Two's Company, an album of duets released in 2006, was another top-10 success for Richard and included newly recorded material with Brian May, Dionne Warwick, Anne Murray, Barry Gibb and Daniel O'Donnell, plus some previously recorded duets with artists such as Phil Everly, Elton John and Olivia Newton-John. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Thursday there was . In the early years, particularly on album and EP releases, Richard also recorded ballads backed by the Norrie Paramor Orchestra with Tony Meehan (and later Brian Bennett) as a session drummer. [103] In a three-page letter written in October 1961 to "his first serious girlfriend",[104] Australian dancer Delia Wicks, made public in April 2010 after her death from cancer, Richard wrote, "Being a pop singer I have to give up one priceless thing the right to any lasting relationship with any special girl. In 1965, sessions under the direction of Billy Sherrill in Nashville, Tennessee were particularly successful, yielding "The Minute You're Gone", which topped the UK singles chart and "Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)" which made No. But people seem to think that if a bloke doesn't sleep around he must be gay. Richard described Irving as "utterly beautiful" and says for a time they were "inseparable". The total of 18 concerts were attended by over 300,000 fans. Richard says: Spain is the best of Eurovision Song Contest. "Peace in Our Time" (No. I'm certainly not going to do it just to make other people feel satisfied. In Canada, he had a successful period in the early 1960s, the late 1970s and early 1980s, with some releases certified gold and platinum. In the early days, Richard was marketed as the British equivalent of Elvis. Sir Cliff Richard marks 80th birthday by releasing unseen childhood [47] The album was certified quadruple platinum, becoming Richard's first to be certified multi-platinum by the BPI since it introduced multi-platinum awards in February 1987.[48][49]. Simply titled The Album, it debuted at No.1 on the UK album chart. Morning briefing: Why teachers and campaigners want Ofsted to change [55] The album itself reached No. 10 in the UK Singles Chart and No. In 1973, he sang the British Eurovision entry "Power to All Our Friends;" the song finished third, close behind Luxembourg's "Tu Te Reconnatras" and Spain's "Eres T". [125] Richard has been a family friend of the Northern Irish broadcaster Gloria Hunniford for over forty years. [68] In September, a single celebrating his 50 years in pop music, titled "Thank You for a Lifetime" was released. Carlton Books, UK. 10) and "From a Distance" (No. [174][175] On 15 August 2018, the BBC stated they would not appeal against the judgment. 1 by teaming up with The Young Ones to re-record his smash hit "Living Doll" for the charity Comic Relief. In 1949, his father obtained employment in the credit control office of Thorn Electrical Industries and the family moved in with other relatives in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, where he attended Kings Road Junior Mixed Infants School, until a three-bedroom council house in nearby Cheshunt was allocated to them in 1950, at 12 Hargreaves Close. The CPS reviewed the evidence following applications by two of his accusers,[166] and concluded that the decision not to charge Richard was correct. As time progressed, Richard balanced his faith and work, enabling him to remain one of the most popular singers in Britain as well as one of its best-known Christians. 1 on the UK Vinyl Singles Chart in October 2018. Is Cliff Richard Gay Or Does He Have A Wife? - geniuscelebs.com 1s "Travellin' Light" and "I Love You" and also "A Voice in the Wilderness", lifted from his film Expresso Bongo, and "Theme for a Dream" cemented Richard's status as a mainstream pop entertainer along with contemporaries such as Adam Faith and Billy Fury. Cliff Richard Bio, Affair, Single, Net Worth, Salary, Age, Ethnicity His father was a catering contractor in the Indian Railways. Today Cliff Richard celebrates his 80th birthday with an album, an autobiography and a tour in 2021. [104], After Delia Wicks died in 2010, aged 71, her brother Graham Wicks said that she had been "devastated" by Richard's decision to end their relationship, describing Richard as "a very pleasant man".[103]. His late 1958 and early 1959 follow-up singles, "High Class Baby" and "Livin' Lovin' Doll", were followed by "Mean Streak", which carried a rocker's sense of speed and passion, and Lionel Bart's "Living Doll".