Robbie Williams, about him

Robbie Williams

Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams born on 13 February 1974, Stoke on Trent is an English^[3] singer-songwriter, occasional actor, record producer and musician. His career started in 1990, at the age of 16, as a dancer and singer with the pop band Take That. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams left the group in 1995 to launch his solo career.

His debut album, Life thru a Lens was released on 1997, 29 September on EMI Records. The album produced a string of successful singles, including "Angels", which has became one of his well known songs to date. Other successful singles from the album include "Old Before I Die" and "South of the Border". Williams followed up the success of his first album with his second album I've Been Expecting You, released on EMI Records on 1998,26 October . Like his debut, the album charted at number one on the UK Album Charts and was successful on other worldwide album charts. The album produced Williams' first UK number one single to that point, "Millennium".

His third and fourth albums, Sing When You're Winning released on August 28, 2000 and Swing When You're Winning released on November 19, 2001 were well received by music critics, and like his previous albums; debuted at number one in the United Kingdom. Sing When Your Winning is more of a pop album, while Swing When Your Winning is more a jazz/big-band led album, in which William's claimed that "he always wanted to do a jazz album". From both albums, successful singles were released including, "Rock DJ" which was released from Sing When Your Winning and "Somethin' Stupid" (featuring Nicole Kidman) which was released from Swing When Your Winning.

Follow up album to Sing and Swing When Your Winning was Escapology, released on 2002, and on 28 November. No surprise came that Escapology debuted at number one on the UK Album Charts; making this William's fifth UK first album. Singles released included "Feel", "Come Undone", "Something Beautiful" and "Sexed Up", all of which were top 10 hits in the UK. In 2004, William's released a Greatest Hits album.

His 2005 Intensive Care album was one of the best selling album of 2005, and was the 53rd best selling album of the decade in the United Kingdom. Follow up album, Rudebox was however less successful in chart sales. After the release of Rudebox, Williams took a musical hiatus; and returned in 2009 with his long awaited Trevor Horn produced album, Reality Killed the Video Star, which became his first album throughout his career not to chart at #1 on the UK Album Charts.

Williams was born to Peter and Janet Williams in Stoke-on-Trent on 13 February 1974. He and his older sister, Sally, were raised by his mother, Janet, as she and his father, attempted stand-up comedian Peter "Parp" Conway, separated when Williams was three days old and since divorced. Williams attended Mill Hill Primary School and St Margaret Ward's Roman Catholic School where he was "touched" by music, and also attended dance school UKDDF in Tunstall, Staffordshire. He participated in several school plays, and his biggest role was that of the Artful Dodger in a production of Oliver, Prior to becoming involved in Take That, Williams worked as a double glazing salesman, but he was fired after being caught advising customers not to buy from the company.

Robbie Williams, Relationships

Williams has had romantic relationships with several well-known female celebrities, including Rachel Hunter^. The book Feel, written by Williams' friend, writer Chris Heath, details Williams' many sexual conquests during his European tour in 2003.

As of January 2007, Williams is dating Turkish-American actress Ayda Field. They have reportedly been together for almost three years. Despite several break up stories in the press, Williams and Field have been spotted together many times this year. And on 29 January 2008 they were pictured on vacation together at Mammoth Ski Resort in California, accompanied by Max Beesley. She was featured in a UFO documentary that Williams did for BBC Radio 4 in April^[151] and took part in a field investigation he did in Trout Lake, Washington in August 2008.

On 8 November 2008, Williams was spotted with Field at football match at the Emirates Stadium, where he was also seen with Gary Barlow accompanied by his two oldest children, and Williams' longtime friend Jonathan Wilkes.^[153] The couple has been living together in a mansion in Wiltshire since the beginning of 2009 according to The Sun.^[154] In October 2009 Field appeared in the video of Williams comeback single Bodies. Williams has been referring to Field as his "wife" in recent interviews.^[155]

In November 2009, Williams announced to Jonathan Ross that he was 'in love' with Field. On 26 November 2009 Robbie Williams proposed to Ayda Field live on the Australian radio channel 2dayfm in an interview on the Kyle and Jackie O Show. However, it was later revealed by Williams' manager that it was "done as a joke following suggestions it was a stunt which was set up prior to the radio show." His spokesman confirmed: 'He did say it, but he did it in a jocular manner, "They are not engaged". A few days later

Robbie Williams, Wealth

In 2009, the Sunday Times Rich List claimed he was worth over £80 million, down from £105 million the previous year.

Williams is a lifelong supporter of Port Vale, based in his home town of Stoke-on-Trent. In February 2006 he bought £240,000 worth of shares in the club, making him the majority shareholder. He also has a restaurant at Vale Park named in his honour.

William's himself denied the engagement, using his official blog to say "Hey all, We are not engaged. Rob".

Source : Wikipedia