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Robbie Williams (born February 13, 1974 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) is a British pop singer. Originally a member of boy band Take That, he split from the group in the late 1990s and launched a solo career. This following a highly publicized battle with drugs and alcohol during which he put on nearly 40 pounds (20 kg) and was often seen in public poorly dressed, dirty and unshaven.
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His formidable music career means Robbie Williams is more than used to scoring in the charts. The former Take That star has been triumphing in a completely different field lately... going from Top Of The Pops to top of the league with his US football team LA Vale. The hunky Hollywood resident and his American and expat teammates currently hold the coveted number one ranking in the amateur Los Angeles premiere league.
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In a move that’s even madder than releasing a pants album called Rudebox and thinking anyone would want to buy it, Robbie Williams has revealed he’s about to quit his pop career… to become a full-time UFO chaser! Williams, currently on strike from record label EMI, was being interviewed by singer Joss Stone when he made the weird confession, telling her he’d been visited by little green men three times.
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Robbie Williams' early pop career started with the hit boy band Take That. The band was formed in 1990 and proved to be highly successful, with 8 UK Number 1 singles to their credit. Their popularity led to a succession of similar bands in the UK. However, 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. He left the band in 1995. After leaving the band, the final Take That album 'Nobody Else' was re-issued in some markets excluding songs where Robbie Williams' was the lead vocalist. The final Take That single 'How Deep is Your Love' is the only one that didn't feature Robbie.
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Robbie Williams' solo career began in rough fashion. He fought legal battles to extricate himself from a contract with Take That's record label. Drugs and alcohol claimed a major role in his life, and he gained over 40 lbs. His first single, a remake of George Michael's "Freedom '90" hit #2 on the UK pop chart, but Robbie Williams was soon in drug rehab at the Clouds House Drink and Drugs Rehabilitation Clinic.
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Robbie Williams states that Intensive Care is his best work yet. It reached the number 1 spot on the UK charts for one week and sold an incredible 373,000 copies in it's first week, and made the top spot in 18 other countries as well. It is the third best selling album in the UK in 2005 selling 1.5 million. Worldwide sales are currently approching 6 million making it robbie's fastest selling album to date. "Tripping", the first single from the album, reached number 2 in the UK chart. The second single was a Elvis tribute called Advertsing Space.
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