Cliff Richard burst onto the rock'n'roll world in 1958 with his hit Single Move It. He was then know as Britain's answer to Elvis Presley. His first film was Serious Charge followed by Expresso Bongo, Wonderful to Be Young! and Summer Holiday. Wonderful to Be Young! and Summer Holiday were both massive hits for Cliff in Britain and overseas where Cliff was now a major pop star. His next film, Swingers' Paradise (retitled It's Wonderful TO Be Young in the USA) was not as succesful as his other films. His other films were Finders Keepers, Two a Penny and Take Me High. Cliff has retained his popularity as a pop star in most parts of the world (excepting the US) as a major pop star and has had over 120 hit singles in the UK charts.


Highest selling single: "We Don't Talk Anymore" (1979), almost 5 million copies sold worldwide. Represented the United Kingdom in The Eurovision Song Contest (1973) (TV) (Concours Eurovision de la chanson) in 1968 - "Congratulations" & 1973 - "Power to all our friends". He has more Top 10 hits than any other artist - 65 at the last count (including 14 no.1s). He had 14 #1 hits between 1958 and 1999 - including his single "The Millenium Prayer" which reached #1 in November 1999. The only singer in the history of music to have a #1 hit in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1980 for his services to music. Winner of the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution in 1989. Winner of the British Record Industry Award for British Male Solo Artist in 1977. Announced his conversion to Christianity in 1966. He has never married and claims to have observed a celibate lifestyle since then.