Robbie Williams Trivia
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Birth name: Robert Peter Maximillian Williams
Date of birth: 13 February 1974
Place of birth: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
Height: 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Was engaged to Nicole Appleton
- Ex-member of ‘Take That’
- Had a UK number one at the end of 2001 with “Somethin’ Stupid” recorded as a duet with Nicole Kidman.
- He recorded duets with Jane Horrocks (‘That Old Black Magic’, ‘Things’), Rupert Everett (‘They Can’t Take That Away From Me’), Jonathon Wilkes (‘Me And My Shadow’), Nicole Kidman (‘Somethin’ Stupid’) and Kylie Minogue (‘Kids’).
- Voted the 17th worst Briton in Channel Four’s poll of the 100 Worst Britons. [11 May 2003]
- Fan of rockband Queen. Worked together with the band in 2001, when they rerecorded “We Are The Champions” for “A Knight’s Tale.” Furthermore, “Let Me Entertain You” was also the title of a Queen song (from their 1978 “Jazz” album), he does gigs in lots of places where Queen also performed (for instance Knebworth, Slane Castle and the Royal Albert Hall. Hall) and he performs Queen songs in his own shows.
- Has won the award for Best British Male Solo Artist in Britain in 2003, 2002, 2001 and 1999. He has won thirteen BRIT awards all together (including three while he was in Take That).
- Supports Port Vale Football Club
- Doesn’t drive.
- Parents: Janet and Peter Williams
- Took part in the Band Aid 20 re-recording of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”. [November 2004]
- Studied at Mihill primary school.
- First wanted to be an actor but saw a newspaper advert for a band member and was accepted into Take That.
- Supporter of Port Vale Football Club.
- Has a sister named Sally.
- In late November 2009, Williams travelled to Australia to perform at the ARIA Music Awards of 2009.
- In June 2010, it was officially announced that Williams is ready to release his second greatest hits album, In and Out of Consciousness: The Greatest Hits 1990–2010, to celebrate his 20 year anniversary in music.
