Robbie Williams is BACK! And it's about time.
Robbie Williams is only 35 years old, but has been making music for the past 20 years. He left the successful boy band Take That in 1995 to launch a very successful solo career. Robbie has sold more albums in the UK than any other solo British artist. He has 10 BRIT awards, which is more than anyone else. He has sold 55 million albums worldwide, and sold 1.6 million concert tickets for his 2006 World Tour in ONE day. In 2004 he earned the title of Greatest Artist of the 1990s in the UK Music Hall of Fame. He has 6 of the top 100 best selling albums in the UK. Robbie has released 7 studio albums (all of which made it to #1 on the charts), 1 live album, 37 singles, and 8 live DVD concerts.
But for most Americans, Robbie Williams is relatively unknown. You may remember his beautiful ballad, "Angels" which reached #53 on the charts in 1997, or "Millenium" which made it to #72 in 1998.
And I admit that I have all 7 albums, most of his concert DVDs, and two of his books! I am eagerly waiting album 8, "Reality Killed The Video Star" which will be released in the UK on the 9th of November. His last two albums were not as impressive as his earlier efforts, but "Reality Killed The Video Star" looks very promising. After the last two albums, Robbie took a break from the music industry, but he is back. And his first single, "Bodies" is already a hit and will soon be a classic. He performed it on last Sunday's X-Factor results show - take a look:
"Bodies" Live on X-Factor
What did you think of the performance?
BONUS: Here are the music videos for "Angel" and "Millennium"
