Who is Rick Astley and what was Never gonna give you up:

Who was Rick Astley: Rick as born in 1966 and is an English singer who' most famous for his hit single Never gonna give you up and was a number 1 in 25 countries, it also won the 1988 Brit award for best British single. Rick retired in 1993 after selling 40 million records. He did come back in 2007 when he became a internet phenomenon with Rickrolling where links would take you to Never gonna give you up instead of the place you wanted to go to. Rick did release a song before Never gonna give you up where he collaborated with Lisa Carter, however this did not reach the charts. After the success of Never gonna give you up Rick went onto release Whenever you need somebody which reached number one in seven countries and number 3 in the UK. Rick retired in 1993 deciding the family was more important where he raised his child Emilie who was born in 1992, he stated he did the due to growing frustration in the business side of things. Rick has came back recently releasing a few singles and going on tour. In 2005 he released the album Portrait however this was poorly promoted as (Song BMG the record label) dislikes the album, however is managed to reach number 26 in the UK charts. What is Rickrolling: In 2007 Rick became subject of the Internet meme Rickrolling where links would take you to Never gonna give you up instead of the link you wanted to go to. The largest prank being when Youtube sent its viewers to the song when they clicked on any video on the home page. In November 2008 Rick took part in a live Rickrolling where he appeared from a float at thanksgiving which was playing the song Best friend. Once Rick appeared the song changed to never gonna give you up.