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Rick Astley (born Lancashire, 1966) is a pop/soul singer most famous for the use of his song 'Never Gonna Give You Up', in the internet prank known as a [[Rickroll]]. | Rick Astley (born Lancashire, 1966) is a pop/soul singer most famous for the use of his song 'Never Gonna Give You Up', in the internet prank known as a [[Rickroll]]. | ||
| − | Possibly due to the [[meme]]tic success of the above prank<ref>[http://www.bestactever.com]</ref>, he has been nominated in the MTV Europe awards for being the best music act ever<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7646807.stm]</ref> | + | Possibly due to the [[meme]]tic success of the above prank<ref>[http://www.bestactever.com]</ref>, he has been nominated in the MTV Europe awards for being the best music act ever<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7646807.stm]</ref>, an accolade he won on 7 November 2008 following a tense period of delay voting.<ref>http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/61840960</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:01, November 9, 2008
Rick Astley (born Lancashire, 1966) is a pop/soul singer most famous for the use of his song 'Never Gonna Give You Up', in the internet prank known as a Rickroll.
Possibly due to the memetic success of the above prank[1], he has been nominated in the MTV Europe awards for being the best music act ever[2], an accolade he won on 7 November 2008 following a tense period of delay voting.[3]
