Nik Kershaw

Birth : 1958-03-01, Bristol, United Kingdom

History

Nicholas David Kershaw (born 1 March 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Kershaw came to prominence in 1984 as a solo artist. He released eight singles that entered the Top 40 charts in the UK during the decade. His 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart through 1984 and 1985 beat all other solo artists. Kershaw appeared at the dual-venue concert Live Aid in 1985 and has also penned a number of hits for other artists. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Nik Kershaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Profile

Movies

Molly: The Real Thing

Over 50 high profile friends including; Kylie and Dannii Minogue, Hugh Jackman, Gene Simmons, Suzi Quatro, Tina Arena, Michael Gudinski, Kate Ceberano, Russell Morris, Colin Hay, Mark Seymour and Jimmy Barnes to name just a few, share their personal stories of the highs and lows of having the man in the hat in their life.

Mandoki Soulmates Budabest

Nik Kershaw - Live at O2 Shephard's Bush Empire

Himself

Nik and his band played the final date of a unique tour that featured tracks from 'EI8HT', Nik's latest studio album release and many others. Set 1: These Tears; Wide Boy; Somebody Loves You; Enjoy The Ride; Radio Musicola; Cowboys & Indians; Runaway; When A Heart Beats; Have A Nice Life; Rock of Ages; Don Quixote; Billy; You're The Best; The Riddle. Set 2: Cloak & Dagger; Shame on You; Dancing Girls; Faces; Gone to Pieces; Human Racing; Bogart; Wouldn't It Be Good; Drum Talk; I Won't Let The Sun Go Down; Roses; The Sky's The Limit; The One & Only.

Live in Germany 1984

Himself

Countdown - The Wonder Years 2

Self (archive footage)

Featuring the Original Live Countdown performances by the World biggest artists from the 70s and 80s

20 Years Ago Today - Live Aid

Himself

This concert film was created for the London premiére launch of Live Aid on dvd in November 2004. It contains selected highlights of the marathon fundraising concert that took place across two continents with worldwide TV coverage on july 13, 1985. The event was never re-broadcast and never available until the release of the Live Aid 4-dvd set almost 20 years later. The 52-minute premiére version allows you to relive the experience that was Live Aid with songs and excerpts from more than 40 live performances from the event

Live Aid

Self

Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"