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. Highest Selling Album: Private Collection (1988) Almost 2 Represented the United Kingdom in The Eurovision Song Contest (Concours Eurovision de la chanson) in 1968 - "Congratulations" & 1973 - "Power to all our friends". Sisters: Jacqueline Ann (born 21 November 1947), Joan (born 1950), Donella "Donna" (born 1943) He has more Top 10 hits than any other artist - 65 at the last count (including 14 no.1s). He is the second artist after Elvis Presley and The Beatles (joint 17) with the highest no. of UK no. 1s. He had 14 no.1s between 1958 and 1999 - including his single 'The Millenium Prayer' which reached no.1 in November 1999. He sparked rumours of a retirement on December 1999 after several radio stations playlisted his single 'The Millennium Prayer' on that month. The only singer in the history of music to have a #1 hit in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He figures prominently in Brendan O'Carroll's hilarious comic novel, "The Mammy" in which Agnes Browne, the main character, fulfills her life-long dream of "a dance with Cliff Richard" on Christmas Eve at the end of the novel. In the film, Agnes Browne (The Mammy), he was replaced by Tom Jones who plays himself. He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the order of the British Empire) in 1980 for his services to music. Estimated in 2006 to have sold 250 million albums during his career. Winner of the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution in 1989. Winner of the British Phonographic Industry Award for British Male Solo Artist in 1982. Winner of the British Record Industry Award for British Male Solo Artist in 1977.