Nik Kershaw

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Nicholas David Kershaw, more popularly known as Nik Kershaw, was born in 1958 and is an English singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Kershaw came to fame in 1984 as a solo artist.

During the decade, he released eight singles, including "Wouldn't It Be Fine," "Dancing Girls," "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me," "Human Racing," "The Riddle," "Don Quixote," and "When a Heart Beats."

His 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart from 1984 to 1985 topped all other solo artists.

Kershaw performed at the dual-venue concert Live Aid in 1985 and has also penned a number of hits for other artists, including a UK No. 111. "The One and Only" by Chesney Hawkes in 1991.

Early years

Nicholas "Nik" Kershaw was born in Bristol, England, on March 1st, 1958, and grew up in Ipswich, Suffolk. His father was a flautist, and his mother was an opera performer. He was educated at Northgate Grammar School for Boys, where he played the guitar – he was self-taught on this instrument. He left school in the middle of his A-Levels and began working at a unemployment benefit office. He has appeared in a number of underground Ipswich bands. However, when Fusion, the last of these, broke up in 1982, he embarked on a full-time solo career as a guitarist and songwriter.

Personal life

Sheri Kershaw, a Canadian woman who appeared on several of Kershaw's early albums, was Nik Kershaw's first wife. The couple married in July 1983, had three children together, and divorced in 2003. His second son was born with Down syndrome. Kershaw remarried in 2009 and has also had a baby with his second wife Sarah.

Kershaw was given an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Suffolk in 2019 for his contributions to the music industry.

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Career

After leaving Fusion, Kershaw was unemployed for a year, but during this period he discovered boss Mickey Modern after placing an advertisement in the magazine Melody Maker. At MCA, modern has a historic contract for Kershaw. Kershaw's first album, "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me," debuted in September 1983. In the UK Singles Chart, the chart shows that 47 people are at 47. It has become a huge success in Scandinavia, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.

Kershaw's breakthrough album "Wouldn't It Be Good" debuted at No. 1 in 1984. The UK was one of the top performers in Europe, particularly in Ireland, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and Scandinavia, as well as in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Kershaw's music video, which featured him as a chroma key-suited alien, received a lot of attention from MTV, assisting the song in reaching No. 1. The United States has a population of 46. He had three more hits from his debut solo album Human Racing, including the title track and a smashing re-issue of "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me." When it reached No. 1, it was his biggest hit as a performer. In the United Kingdom, there are two of them.

The Riddle, Kershaw's second album. The title-track, which was released in November 1984, became his third international hit single, achieving No. 13 on the charts. No. 3 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and No. 121 in the United States and Ireland. In New Zealand, there are 6 people. As it went multi-platinum, the album produced two more UK Top 10 hits, "Wide Boy" and "Don Quixote." Kershaw, a member of Keith Airey, Tim Moore, Mark Price, and Dennis Smith, toured extensively during this period.

Kershaw appeared at Live Aid, a charity that took place in Wembley Stadium in July 1985. "The whole experience was extremely frightening," he said. The concert was the high point of his career, but it was not long after that and he enjoyed only one more UK Top 40 hits. He continued to produce and publish records while working with others on a number of projects. In 1985, Elton John asked Kershaw to play guitar on John's hit song, "Nikita."

Danny Hutton Hitters' "Wouldn't It Be Good" was a front page of the 1986 teen romantic comedy drama Pretty in Pink. Kershaw's third solo album, Radio Musicola, was released in the same year but with no commercial success. The Works were launched in 1989 and met with little success. "One Step Ahead" and "Elisabeth's Eyes" were among the album's two singles, "One Step Ahead" and "Elisabeth's Eyes," according to the artist.

Kershaw's prowess as a songwriter came as a writer in 1991, when his song "The One and Only" appeared on the soundtrack to Buddy's Song and in the American film Doc Hollywood. "The One and Only" was a UK No. 1. Chesney Hawkes, the star of Buddy's Song, has been hit by 11,000 people.

He appeared on Banks' third solo album Still in 1991. Kershaw co-wrote two songs with Banks, with lead vocals on both. He also performed on the Banks' "The Final Curtain."

The Hollies had a minor success in 1993 with "The Woman I Love," Kershaw's album. He also wrote and produced material for the boy band Let Loose in the mid-1990s, with two of the tracks ("Seventeen" and "Everybody Says Nothing") finding decent success. Kershaw appeared on Elton John's 1993 Duets album, where Kershaw not only wrote the song but also produced all the instruments on the track, but also performed all the instruments on the track.

The album 15 Minutes was released in 1999. When he didn't want to hear them being recorded by other artists, Kershaw decided to record the tracks himself. "Somebody Loves You" and "What Do You Think About It So Far?" are two singles from the album. "An elegant and soaring tribute to time's simian," the latter a song said, "as a sign of life that can only be expressed with maturity."

In 2001, To Be Frank, the follow-up album, was released. Kershaw has worked on albums with musicians like Elton John, Bonnie Tyler, Sia, and Gary Barlow over the years.

Kershaw unveiled Then And Now, a series of older tracks with four new tracks in 2005. You've Gotta Laugh, his second solo album, was released only on his website or digitally on iTunes. Shorthouse Records, the artist's own record, had twelve tracks on the album, and it was released on the musician's own label, Shorthouse Records. A tour neither Then And Now nor You've Got To Laugh were promoted by a tour. Human Racing, The Riddle, Radio Musicola, and The Works were all among his 1980s back catalogue's released this year.

Kershaw performed at Fairport's Cropredy Convention and the Rewind Festival on Temple Island Meadows, Henley-on-Thames, in August 2009.

Kershaw appeared on stage and hosted "Our Friends Acoustic" in aid of Mencap on May 13, 2010. "The Riddle," "Wouldn't It Be Fine," "Dancing Girls," and "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" were among his "The Riddle" performances. Andy Bell, Carol Decker, Howard Jones, Jimmy Somerville, China Crisis, and Steve Strange at The O2 in London joined him and performed their own songs, including Andy Bell, Carol Decker, Howard Jones, Howard Jones, Jimmy Somerville, The O2 in London.

Kershaw wrote songs and appeared on the soundtrack of Tony Hawks' 2010 film Round Ireland. "If It Gets Much Better Than This." He wrote and performed the theme song, "If It Gets Much Better Than This." In addition, he was an extra in the penultimate scene, delivering a copy of the book to Hawks for signing in the book store.

Kershaw undertook a small tour of the UK with some European dates following the launch of his eighth studio album (Ei8ht, his first appearance on the UK Albums Chart since 1986). He appeared on the entirety of his debut album, which had been re-mastered and re-released in March 2012.

Kershaw was featured on a new recording of "The Lamia," originally recorded by Genesis for their 1974 album "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway with Steve Hackett from the latter's Genesis Revisited II album. He appears on Hackett's Genesis Revisited: Live at Hammersmith's December 2013, where he appears as a guest performer.

In August 2013, Kershaw performed a solo acoustic set at Fairport's Cropredy Convention. In September 2014, he was on tour in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Each year, he appears at 1980s revival events and festivals. He undertook Go West on a double bill in the latter part of 2015, with Carol Decker supporting him.

Kershaw and the band Todmobile appeared in Reykjavk, Iceland, on November 11th. He joined them after a short set of eight songs and played guitar in three Todmobile songs.

These Little Things, Kershaw's debut of six new songs in June 2020. The latest full studio album by Kershaw, which was released in October 2020, is Oxymoron. It features 16 songs that were recorded at Abbey Road Studios.

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