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Cliff Richard

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The Resume

    (October 14, 1940- )
    Raised in North London's Winchmore Hill, England
    Resides in Barbados, Portugal and UK
    Birth name is Harry Rodger Webb
    Acted in 'Take Me High' (1973), 'Two a Penny' (1967), 'Thunderbirds Are GO' (1966), 'Finders Keepers' (1966), 'Wonderful Life' (1964), 'Big Beat '64' (1964), 'Summer Holiday' (1963), 'The Young Ones' (1961), 'Expresso Bongo' (1960) and 'Serious Charge' (1959), '
    Recorded 'More to Life,' 'Suddenly,' 'Devil Woman,' We Don't Talk Anymore' (1979), 'Congratulations,' 'Power to all our Friends,' 'Blue Turns to Grey' 'Living Doll' in 1959, 'It's All in the Game' (1963), 'We Don't Talk Anymore,' 'Dreaming,' and 'The Millennium Prayer' (1999)
    United Kingdom Representative to The Eurovision Song Contest (1968, 1973)
    Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II (1995)
    Performed as Heathcliff in 'Wuthering Heights'
    Lead vocalist of the Shadows until 1968

Why he might be annoying:

    His nickname is 'Peter Pan of Pop'
    Although he is a British icon, he was born in India and lives most of the time in Barbados.
    He deliberately left off the last 's' in Richards, not for savings but to draw attention to the name.
    He loves tennis even more than sex, saying: 'If I'm in the middle of hitting a most fantastic cross court back hand top spin and someone says 'Can you stop now and have sex' I'll say: 'No thanks!''
    He had a relationship with tennis star Sue Barker.
    His middle name Rodger is his father's first name.
    In the early 70's, he put out a gospel album.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote 'Blue Turns to Grey' for him.
    In 1958, he was called 'Britain's answer to Elvis Presley.' Like Elvis, he appeared in a number of movies playing the lead who sings.
    His 1979 album 'We Don't Talk Anymore,' sold over 5 million copies.
    He had a record 65 top 10 songs.
    He hit #1, 14 times, on the British charts (Beatles and Elvis both had 17).
    His music spans decades, having #1's in the 1950s, '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s.
    He was the most dominating British pop star until the Beatles surfaced.
    He found some success in the U.S. with three top ten songs.
    He said: 'I'm affectionately known by Elton John as either Sylvia Disc or the Bionic Christian.'
    He was the first British artist to release 100 singles (1989).
    The BBC banned his 'Misunderstood Man,' claiming it was 'too raucous.'
    He has a residence in Portugal, where he makes his own wine.
    He continues to perform in many charitable concerts.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 21 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 54 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 53.12% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 69 Votes: 53.62% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 188 Votes: 64.89% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 218 Votes: 44.95% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 208 Votes: 50.0% Annoying