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  • Rick Astley (b. February 6, 1966 in Warrington, United Kingdom) was one of figures to rise up in the dance/pop-driven late '80s. He started as a studio-tea-boy in 1985 at the PWL studio and released his first own single in 1987, %22Never Gonna Give You Up%22.In 2007 Rick Astley became the subject of a viral internet meme in which millions of internet users were tricked into watching Rick Astley's video %22Never Gonna Give You Up%22 by posting it under the name of other popular video titles. The practice is now known as Rickrolling.
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  • Richard Paul %22Rick%22 Astley (/ˈrɪk ˈæstli/; born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and radio personality. Widely known for his 1987 song, %22Never Gonna Give You Up%22, a No. 1 hit single in 25 countries, By the time of his retirement in 1993, Astley had sold approximately 40 million records worldwide.Astley made a comeback in 2007, becoming an Internet phenomenon when his video %22Never Gonna Give You Up%22 became integral to the Internet meme known as %22rickrolling%22. Astley was voted %22Best Act Ever%22 by Internet users at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008.
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