Nik Kershaw

Film & TV

Bristol, United Kingdom

Nicholas David Kershaw (born 1 March 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Kershaw came to prominence in 1984 as a solo artist. He released eight singles that entered the Top 40 charts in the UK during the decade. His 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart through 1984 and 1985 beat all other solo artists. Kershaw appeared at the dual-venue concert…

Known for

• Nik Kershaw: Best of Radltour-Konzerte 20232023
• Privatkonzert — Self2017
• Molly: The Real Thing — Self2016
• Nik Kershaw - Live At O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire2013
• Les Enfants de la Pop 80's — Self (archive footage)2012
• Live in Germany 1984 — Himself2011
• Countdown - The Wonder Years 2 — Self (archive footage)2007
• Nik Kershaw Then & Now The DVD2005
• Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today — Self2005
• Live Aid — Self2004

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

GB

Active from

1958-03-01

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

523,022

Total plays

5,607,492

Nik Kershaw (born Nicholas David Kershaw, 1 March 1958, in Bristol) is an English singer-songwriter. A former jazz-funk guitarist, he was a 1980s teen idol; his 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1984-5 beat all other solo artists at the time. He appeared at Live Aid in 1985, and has penned a number of hits for other artists, including a UK number one single in 1991 for Chesney Hawkes, "The One and Only". Kershaw played guitar and sang in a number of underground bands from about 1976 before de

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

David

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Bristol

Occupation

recording artist

Languages spoken

English language

Participant in

Live Aid

Genre

new wave

Instrument

keyboard instrument

Record label

Ariola

Official website

www.nikkershaw.net

Image

Nik Kershaw (14521468196).jpg

Number of children

3

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