“compassion should be shown anyway. Well, thank you.”
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Robbie Williams
Robert Peter Williams is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, launching a solo career in 1996. His debut studio album, Life thru a Lens, was released in 1997, and included his best-selling single "Angels". His second album, I've Been Expecting You, featured the songs "Millennium" and "She's the One", his first and second number o…
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entertainment · English singer (born 1974) · singer · record producer · songwriter · film actor · composer · musician · also Robbie Williams, Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams, Williams
Born 13 February 1974 · Q47875
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2026· 29 entries
“but that might be something as easily explained as light pollution.”
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“It could be a piece of nothing,”
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“So, Dr Leir, this was given to you last night. Are you excited about what it may be?”
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“d recognise Dr Leir if he saw him. He has been a talking head on UFO documentaries Robbie has watched. And, sure enough, he spots him in the coffee shop adjacent to the casino. Robbie says he feels starstruck around UFO experts in the way other people feel starstruck around pop stars.”
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“and coming back and all your friends going,”
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“Mum was a tarot card reader. She”
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“What is it he encounters from people?”
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“But I’m an impetuous bugger, and I want them out now, now, now!”
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“I want you to hear them, otherwise they’re just going to remain in my computer!”
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“Do I unashamedly want to still be one of the biggest artists in the world? Yeah, I do ... I”
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Diario de Ibiza: Robbie Williams, Miss Monique y Carl Cox: la sorpresa que encendió [UNVRS] Ibiza
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Contactmusic: Robbie Williams to be honoured with his own limited‑edition Panini sticker
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CBC: Robin Williams's children revive late actor's Instagram amid 'rampant AI abuse'
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Published video “Robbie Williams, Miss Monique - Beauty In Us | Live at Tomorrowland MainStage”.
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Published video “Robbie Williams & Miss Monique - Beauty In Us (Tomorrowland Preview)”.
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Public attention spiked: 48,655 Wikipedia readers in one day, 12.7× the usual 3,822, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 14,728 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.9× the usual 3,822, with 0 article edits.
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Published video “Robbie Williams - Bite Your Tongue (Pub Sign Video)”.
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Published video “Robbie Williams - All My Life (Official Video)”.
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The Guardian: Robbie Williams breaks the Beatles’ record for UK No 1 albums, with 16th chart-topper
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Published video “Robbie Williams - G.E.M.B (Official Lyric Video)”.
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Published video “Robbie Williams - Fucking Amazing (Official Lyric Video)”.
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Published video “Robbie Williams - 100% Beau (Official Lyric Video)”.
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Published video “Robbie Williams - Comment Section (Official Lyric Video)”.
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Published video “Robbie Williams - Selfish Disco (Official Lyric Video)”.
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Published video “Robbie Williams - It’s OK Until The Drugs Stop Working (Official Lyric Video)”.
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The Guardian: Robbie Williams: Britpop review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
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Released album “BRITPOP”.
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2025· 10 entries
The Guardian: Robbie Williams review – tiny Camden gig offers blinding star wattage – and a surprising new song about Morrissey
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Williams released the single "Human", which features Mexican sibling pop-duo Jesse & Joy
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The Guardian: Masculinity, mental health, cat food – Robbie Williams’s comeback has it all | Lauren O'Neill
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The Guardian: Robbie Williams review – dazzling superstar glow from the ‘King of Entertainment’
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The Guardian: Robbie Williams: Radical Honesty review – ‘Tone deaf, self-important, incredibly bad art’
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The Guardian: Robbie Williams says he feels ‘panic’ when fans approach in public
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The Guardian: ‘Best of the best’: Robbie Williams buys Eric Morecambe’s glasses for £20,000
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The Guardian: Aacta awards 2025: Robbie Williams’ Better Man and Boy Swallows Universe dominate Australian film and TV prizes
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The Guardian: ‘I hate this movie, and I haven’t even seen it’ – Americans won’t let a chimp Robbie Williams entertain them
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The Guardian: Thousands swarm to free Robbie Williams gig at maxed out Fed Square in Melbourne
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2024· 2 entries
The Guardian: Better Man review – Robbie Williams monkeys around in a raw and emotional biopic
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Released album “Better Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack”.
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2022· 1 entry
Released album “XXV”.
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2020· 1 entry
Williams received backlash for defending the widely debunked Pizzagate conspiracy theory
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2019· 3 entries
Released album “The Christmas Present”.
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Released album “Under the Radar, Vol. 3”.
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Collaborated with British comedian Jimmy Carr, co-writing the lyrics for "Live in Las Vegas" – the opening song of Williams's residency at the Wynn Las Vegas
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2018· 2 entries
It was announced that Williams and Guy Chambers would write the music and lyrics, with a book by Mark Ravenhill for the stage musical adaptation of David Walliams' children's book The Boy in the Dress for the Royal Shake
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Page delayed Williams' plans for an underground swimming pool, stating that construction work would damage The Tower House
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2017· 2 entries
Released album “Under the Radar, Vol. 2”.
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Sold his mansion in Beverly Hills to DJ Khaled for $9
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2016· 3 entries
Released album “The Heavy Entertainment Show”.
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“But I am an impetuous bugger, and I want them out now, now, now!”
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Moved into Woodland House, a £17 million mansion in the Kensington area of London
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2015· 1 entry
Released album “Let Me Entertain You Tour Live: The Best of Paris”.
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2014· 10 entries
Released album “Under the Radar, Vol. 1”.
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Released album “Swings Both Ways Live - Vienna 29.04.2014”.
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“num comentário para enlouquecer sua gravadora, durante uma feira de música em Cannes, na França.”
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With support of clothing company Primark
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Collaborated with Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii, lending his vocals to "The Days"
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“Oh I haven't got a clue what to do with you,Jesus all the things my head is going through.”
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“Robbie Williams, cantor, admitindo que, com medo de dormir sozinho, coloca um guarda-costas aos pés da cama.”
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Was awarded the freedom of his hometown of Stoke-on-Trent and had a tourist trail created and streets named in his honour
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“I met Courtney Love and she said she'd like to sleep with me, but she couldn't cos of my "pop-star thing"… so I said to her I couldn't sleep with her either - cos of her 'ugly thing...”
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“referindo-se ao programa Altas Horas e ao apresentador Serginho Groisman.”
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2013· 5 entries
Released album “One Night at the Palladium”.
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Released album “Swings Both Ways”.
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Released album “Live: Take the Crown Stadium Tour 2013: 07.08.2013 Olympiastadion Munich”.
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Released album “Live: Take the Crown Stadium Tour 2013: 17.07.2013 Krieau Vienna”.
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Released album “Live: Take the Crown Stadium Tour 2013: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, UK”.
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2012· 8 entries
Released ep “Different”.
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Released album “Live at the O2: 24.11.2012”.
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Released album “Take the Crown”.
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Released album “Greatest Hits Collection”.
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Bringing Williams' Chrysalis/Virgin recordings full circle to Universal
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Williams recorded a duet with Mexican recording artist Thalía for the Spanish song "Te quiero dijiste (Muñequita linda)", included on her album Habítame Siempre
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Williams and Jones worked together again on the song "On My Own", b-side of his single "Different"
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Williams entered into a sustained writing and production relationship with Tim Metcalfe and Flynn Francis; the team shaped the anthemic pop-rock sound of Take the Crown (2012)
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2011· 3 entries
Williams announced he was working with entrepreneur Peter Jones in developing a clothing line called Farrell in honour of his grandfather Jack Farrell
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Had been experiencing lethargy caused by a type of hormone imbalance called andropause for a number of years, and thought at first it was a return of his depression
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Take That frontman Gary Barlow confirmed that Williams had left the band for a second time to focus on his solo career, although he stated that the departure was amicable and that Williams was welcome to rejoin Take That
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2010· 7 entries
Released ep “Last Days of Disco”.
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Awarded NRJ Music Award for International Male Artist of the Year (2010).
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Released ep “Morning Sun”.
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Released album “In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990–2010”.
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To co-write and perform lead vocals on their album Progress, which became the second-fastest-selling album in UK chart history and the fastest-selling record of the century at the time
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Announced the release of "Shame", a duet with Take That lead singer songwriter Gary Barlow, as the first single from his greatest hits collection, In and Out of Consciousness: The Greatest Hits 1990–2010, which was ce
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Williams and comedian/actor Russell Brand along with Frank Skinner, David Baddiel and singer-songwriter Ian Broudie (of the Lightning Seeds), under the name "the Squad", recorded a new version of "Three Lions", the Engla
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2009· 6 entries
Released album “Reality Killed the Video Star”.
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Released ep “Bodies”.
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Released album “Songbook”.
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Released ep “Live From London”.
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Williams worked with producer Trevor Horn for Reality Killed the Video Star, combining classic pop songwriting with rich electronic production
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Released album “BBC Electric Proms”.
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2007· 1 entry
Reportedly after Williams discovered two players had swindled him out of £200,000
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2006· 5 entries
Released album “And Through It All: Robbie Williams Live 1997—2006”.
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Released album “Rudebox”.
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Awarded NRJ Music Award for International Male Artist of the Year (2006).
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Williams emigrated to Los Angeles
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2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 at Old Trafford, and Etihad Stadium in Manchester and Wembley Stadium, Stamford Bridge, and the London Stadium in London
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2005· 6 entries
Released album “Intensive Care”.
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Williams provided the voice of Dougal in the film adaption of The Magic Roundabout
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Released album “B-Sides & Rarities”.
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The British public voted "Angels" the song they would most like played at their funeral
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Released album “The Best So Far”.
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Williams founded a football team called Los Angeles Vale F
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2004· 4 entries
Released album “Greatest Hits”.
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Was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame after being voted the Greatest Artist of the 1990s
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Released album “Superhits”.
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Was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame, after being voted as the Greatest artist of the 1990s
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2003· 6 entries
Released album “Live at Knebworth”.
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Released album “The Robbie Williams Show”.
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And was also released on the film's soundtrack CD
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Released album “The Love Songs”.
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Released album “Mega Mix Part II: Escapology Medley”.
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Drew over 375,000 people, the UK's biggest music event to that point
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2002· 3 entries
Released album “Escapology”.
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Williams appeared on the track "My Culture" on the 1 Giant Leap album, alongside rapper Maxi Jazz (which features lyrics from the hidden track "Hello Sir" from Life thru a Lens)
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Williams signed a record-breaking £80 million contract with EMI
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2001· 10 entries
Released album “Live at the Albert”.
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Released album “Swing When You’re Winning”.
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– the album was recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles
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Released album “Rules of Life”.
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Released album “Supreme Angels and Millionaires”.
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Released ep “Better Man”.
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When "Somethin' Stupid" and Swing When You're Winning were number one on the singles and albums chart respectively
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Williams recorded "We Are the Champions" with Queen for the 2001 medieval adventure film A Knight's Tale
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Released ep “Supreme Hits”.
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Williams, Brian May and Roger Taylor released a new version of "We Are the Champions" for the movie A Knight's Tale
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2000· 4 entries
Released album “Sing When You’re Winning”.
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Released album “Hit Collection 2000”.
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Released album “Live in Manchester”.
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Got a tattoo of the phrase "Elvis Grant Me Serenity" and he also played as an Elvis impersonator in the music video for his song "Advertising Space" (2005)
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1999· 5 entries
Released album “The Ego Has Landed”.
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Released album “Very Best”.
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Released album “Best Hits ’99”.
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Williams began work on his third studio album
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Williams was signed to Capitol Records in the United States, a part of EMI
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1998· 2 entries
Released album “I’ve Been Expecting You”.
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Released ep “Angels”.
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1997· 3 entries
Released album “Life Thru a Lens”.
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Williams was in a month-long relationship with Spice Girls singer Melanie Chisholm; also in 2000, Williams was in a short-term relationship with Geri Halliwell, another member of Spice Girls
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And included his best-selling single "Angels"
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1996· 1 entry
With a cover of George Michael's "Freedom", which reached number two in the UK Singles Chart
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1990· 1 entry
The sixteen-year-old Williams was the youngest member to join Take That
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1974· 1 entry
Born 1974-02-13.
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