Robbie Williams, like so many early into their musical careers, joined the pop group Take That from 1989 to 1995. His solo career proved to be the most profound.
Success -
7 UK No. 1 singles
10 albums No. 1 in the UK
Best-selling solo artist in the UK
Best-selling non-Latino artist in Latin America
6 albums reached the Top 100 biggest selling in the UK
2006
Guinness Book of World Records - sold 1.6 million tickets for Close Encounters tour in one day
Honors -
Inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame (2004)
A best-selling music artist of all time - 75 million records sold worldwide
BPI (British Phonographic Industry)
Albums and Singles - Certified beyond Platinum
Robbie Williams Background
Alcoholism, drug abuse, and legal battles against the remaining members of Take That complicated his early background.
"...a near drug overdose the night before the group was scheduled to perform at the MTV Europe Music Awards..." (Wikipedia)
Going solo -
Debut solo album - Life thru a Lens
(No. 11 on UK Albums Chart)
I've Been Expecting You
(No. 1 on UK Albums Chart...10x Platinum by BPI)
Sing When You're Winning
(Certified 2x Platinum in the UK)
Swing When You're Winning
(Inspired by love of Frank Sinatra)
Escapology
(Success in the United States)
Live at Knebworth
(Live album)
Rudebox
(Mixed reviews)
Reality Killed the Video Star
(No background information)
In and Out of Consciousness: The Greatest Hits 1990-2010
(No background information)
Take the Crown
(No. 1 on UK Albums Chart)
Swings Both Ways
(No background information)
Under the Radar Volume
(No background information)
The Heavy Entertainment Show
(12th UK No. 1 album - on par with Madonna)
(A more detailed background can be found on Wikipedia.)
"Millennium" - First United States and Canadian single
"Radio" - No. 1 on UK Singles Chart*
*"Radio" was a compilation between Robbie Williams and Stephen Duffy
Awards -
Ivor Novello - 6 Nominations, 5 Wins
Brit Awards - 22 Nominations, 18 Wins
GQ Men of the Year - 3 Wins
Grammy - 2 Nominations
Italian Music Awards - 2 Nominations, 1 Win
Los Premios MTV Latinoamerica - 1 Nomination, 1 Win
MTV Asia - 4 Nominations, 1 Win
MTV Europe - 18 Nominations, 7 Wins
MTV Video Music - 2 Nominations, 2 Wins
NME Awards - 3 Nominations, 3 Wins
UK Music Video - 3 Nominations
- 1997 -
Best Male Singer (The Sun Newspaper - UK)
- 1998 -
Best Newcomer (Nordorff Robbins Silver Clef Award)
Best Male Vocalist (The London Awards)
Best Album - I've Been Expecting You (The Sun Newspaper)
Best Live Act (The Sun Newspaper)
Best Male Singer (The Sun Newspaper)
- 1999 -
Best Solo Artist (New Musical Express Premier Awards UK)
Most Popular Icon of the 20th Century (PlayStation)
- 2000 -
Best Male Solo Artist (Capital Radio Awards UK)
Best British - Single ("She's the One") & Video ("She's the One")
(Capital Radio Awards)
Best Songwriter (Q Awards)
- 2001 -
Best album (Sing When You're Winning)
(Capital Awards)
- 2002 -
Best Male Artist International (Echo Awards)*
*Echo is in the German music industry.
- 2003 -
Best International Male Artist (NRJ Radio Awards)
Best International Male Artist (Echo Awards)
Best International Artist Of the Year (Amadeus Music Awards)
Best Live Act (Q Awards)
- 2004 -
Best Male International (Echo Awards)
Best Music DVD (Echo Awards)
- 2005 -
Best Male International (Echo Awards)
- 2006 -
Best Male International (NRJ Music Awards)
Best Male International (Echo Awards)
- 2007 -
Best International Male (Echo Awards)
Best Music DVD (Echo Awards)
- 2010 -
Best International Male (Echo Awards)
Best International Male Artist (NRJ Music Awards)
Best Male Artist (Virgin Media Awards)
Best Collaboration Song (Q Awards)*
*"Shame" with Gary Barlow
- 2011 -
Best International Group - Take That (Echo Awards)
- 2012 -
Best Live Act (Virgin Media Awards)*
*with Take That
Best Male International (The Sun Newspaper)
- 2013 -
Best International Pop/Rock Artist (Echo Awards)
Q Idol (Q Awards)
- 2014 -
Best International Pop/Rock Artist (Echo Awards)
(A detailed background of Robbie Williams' accolades can be found on Wikipedia.)
To conclude this post in one word - Wow.
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