Nik Kershaw (born Nicholas David Kershaw, 1 March 1958, Bristol, England) is an English singer-songwriter. The one time jazz-funk guitarist was a mid 1980s teen idol. His 50 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 #1 for Chesney Hawkes.

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  • Nik Kershaw (born Nicholas David Kershaw, 1 March 1958, Bristol, England) is an English singer-songwriter. The one time jazz-funk guitarist was a mid 1980s teen idol. His 50 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 #1 for Chesney Hawkes.
  • Nicholas David Kershaw ist ein englischer Popmusiker.
  • Nicholas David "Nik" Kershaw on 1980-luvulla suosiota saavuttanut brittiläinen laulaja-lauluntekijä. Kershaw syntyi Bristolissa ja sai vuonna 1983 levytyssopimuksen MCA Recordsilta. Debyyttisingle "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" ilmestyi pian ja sitä seurasi läpimurtokappale "Wouldn't It Be Good". Laulaja julkaisi MCA:lle kaikkiaan neljä albumia: Human Racing (1984), The Riddle (1984), Radio Musicola ja The Works. Hän ei kuitenkaan ole koskaan lopettanut uraansa täysin. Kershaw kuului Live Aidin esiintyjiin heinäkuussa 1985. Hän muutti marraskuussa 2003 erilleen puolisostaan Sheristä, jonka kanssa hän oli mennyt naimisiin jo vuonna 1983. Parilla on kolme yhteistä lasta.
  • Nik Kershaw est un chanteur anglais né à Bristol le 1 mars 1958. On lui doit surtout deux tubes au milieu des années 1980, Wouldn't It Be Good et The Riddle.
  • Nel 1983 firma un contratto cn la MCA Records ed esordisce con il brano I Won't Let the sun go down on me. Agli inizi del 1984 Kershaw realizza la sua canzone simbolo: Wouldn't It Be Good, con un video in cui sembra un alieno. La canzone si stabilì al 4o posto nella UK Singles Chart, ed ebbe grande successo in Europa, specialmente in Germania, Italia, Svizzera e Scandinavia.
  • Nik Kershaw is een Brits popmuzikant. Het is de artiestennaam van Nicolas David Kershaw. Hij veranderde zijn naam in Nik omdat dat makkelijker was en beter stond. De naam Nik Kershaw zou uiteindelijk gebruikt worden op iedere single dan wel ieder album.
  • Nicholas «Nik» David Kershaw, er en engelsk sanger og låtskriver. Han hadde flere synthpop-hits på 1980-tallet, inkludert «I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me», «Wouldn't It Be Good»" og «The Riddle».
  • Nick Kershaw - - angielski piosenkarz i kompozytor muzyki pop, popularny w latach 80. XX wieku. Znany przede wszystkim z utworów "Wouldn't it Be Good" oraz "The Riddle".
  • Nicholas David Kershaw foi um cantores de grande sucesso nos anos 80 na Inglaterra. Nasceu em Bristol (Inglaterra), em 1 de Março de 1958.
  • Nik Kershaw, född 1 mars 1958 i Bristol, England, är en brittisk popsångare och låtskrivare. Han hade flera hits under 1980-talet, bland andra "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "Wouldn't It Be Good" och "The Riddle".
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  • Nik Kershaw (born Nicholas David Kershaw, 1 March 1958, Bristol, England) is an English singer-songwriter. The one time jazz-funk guitarist was a mid 1980s teen idol. His 50 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 #1 for Chesney Hawkes.
  • Nicholas David Kershaw ist ein englischer Popmusiker.
  • Nicholas David "Nik" Kershaw on 1980-luvulla suosiota saavuttanut brittiläinen laulaja-lauluntekijä. Kershaw syntyi Bristolissa ja sai vuonna 1983 levytyssopimuksen MCA Recordsilta. Debyyttisingle "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" ilmestyi pian ja sitä seurasi läpimurtokappale "Wouldn't It Be Good". Laulaja julkaisi MCA:lle kaikkiaan neljä albumia: Human Racing (1984), The Riddle (1984), Radio Musicola ja The Works. Hän ei kuitenkaan ole koskaan lopettanut uraansa täysin.
  • Nik Kershaw est un chanteur anglais né à Bristol le 1 mars 1958. On lui doit surtout deux tubes au milieu des années 1980, Wouldn't It Be Good et The Riddle.
  • Nel 1983 firma un contratto cn la MCA Records ed esordisce con il brano I Won't Let the sun go down on me. Agli inizi del 1984 Kershaw realizza la sua canzone simbolo: Wouldn't It Be Good, con un video in cui sembra un alieno. La canzone si stabilì al 4o posto nella UK Singles Chart, ed ebbe grande successo in Europa, specialmente in Germania, Italia, Svizzera e Scandinavia.
  • Nik Kershaw is een Brits popmuzikant. Het is de artiestennaam van Nicolas David Kershaw. Hij veranderde zijn naam in Nik omdat dat makkelijker was en beter stond. De naam Nik Kershaw zou uiteindelijk gebruikt worden op iedere single dan wel ieder album.
  • Nicholas «Nik» David Kershaw, er en engelsk sanger og låtskriver. Han hadde flere synthpop-hits på 1980-tallet, inkludert «I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me», «Wouldn't It Be Good»" og «The Riddle».
  • Nick Kershaw - - angielski piosenkarz i kompozytor muzyki pop, popularny w latach 80. XX wieku. Znany przede wszystkim z utworów "Wouldn't it Be Good" oraz "The Riddle".
  • Nicholas David Kershaw foi um cantores de grande sucesso nos anos 80 na Inglaterra. Nasceu em Bristol (Inglaterra), em 1 de Março de 1958.
  • Nik Kershaw, född 1 mars 1958 i Bristol, England, är en brittisk popsångare och låtskrivare. Han hade flera hits under 1980-talet, bland andra "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "Wouldn't It Be Good" och "The Riddle".
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