Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams
Williams at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival
Born	Robert Peter Williams (1974-02-13) 13 February 1974 (age 51) Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician, vocal coach, record producer, actor
Years active	1990–present
Spouse	Ayda Field (m. 2010)
Children	4
Musical career
Genres	Pop rock, soft rock, dance
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, synthesiser, drums, piano, violin, harmonica, marimba
Labels	Universal (2011–present) Virgin (2009–2010) Chrysalis (1996–2008)
Website	robbiewilliams.com
Website	https://robbiewilliams.com/

Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams^[1] (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and occasional actor. In the United Kingdom, he has sold more albums than any other British singer. He has sold more than 70 million records worldwide.^[2]

Williams performed his first songs in 1990 with the group Take That. In 1995, he left Take That to start playing and writing music on his own. On 15 July 2010, he rejoined Take That.^[3][4] The group released a new album in November 2010. It became the second fastest-selling album of all time in UK chart history^[5] and the fastest-selling record of the century.^[6]

1. ↑ Rollings, Grant (5 February 2010). "Stars' crazy middle names". The Sun. News International. p. 8.
2. ↑ Bates, Daniel (11 January 2008). "£80 million Robbie spearheads artists strike in protest at EMI takeover". Daily Mail. London: Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
3. ↑ Topping, Alexandra (15 July 2010). "Robbie Williams rejoins Take That after 15 years". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 15 July 2010.
4. ↑ Chubb, Tina (12 July 2010). "Robbie Williams Rejoining Take That to Record Album « In Entertainment". Inentertainment.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
5. ↑ Yahoo 21 November 2010
6. ↑ "Digital Spy 16 November 2010". Digitalspy.co.uk. 16 November 2010. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2011.