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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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Nik Kershaw, właściwie Nicholas David Kershaw (ur. 1 marca 1958 w Bristolu) – angielski piosenkarz i kompozytor muzyki pop i synth pop, popularny w latach 80. XX wieku. Kershaw zaśpiewał w koncercie Live Aid (1985 na stadionie Wembley), oraz napisał teksty piosenek dla zespołów Let Loose, The Hollies i Chesneya Hawkesa. Znany z utworów, takich jak „I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me”, „Wouldn't It Be Good” oraz „The Riddle”.
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