a career spanning nearly 65 years, Richard has amassed several gold and platinum discs and awards, including two Ivor Novello Awards and three Brit Awards. More than 130 of his singles, albums, and EPs have reached the UK Top 20, more than any other artist. Richard has had 67 UK top ten singles, the second highest total for an artist (behind Presley). He holds the record, with Presley, as the only act to make the UK singles charts in all of its first six decades (1950s–2000s). He has achieved 14 UK No. 1 singles, and is the only singer to have had a No. 1 single in the UK in each of five consecutive decades. He also had four UK Christmas No. 1 singles, two of which were as a solo artist; "Mistletoe and Wine" and "Saviour's Day".
Richard has sold more than 250 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has never achieved the same popularity in the United States despite eight US Top 40 singles, including the million-selling "Devil Woman" and "We Don't Talk Anymore". In Canada, he had a successful period in the early 1960s, the late 1970s and early 1980s, with some releases certified gold and platinum. He has remained a popular music, film, and television personality at home in the UK as well as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Northern Europe and Asia, and retains a following in other countries. When not touring, he divides his time between Barbados and Portugal. In 2019, he relocated to New York.
Cliff Richard was born Harry Rodger Webb on 14 October 1940 at King George's Hospital (now KGMU Hospital), Victoria Street, in Lucknow, which was then part of British India. His parents were Rodger Oscar Webb, a manager for a catering contractor that serviced the Indian Railways, and the former Dorothy Marie Dazely. His parents also spent some years in Howrah, West Bengal. After the violence of Direct Action Day, they decided to relocate to England permanently. Richard is primarily of English heritage, but he had one great-grandmother who was of half Welsh and half Spanish descent, born of a Spanish great-great-grandmother named Emiline Joseph Rebeiro. ...
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 10.369 |
Birthday | 1940-10-14 |
Place of Birth | Lucknow, India |
Also Known As | Sir Cliff Richard, Sir Cliff Richard OBE, Harry Rodger Webb, |
1966
Finders Keepers
5.5/2
Cliff Richard and the Shadows arrive in a small Spanish town for a concert when a U.S. plane accidentally drops a mini-bomb on it. The Shadows look fo...
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1963
Summer Holiday
5.8/38
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2010
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time, Live at Knebworth
7.3/5
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2002
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
5.4/4
Well known performers accompanied by 12,000 selected members of the public on the lawn of Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
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1985
Live Aid
7.9/48
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2009
Cliff and the Shadows: The Final Reunion
9.7/3
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2010
Cliff Richard: Bold As Brass
9/2
This DVD presents the last night of Cliff's 70th birthday week of shows at The Royal Albert Hall in London, October 2010. This is a different kind of...
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1980
Blue Suede Shoes
5/2
This documentary shows the revival of British rock n' roll as it follows a weekend pilgrimage of Teddy Boys, Rockabilly Rebels and Rockers. Bands perf...
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Blue Suede Shoes
2012
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
8.2/2
A world-class line-up of musical stars from Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Elton John to current chart toppers Jessie J and Ed Sheeran will perform at a s...
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1959
Expresso Bongo
5.4/15
A seedy London promoter turns a naive, working-class teenager into a pop singing sensation.
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1961
The Young Ones
6.5/11
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2012
Run For Your Wife
4.167/9
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Run For Your Wife
1959
Serious Charge
6.4/8
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1973
Take Me High
4.9/9
Tim (Cliff Richard) is a successful ambitious young financier working for a London Merchant bank, but even his happy-go-lucky attitude is severely jol...
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Take Me High
1967
Two A Penny
1.5/2
Set in London's Swiinging Sixties, Cliff Richard plays Jamie Hopkins, an art student whose desperate need for money leads him to dabble in the underwo...
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Two A Penny
1964
Wonderful Life
5.4/5
Cliff Richard and The Shadows are hired to star in a movie shot amid the lush tropical scenery of the Canary Islands. A sunny seaside spectacular, fil...
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Wonderful Life
1999
Heathcliff
7.5/2
The Musical adaptation of Emily Bronte's Classic novel "Wuthering Heights". When his childhood love abandons him for a man of higher social rank, Hea...
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Heathcliff
2013
Cliff Richard Still Reelin' and A-Rockin' - Live at Sydney Opera House
8/2
Backed by a new band line-up, Cliff Richard spectacularly returns; the only place to see the complete live set from Australia's iconic Sydney Opera Ho...
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2003
Cliff Richard: The Countdown Concert
5.5/1
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2015
Our Cilla
6.5/2
Tribute to entertainer Cilla Black.
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1987
The Grand Knockout Tournament
6/2
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1980
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
5/2
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1990
Silver Clef Award Winners Show, Knebworth Park
0/0
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2006
Doctor Who: Origins
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1966
Thunderbirds Are GO
6.3/49
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2004
Live Aid
9.1/7
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2013
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia
0/0
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2011
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 5
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2012
Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10
6.5/2
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2011
The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song
6/1
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2011
Eurovision: Your Country Needs Blue
0/0
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2009
Cliff Richard and The Shadows - The Final Reunion
7.5/2
Performed live in front of 15,000 fans at London's 02 Arena, Cliff and The Shadows' 50th anniversary show The Final Reunion recreates the spectacular...
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2004
Cliff Richard: Castles in the Air
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Fimed in front of 11,000 fans against the breathtaking backdrop of the world-famous Leeds Castle. With special guest appearance by Cilla Black. Year...
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2004
Kenny Everett - The Complete Naughty Bits
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2009
Cliff Richard From a Distance: The Event
0/0
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2021
Cliff Richard: The Great 80 Tour - Live From the Royal Albert Hall
8/1
In 2018, Sir Cliff Richard was joined by 100,000 fans in cinemas worldwide to celebrate 60 years in the music industry. This November he invites you a...
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2020
The BRITs at 40
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In 2020 the BRIT Awards celebrated a massive 40th ever show. In this documentary Jack Whitehall delves into the archives to narrate an entertaining lo...
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2004
Hank Marvin: Hank Plays Live
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2022
The Accused: National Treasures on Trial
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1970
His Land
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Cliff Richard and Cliff Barrows, a member of Billy Graham's team, travel through Israel discussing passages from the Scriptures.
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1992
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore
0/0
Tracks include "The Phantom Of The Opera," "The Music Of The Night," "All I Ask Of You," "Tell Me On A Sunday," "Pie Jesu," "Amigos Para Siempre," "Lo...
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Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore
2022
If These Walls Could Sing
6.4/16
The untold story of the Abbey Road studio, all-star interviews and intimate access to the premises.
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2022
Cliff at Christmas
0/0
Cliff Richard is joined by special guests for this festive TV show from Hackney Church in London. The multi-award winning artist performs some of his...
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Cliff at Christmas
2020
Sir Cliff Richard at the BBC
7/1
As the Peter Pan of Pop reaches the milestone of his 80th birthday, the BBC celebrates with a look back through its archives at some of his most memor...
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Sir Cliff Richard at the BBC
2005
Tour d'Eurovision
0/0
Documentary about the first five decades of the Eurovision Song Contest
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2006
It Started with Swap Shop
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1999
An Audience with Cliff Richard
0/0
The singer performs for and interacts with a small audience.
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2023
Cliff Richard: The Blue Sapphire Tour 2023
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Celebrating the 65th anniversary of one of Britain’s all-time greatest hit makers and icons, Cliff Richard’s anticipated Blue Sapphire Tour is set to...
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2019
Classic Albums: The Chirping Crickets
7.2/2
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1968
A Matter of Diamonds
0/0
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