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'''Robert Peter Williams''' ([[Burslem]], [[13 febraio]] [[1974]]) è un cantante pop [[Regno unito|Inglese]].
==Biografia==
===Take That===
La carriera di Williams iniziò con il gruppo [[Take That]] che fu formato nel [[1990]] e che ebbero successo. la loro popolarità portò a un succeguirsi di gruppi simili nel regno unito. <!--Tuttavià, it has since been suggested that Williams' 'roguish' qualities meant that he didn't fit into the band, and he frequently battled with his fellow band members and his management.--> Robbie lasciò il gruppo nel [[1995]]. Nel Novembre 2005, [[ITV1]] mostrò un documentario sui Take That, includendo i motivi per cui Robbie lasciò il gruppo e le interviste con Williams e con gli altri membri del gruppo.
===Carriera da solista===
====Dopo i Take That====
Dopo aver lasciato i Take That, Williams si immerse nello stile di vita [[rock & roll]]. <!--Questo incluse un infame presenza durante [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]'s headlining set at [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]] in [[1995]]. Questo portò a una battaglia publicittaria contro [[droga|le droghe]] e l'[[alcolismo]], durante la quale which he put on nearly 40 pounds (18 kg) and was often seen in public poorly dressed, dirty and unshaven. After a well-publicised fallout with Oasis, [[Noel Gallagher]] famously refused to recognise him as anything but "that fat dancer from Take That".
At the time, British media speculated that the badly-behaved Williams would not be a success as a standalone musician.
====''Life Thru A Lens''====
By [[1996]] Williams was ready to launch his solo career proper. His first [[single]], "[[Freedom '90|Freedom '90]]" (a [[cover]] of the popular [[1990]] [[George Michael]] tune) was released in [[August]] [[1996]]. After a period in a [[drug rehabilitation]] clinic, this was followed up by "Old Before I Die" in [[1997]]. Both singles reached number 2 in the [[UK]] charts and were considered successful. This led to his first solo album, ''[[Life Thru A Lens]]'', later that year.
====''Angels''====
The next single from ''Life Thru A Lens'' was "Angels", released in December [[1997]]. The song's popularity propelled the album to number 1 on the album charts, 28 weeks after the album was first released. The 'ballad'-style song is credited with single-handedly rescuing Williams' career, and has proved to be his most popular to date, although it never reached the top of the (UK) Singles Chart.
"Angels" was voted best song of the last 25 years by [[BBC]] [[Radio 2]] listeners, and recieved a special award at the 25th [[Brit Awards]] ceremony, held at [[Earls Court]], [[London]], in [[February]] [[2005]].
Williams quickly became a [[celebrity]] in the [[UK]] with a number of other top ten singles, which would typically gather only minor interest in the [[USA]]. "Millennium", built around a sample of the [[James Bond]] theme "[[You Only Live Twice]]", was a [[UK]] #1 hit in late [[1998]], but only peaked at #72 in [[United States|America]].
====''I've Been Expecting You''====
His second album, ''[[I've Been Expecting You]]'', continued in the James Bond/spy theme and topped the UK charts in October 1998. In [[1999]] he collaborated with singer [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] of the [[Lenny Kravitz]] song, "Are You Gonna Go My Way?" on the album [[Reload (Tom Jones album)|Reload]], which they also performed together at the [[Brit Awards]].
====''Sing When You're Winning''====
[[Image:Robbie Williams Sing When You're Winning cover.jpg|200px|right]]
Williams' next album, ''[[Sing When You're Winning]]'', was released in [[2000]]. The album contained the controversial single "Rock DJ", which reached number 1 in the UK charts and was a minor hit in the [[United States]].
Some controversy surrounded the single's accompanying [[music video]], which featured Williams in a [[roller disco]] surrounded by ravenous female fans. In the video, Williams strips [[nude]] for the fans, then (using [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] technology) he is shown 'stripping off' his [[skin]], [[muscle]] tissue and [[organ (anatomy)|organs]] and feeding them to the female dancers. The video ends with Williams, now nothing but a skeleton, still dancing to the music.
The video was nominated for an [[MTV Video Music Award]], but the combination of nudity and violence led to a negative public reaction, which has been cited as temporarily ending his career's momentum in the [[US]]. It is said that the frontal nudity was edited out in the US while the gore was left in, while the opposite was true for the UK. Even after the editing, the video's ending was cut by many TV stations around the world, and in some countries the whole video was banned ([[VH1 Europe]] made their own video for the song out of recording studio footage). Williams has since built a reputation for appearing nude (or nearly nude) in photographs, videos and live performances.
====''Swing When You're Winning''====
In [[2001]], Williams released an [[album (music)|album]] of cover songs from the [[1950s]] and [[1960s]]. The album, ''[[Swing When You're Winning]]'', contained [[jazz]], [[blues]] and [[pop]] standards such as "Ain't That A Kick In The Head" and "Mack The Knife". It also included a duet with [[Nicole Kidman]], hot off the [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-nominated success of her movie musical ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' (2001), singing a cover of the [[Frank Sinatra|Frank]] and [[Nancy Sinatra]] classic "Something Stupid". Williams' cover of the [[Bobby Darin]] classic "[[Beyond the Sea (song)|Beyond the Sea]]" was later included in the soundtrack of the film ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' (2003) in an attempt to re-establish his appeal in the US.
====''Escapology''====
[[Image:Robbie Williams Escapology cover.jpg|200px|right]]
In [[2002]], Williams briefly stopped working with his long-term writing partner [[Guy Chambers]], but they reunited six months later to work on the next album, ''[[Escapology (album)|Escapology]]''. The album was released in November [[2002]]; its cover art depicts Williams dangling from a crane in bare feet, symbolising the [[escapology]] theme. The album received mixed reviews. Its first single, "Feel", was a successful European hit, accompanied by a black and white [[music video]] featuring actress [[Darryl Hannah]]. The video for the next single, "Come Undone", was heavily censored by [[MTV Networks Europe]] for depicting a debauched (but fully-clothed) Williams having three-way [[sexual intercourse|sex]] with two women. The video also showed unsettling images of [[insect]]s and [[reptile]]s.
Despite the album's pop-based sound, ''Escapology'' did nothing to improve Williams' reputation in the US and Canada, where he was still largely unrecognised. Amidst the poor reviews and the controversy surrounding the music videos, it was confirmed that Williams and Guy Chambers were to part ways permanently.
====''Intensive Care''====
[[Image:Robbie Williams Intensive Care cover.jpg|200px|right]]
Three years later, Williams released ''[[Intensive Care]]'', an album co-written with ex-[[Duran Duran]] member [[Stephen Duffy]] in Williams' bedroom-cum-studio. The album's lyrics are popularly interpreted as Williams taking stock of his life. It features designs for a set of [[tarot]] cards by [[comic book]] creators [[Grant Morrison]] and [[Frank Quitely]]. Morrison and Williams became friends after Williams attended one of Morrison's talks in [[Los Angeles]].
The album was released in a highly-publicised worldwide launch on [[9 October]] [[2005]]. Williams launched the album from [[Berlin]], [[Germany]], which was broadcast live to cinemas and theatres around the world in a high-definition "cine-cast". It was also shown on [[22 October]] [[2005]] on [[Channel 4]]. During the album launch, Williams declared himself the new "King of Pop", a title that once belonged to [[Michael Jackson]] but had fallen out of use after his declining popularity and criminal trial.
Williams had initially announced that the album would not be released in [[North America]], but popular demand led to its release on [[iTunes]] in the US and the UK. The album was released domestically in Canada. Williams said of his continued low popularity in the US, "I think the way for me to win America's heart is to perform, and if I was really concerned about breaking big [in the US] then there'd be a tour." Williams later indicated that he would neither release his album in the States nor tour there, claiming he has everything he wants without doing this.
Williams states that ''Intensive Care'' is his best work yet. It reached the number 1 spot on the UK charts for one week, and made the top spot in other countries as well. "Tripping", the first single from the album, reached number 2 in the UK chart before being outsold by the trio Sugababes.
====Recent career====
In [[2002]], the [[UK]] public voted Williams to be on the [[BBC]]'s list of the 100 Greatest Britons (at number 77). He was also voted 17th in [[Channel 4]]'s 100 Worst Britons poll.
[[Image:Chris Heath Feel cover.jpg|thumb|Cover of ''Feel'', a biography by Chris Heath.]]
A best-selling official biography written by Chris Heath, "Feel", was published in [[2004]]. It chronicled events that led up to to the "Live Summer Tour 2003", during which Williams performed live to more than a 375,000 people over three nights in August 2003 at Knebworth Park in Hertfordshire; this has become known as the biggest UK rock concert ever. Former Take That band member [[Mark Owen]] appeared with Williams on the third day, while 3.5 million more watched live on television and on the Internet. Leading up to Knebworth, in [[December]] [[2003]], Williams toured [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] alongside [[Duran Duran]].
Since his split with songwriter Guy Chambers, Williams has faced some questions about his own songwriting abilities. Armed with a new writing partner, Stephen Duffy, Williams has penned several new songs, including the UK number 1 hit "Radio" and the more reflective "Misunderstood".
Both tunes are taken from Williams' 19-track "Greatest Hits" album, released in [[October]] [[2004]]. In [[February]] [[2005]], Williams received the British music industry's award for the best song of the past quarter century, "Angels", the song Williams credits with giving him a solo career.
Williams also performed at [[Live 8 concert, London|the Live 8 concert in London]], [[2005]], where he was acknowledged as one of the stars of the show. An amusing incident happened at Live 8 when he asked the crowd to sing along with his hit song 'Feel', in which many in the crowd in [[Hyde Park]] were not familiar with. He jokingly covered it up and got a well-received laugh from the incident.
Following in the footsteps of [[Freddie Mercury]] [[Live Aid]] twenty years before, Williams got the entire crowd at Hyde Park to chant along with "[[We Will Rock You]]", showcasing Williams' ability to grab the crowd's energy.
The eclectic heartthrob, who clinched the best male performer prize at the MTV Europe Music Awards last week, only managed to top the album charts for one week with sixth and latest album ''Intensive Care'' before being overtaken by the new [[Westlife]] album ''[[Face to Face]]''.
Robbie Williams claimed the title of Britain's biggest-selling pop act of the still-very-young 21st century, selling 6.3 million albums since 2000, narrowly beating [[Coldplay]] to the top rank. He also set a world record, as defined by the [[Guinness Book of Records]], by selling over 1.6 million tickets for his 2006 world tour in one day on [[November 19]], 2005, beating a previous mark of 1 million tickets set by [['N Sync]] in 2000. {{ref|tickets}}
===Williams' lifestyle===
[[Image:Robbie kissing fan.jpg|thumb|Williams kissing a fan during a performance.]]
Williams has left the UK and now lives in [[Los Angeles, California]]. He remains single. Speculation about his ambiguous sexuality and romantic life is rampant in the British media. Williams likes to encourage an image as a smooth womaniser and there are numerous widely-circulated Internet accounts, allegedly written by Williams' female sexual partners, claiming his considerable prowess as a lover. He regularly plucks female fans from the audience of his live performances and [[french kiss]]es them on stage.
Williams, a self-confessed attention seeker, has garnered a reputation for pushing the envelope in regards to male nudity. Though it is quite common for female celebrities to appear scantily clad in photographs (and in fact often expected of them), this is far less common for men. Williams' tendency to pose provocatively has gone from somewhat light-hearted "mooning" and "pants-down" photos early in his career to more sexually explicit content. In [[2004]] the [[Germany|German]] website set up by his record label to promote his music posted an allegedly nude photograph of Williams with his crotch area blurred out. They promised that if one million people clicked on the photo they would unblur the area and reveal the nudity. Once unblurred it was revealed that Williams was in fact holding some sort of phallus in front of his actual genitals so that they could not be seen; 24 hours later even this was covered by a miniature cut-out of his album cover.
Subsequently Williams has stated in a variety of press interviews that he considers himself to be a [[naturist]]/[[nudist]] at heart, jokingly commenting that he will "end up being one of those dads who embarasses" his children. In late [[2005]] a campaign called "Get More" was launched by William's label to promote his album ''Intensive Care''. A video at the website featured thirty seconds of various camera close-ups of William's nude body, culminating in a four second full body shot where he was frontally nude and fondling his penis [http://www.robbiewilliams.co.uk [1]]. Such blatant incorporation of nudity in an advertising campaign is virtually unheard of for a pop singer of either gender.
Williams, now aged 31, has had mental health problems throughout his career, most notably his struggle with depression, insecurity and self loathing. He was reported to be suffering an addiction to anti-depressants in 2005. In his fly-on-the-wall documentary ''[[Nobody Someday]]'' (2001) he repeatedly mocked his flamboyant but puppet like behaviour on stage and felt that the persona and 'brand' of Robbie Williams Popstar was a fake that he increasingly felt uncomfotable with. In more recent documentaries he anguishes to become a credible artist in the eyes of the serious music press.
Williams is regarded with bafflement by some observers, who note that he seems to have achieved huge success in the UK with only moderate looks, a mediocre singing voice and an unimpressive musical background. His time as member of a boyband does not seem to have hampered his 'cool' image.
Much of Williams' success can be attributed to his 'cheeky chappy' persona and ironic sensibility much loved by his UK fans. This is perhaps a major reason why Williams has failed to make any impact in the USA - without appreciating his ironic persona Americans see him as arrogant and self-aggrandising. Williams has said in interviews he hates performing, and compares his style to old-school UK comedian [[Norman Wisdom]]. Yet UK fans highlight the energy and entertainment value of his live performances as a major part of his appeal. Others remain unconvinced by what they see as mainly hype.
According to The Sun, Williams spent £8million on a luxury boys' toy - a top of the range 115ft Athena cruiser from Italy's leading boat company, Riva. His boat can sleep 24 people and that's not even counting the eight crew. Williams felt the boat was the perfect way to disappear without being recognised.-->
==Discografia==
===Studio Album===
* ''[[Life Thru A Lens]]'' (1997); #1 UK
* ''[[I've Been Expecting You]]'' #1 UK (1998 (UK) / 2002 (US))
* ''[[The Ego Has Landed]]'' (1999); #63 US (Uscito solo nel nord america) vendite negli USA: 596,000
* ''[[Sing When You're Winning]]'' (2000); #1 UK, #110 US Vendite negli USA: 134,000
* ''[[Swing When You're Winning]]'' (2001); #1 UK
* ''[[Escapology (album)|Escapology]]'' (2002); #1 UK, #43 US Vendite negli USA: 137,000
* ''[[Intensive Care (album)|Intensive Care]]'' (2005); #1 UK, #1 AUS
=== Album live e Compilation ===
* ''[[Live at Knebworth]]'' (2003); #2 UK,
* ''Live Summer 2003'' (o anche ''Knebworth'') (2003)
* ''[[Greatest Hits (Robbie Williams album)|Greatest Hits]]'' (2004); #1 UK, #1 AUS
===Singoli===
'''Singoli non album:'''
* Ago 1996 "[[Freedom (canzone)|Freedom]]" UK: #2 GER: #10
'''da ''Life Thru A Lens'' (and "The Ego Has Landed"):'''
* Apr 1997 "[[Old Before I Die]]" UK: #2 GER: #37
* Giu 1997 "[[Lazy Days]]" UK: #8 GER: #90
* Set 1997 "[[South of the Border (song)|South of the Border]]" non su "The Ego Has Landed" UK: #14
* Dic 1997 "[[Angels (canzone)|Angels]]" US: #41 UK: #4 GER: #9 FRA: #7
* Mar 1998 "[[Let Me Entertain You]]" UK: #3
'''Da ''I've Been Expecting You'' (and "The Ego Has Landed"):'''
* Set 1998 "[[Millennium (single)|Millennium]]" US: #72 UK: #1 GER: #41 FRA: #16
* Dic 1998 "[[No Regrets/Antmusic]]" UK: #4 GER: #60 FRA: #67
* Mar 1999 "[[Strong (single)|Strong]]" UK: #4 GER: #68 FRA: #99
* Nov 1999 "[[She's The One/It's Only Us]]" UK: #1 GER: #27 FRA: #74
* Dic 1999 "[[Win Some Lose Some]]" uscito solo come singolo in Nuova Zelanda
* Dic 1999 "Karma Killer" uscito solo come un singolo promo nel [[Benelux]]
'''singoli Non-album :'''
* Mar 2000 "United"
'''Da ''I've Been Expecting You'':'''
* Giu 2000 "Jesus In A Camper Van"
'''Da ''Sing When You're Winning'':'''
* Ago 2000 "[[Rock DJ (single)|Rock DJ]]" US Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #25 UK: #1 GER: #9 FRA: #40
* Ott 2000 "[[Kids (single)|Kids]]" (with [[Kylie Minogue]]) UK: #2 GER: #47
* Dic 2000 "[[Supreme (single)|Supreme]]" UK: #4 GER: #14 FRA: #12
'''Da ''Swing When You're Winning'':'''
* Apr 2001 "[[Have You Met Miss Jones?]]"
'''Da ''Sing When You're Winning'':'''
* Apr 2001 "[[Let Love Be Your Energy]]" UK: #11 GER: #68
* Lug 2001 "[[Eternity/The Road To Mandalay]]" UK: #1 GER: #7 FRA: #45
<!--'''Non-album single:'''
* Oct 2001 "We Are The Champions" (with [[Queen (band)|Queen]]) released only as a promo-single
'''From ''Swing When You're Winning'':'''
* Dec 2001 "[[Somethin' Stupid]]" (with [[Nicole Kidman]]) UK: #1 GER: #2 FRA: #16
'''From ''Sing When You're Winning'':'''
* Feb 2002 "[[Better Man]]" released as a single only in Australia
'''From ''Swing When You're Winning'':'''
* Mar 2002 "[[Mr. Bojangles/I Will Talk And Hollywood Will Listen]]" (not released in the UK) GER: #77
* Apr 2002 "Mack The Knife" released as a promo-single only in Mexico
'''Guest appearance on ''[[1 Giant Leap (album)|1 Giant Leap]]'' by [[1 Giant Leap]]:'''
* Apr 2002 "[[My Culture]]" ([[1 Giant Leap]] feat. [[Maxi Jazz]] & Robbie Williams) UK: #9 GER: #69
'''From ''Escapology'':'''
* Dec 2002 "[[Feel]]" US: #40 UK: #2 GER: #3 FRA: #6 NED: #1 AUS: #10
'''From ''[[Johnny English]]'' soundtrack:'''
* May 2003 "A Man For All Seasons" (from the soundtrack of ''[[Johnny English]]'') released only as a promo-single
'''From ''Escapology'':'''
* Apr 2003 "[[Come Undone (song)|Come Undone]]" UK: #4 GER: #16 FRA: #49 AUS: #27
* Jul 2003 "[[Something Beautiful]]" UK: #3 GER: #46 FRA: #70 AUS: #24
'''From ''Live At Knebworth/Live Summer 2003'':'''
* Oct 2003 "Feel (Live)" (from the "Live At Knebworth") released only as a promo-single
* Oct 2003 "Hot Fudge (Live)" (from the "Live At Knebworth") released only as a promo-single
'''From ''Escapology'':'''
* Nov 2003 "[[Sexed Up]]" UK: #10 GER: #53
'''From ''Greatest Hits'':'''
* Oct 2004 "[[Radio (song)|Radio]]" UK: #1 GER: #2 FRA: #48
* Dec 2004 "[[Misunderstood (song)|Misunderstood]]" UK: #8 GER: #20
'''From ''Intensive Care'':'''
* Oct 2005 "[[Tripping (song)|Tripping]]" UK: #2 GER: #1 NED: #1 AUS: #7
* Nov 2005 "[[Make Me Pure]]" released only as a promo-single
* Dec 2005 "[[Advertising Space]]"
==Notes==
#{{note|oasis-100}} {{Book reference | Author=Mick St Michael | Title=Oasis | Publisher=Sound and Media Limited | Year=1996 | ID=}}
#{{note|tickets}} [[Agence France-Presse]] (2005). [http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/robbie-sets-record/2005/11/25/1132703347773.html Robbie sets ticket sales record]. Retrieved November 27, 2005.
==References==
*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:o7d4vwnya9ik~T10 AllMusic Guide biography]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/music/muze/index.pl?site=totp&action=biography&artist_id=32661&rand=025 BBC ''Top of the Pops'' biography]
*[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2003_May_13/ai_102453333 "The second coming of Robbie Williams"] Advocate Magazine cover story, May 13, 2003
==See also==
* [[Best selling music artists]] - World's top selling music artists chart.
==External links==
*[http://www.robbiewilliams.com Official website]
*[http://www.robbiewilliams-info.com Robbie Williams Info]
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