Cliff Richard

Sir Cliff Richard, born Harry Rodger Webb (Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, October 14, 1940), is a British singer and actor. In 1995, he was knighted, and his stage name also became his official name.

Harry Webb was born in Lucknow, India, and chose his stage name in 1958. His first single, “Move It,” was actually the B-side of a cover called “Schoolboy Crush,” but Radio Luxembourg chose to play the B-side instead, and it reached number two on the UK charts. In 1999, he achieved his last number-one hit in the UK with “The Millennium Prayer.” He appeared in the Dutch and Belgian charts during the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s.

His early career was inspired by Elvis Presley. His backing band was originally called The Drifters, but since there was already a band with that name in the United States, it was changed to The Shadows, who remained his regular group until 1969. More than 260 million of his records have been sold. Cliff Richard starred in several films, including Serious Charge (1959), The Young Ones (1961), Summer Holiday (1963), Wonderful Life (1964), and Finders Keepers (1966).

He represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest with the songs “Congratulations” in 1968 and “Power to All Our Friends” in 1973, finishing second and third respectively.

He is also an active supporter of young, up-and-coming tennis talent and is often seen at tennis matches. On July 3, 1996, while attending the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament as a spectator, he spontaneously gave an a cappella mini-concert during a long rain delay on Centre Court. Among his impromptu backing singers were Martina Navrátilová and Virginia Wade.

His vineyards in Portugal produce his own wine. He also has four perfumes, all named after his hit songs: Miss You Nights, Dreammaker, Devil Woman, and Summer Holiday (all four of which he performed during his Here and Now tour). Since 1964, Cliff Richard has been a devout Christian and has included gospel music in his repertoire ever since. The singer has never married. In 2002, the BBC conducted a poll of the 100 Greatest Britons, in which Richard ranked 56th.

In 2008, Cliff Richard celebrated fifty years on stage with his Time Machine Tour, which took him across the United Kingdom starting in November. In the autumn of 2009, he performed several concerts together with The Shadows.

The song that you can hear this week is :
I’ll Come Runnin’