Nicholas David "Nik" Kershaw, born on 1 March 1958 in Bristol, is a British multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and composer. He had great success between autumn 1983 and the end of 1985 with songs such as "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "Wouldn't It Be Good" and "The Riddle".
Kershaw grew up in Ipswich in the county of Suffolk. He learnt to play the guitar, bass, keyboard and drums as a child. Despite this, after leaving school he began an apprenticeship at the job centre in Ipswich, which he dropped out of. In 1978 he joined the jazz-funk band Fusion, with whom he released an album under two labels.
In 1983, he signed a recording contract with MCA Records for four albums. Under the name Nik Kershaw, he released his first single "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" in September 1983. The album "Human Racing" was released in February 1984 and remained in the top ten in several countries for weeks.
In 1985, he played at the Live Aid concert initiated by Bob Geldof at London's Wembley Stadium. After the two further, far less successful albums "Radio Musicola" (1986) and "The Works" (1989), Kershaw largely retired from the music business.
Between 1990 and 1998, he worked sporadically as a studio musician and songwriter, including for Boyzone, Bonnie Tyler, Cliff Richard and Colin Blunstone. He wrote and produced the song "The One and Only" for the British singer Chesney Hawkes, which became a worldwide hit in 1991.
In 1999, Nik Kershaw attempted a comeback with the album "15 Minutes". This album and its successor "To Be Frank", released in 2001, received positive reviews but sold poorly.
Events in Germany
