About Robbie Williams
The first time the world heard the musical talents of Robbie Williams was when he was part of the boy band Take That. At that time Williams was 16 years old but he still showed promise and exceptional performing qualities. Today Williams is a successful solo artist who besides being a renowned singer is also a songwriter, musician and record producer. The musical genres that Robbie Williams follows in his songs are adult contemporary, pop rock, hip hop, traditional pop, swing revival, Britpop, dance-pop, soft rock, and dance-rock.
From these musical styles Robbie Williams has created many fantastic songs which are great favourites with his fans the world over. The record labels that Robbie Williams works under are EMI, Virgin and Chrysalis. To help give his music more depth and produce the stunning sounds we hear the instruments which are used include the Marimba, guitar, bass guitar, drums, piano, harmonica, violin, piano, synthesizers, and vocals from his back up singers.
Robbie Williams’ solo career began in 1996 when he covered a well known song of George Michael’s, “Freedom”. His version placed in 26 slots higher than the original by George Michael. Indeed, Williams’ version of the song reached number 2 position in the UK Singles Chart. From this point onwards his career as a popular musical solo artist was assured. Today you will be able to hear and see many of Robbie Williams stellar musical performances in the numerous singles and albums which have been released for our listening pleasure.
