33 Facts About Sir Cliff

Sir Cliff Richard was born on Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940 and is an English singer who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship.

Sir Cliff has sold more than 250 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

Sir Cliff's 1958 hit single "Move It" is often described as Britain's first authentic rock and roll song.

Sir Cliff holds the record, with Presley, as the only act to make the UK singles charts in all of its first six decades.

Sir Cliff has achieved 14 UK No 1 singles, and is the only singer to have had a No 1 single in the UK in each of five consecutive decades.

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Sir Cliff had four UK Christmas No 1 singles, two of which were as a solo artist; "Mistletoe and Wine" and "Saviour's Day".

Sir Cliff has remained a popular music, film, and television personality at home in the UK as well as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Northern Europe and Asia, and retains a following in other countries.

Sir Cliff's parents were Rodger Oscar Webb, a manager for a catering contractor that serviced the Indian Railways, and the former Dorothy Marie Dazely.

Sir Cliff then attended Cheshunt Secondary Modern School from 1952 to 1957.

Sir Cliff then started work as a filing clerk for Atlas Lamps.

The name Sir Cliff was adopted as it sounded like "cliff face", which suggested "Rock".

Sir Cliff continued to be popular, and have hits in the charts throughout the 1960s, though not at the level that he had enjoyed before.

Sir Cliff still recorded secular songs with the Shadows, but devoted a lot of his time to Christian work, including appearances with the Billy Graham crusades.

Sir Cliff began 1970 by appearing live on the BBC's review of the sixties music scene, Pop Go The Sixties, which was broadcast across Britain and Europe on 31 December 1969.

Sir Cliff performed "Bachelor Boy" with the Shadows and "Congratulations" solo.

Sir Cliff went on to release a double live album, Cliff Live in Japan 1972, which featured Newton-John.

Sir Cliff's final acting role on the silver screen to date was in 1973, when he starred in the film Take Me High.

Sir Cliff presented the Eurovision Song Contest Previews for the BBC in 1971 and 1972.

Sir Cliff was amassing a string of top ten albums, including I'm No Hero, Wired for Sound, Now You See Me, Now You Don't, a live album he recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra titled Dressed for the Occasion, and Silver, marking his 25th year in show business in 1983.

Sir Cliff said that his seatbelt had prevented him from flying through the windscreen.

Sir Cliff made a surprise appearance at the Antwerp concert of the Night of the Proms on Thursday, 28 October 2010 and sang "We Don't Talk Anymore" to a great reaction from the surprised 20,000 fans at Sportpaleis Antwerp.

Sir Cliff was among the performers at the Diamond Jubilee concert held outside Buckingham Palace in June 2012.

Sir Cliff took to the stage across seven cities in the UK, including six nights at London's Royal Albert Hall, where he has performed on over 100 occasions during his career.

Sir Cliff performed a duet with Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler on "Taking Control" that appeared on her 2019 studio album, Between the Earth and the Stars.

Sir Cliff spoke about this on The Alan Titchmarsh Show on ITV in December 2007, pointing out that while new bands needed airplay for promotion and sales, long-established artists such as himself relied upon airplay for the same reasons.

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Sir Cliff noted that 1980s radio stations did play his records and that this went some way to help sales and maintain his media presence.

Sir Cliff has become a companion, which is great because I don't like living alone, even now.

Sir Cliff called on the Church of England to affirm people's commitment in same-sex marriage.

Sir Cliff has made overseas visits to see their work in Uganda, Bangladesh and Brazil.

Sir Cliff has helped to raise funds and awareness of the disease by speaking publicly about his mother's condition.

Sir Cliff was not arrested, and strongly denied the allegations.

Sir Cliff subsequently returned to the UK and voluntarily met with and was interviewed by members of South Yorkshire Police.

Sir Cliff's written statement was made available online by his lawyers, Simkins LLP.