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Nik Kershaw

Nik Kershaw (born Nicholas David Kershaw, 1 March 1958) is an English
singer-songwriter. The one time jazz-funk guitarist was a 1980s teen idol. His
62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1984 beat all other soloists. Kershaw
appeared at Live Aid, and penned hits for Let Loose, The Hollies and a number
1 for Chesney Hawkes, "The One and Only". 1970sBorn in Bristol, ... read more

Watch: Interview

Interview video

Singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw talks to our presenter Pete Donaldson about his latest album, before his performance at...
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Listen: Calling in to Who's Calling Christian Big in the 80s

Calling in to Who's Calling Christian Big in the 80s audio

Nik Kershaw told Christian about heading to Australia with all the other big 80s acts and called us on behalf of the...
→ Posted 7 October 2011 1.04pm — Comment on this

Watch: Interview

Interview video

Nik Kershaw talks about his new material as well as watching his own material on Youtube, all while sitting in the...
→ Posted 23 August 2011 3.34pm — Comment on this

Photos: Rewind Festival 2011

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Listen: Nik Kershaw - Part 2

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Listen: Nik Kershaw - Part 1

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Pete Townshend - Pete Townshend Rocks Prince's Trust Gala

Pete Townshend and Boy George topped an impressive bill at the Princes Trust Rock Gala at the Royal Albert Hall in London last night 23 11 11 The pair were joined by vete...
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Today; Live Aid 25; London: Just Off the Plane | Radio review

All eyes, and ears, are on the new Radio 4 controller Gywneth WilliamsTim Davie, he of the shut-no-hang-on-I-meant-save-6-Music digital "strategy", has played it safe wit...
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Robyn: unchained melodies

She was a teen pop star who stepped off the conveyor belt. Now Robyn Carlsson is singing about fembots, working with Snoop Dogg and dabbling in the avant garde.It's a war...
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Alexis Petridis: They're stringing us along. Again

The string vest is back in fashion, so if you really want to look like Jimmy Savile, rush down the shops nowRevivals should, by nature, be an editing process. You tactful...
→ Posted 15 May 2010 12.34am — Comment on this

Top songs

The 5 most played Nik Kershaw songs in the past year.

  • Wouldn't it be good  220 plays
  • The Riddle  218 plays
  • I won't let the sun go down on me  170 plays
  • Radio Musicola  1 plays
  • Bogart  1 plays

Played on

Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Nik Kershaw over the past year.

  1. Absolute 80s 609 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 25 plays

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