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Nik Kershaw

Nicholas David Kershaw (born 1 March 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer.

Kershaw came to prominence in 1984 as a solo artist. He released eight singles that entered the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during the decade, including "Wouldn't It Be Good", "Dancing Girls", "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "Human Racing", "The Riddle", "Wide Boy", "Don Quixote" and "When a Heart Beats". His 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart through 1984 and 1985 beat all other solo artists. Kershaw appeared at the multi-venue benefit concert Live Aid in 1985 and has also penned a number of hits for other artists, including a UK No. 1 single in 1991 for Chesney Hawkes, "The One and Only".

Albums

1984 The Riddle
1984 Human Racing
1986 Radio Musicola
1989 The Works
1998 15 Minutes
2001 To Be Frank
2006 You’ve Got to Laugh
2010 No Frills
2012 Ei8ht
2020 Oxymoron
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