Nik Kershaw
Biography
Nicholas David Kershaw (born 1 March 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Kershaw came to prominence in 1984 as a solo artist. He released eight singles that entered the Top 40 charts in the UK during the decade. His 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart through 1984 and 1985 beat all other solo artists. Kershaw appeared at the dual-venue concert Live Aid in 1985 and has also penned a number of hits for other artists. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Nik Kershaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For & Full Filmography15 Titles
Drama Series - 1982, 16 episodes • as Self
Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.
Drama Series - 1996, 16 episodes • as Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.
Drama Series - 1986, 16 episodes • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 1977, 16 episodes • as Self
The biggest night in the British music calendar, the BRIT Awards celebrate the biggest successes in music & promote new talent.
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • as Self
Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"
Drama Series - 1981, 16 episodes • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2005, 2h 15m • as Self
This concert film was created for the London premiére launch of Live Aid on dvd in November 2004. It contains selected highlights of the marathon fundraising concert that took place across two continents with worldwide TV coverage on july 13, 1985. The event was never re-broadcast and never available until the release of the Live Aid 4-dvd set almost 20 years later. The 52-minute premiére version allows you to relive the experience that was Live Aid with songs and excerpts from more than 40 live performances from the event
Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • as Self
4 × DVD, The broadcast of the biggest benefit concert in history, organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief. This entry is for the compilation box set released in 2004.
Movie - 2012, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as Self
Over 50 high profile friends including; Kylie and Dannii Minogue, Hugh Jackman, Gene Simmons, Suzi Quatro, Tina Arena, Michael Gudinski, Kate Ceberano, Russell Morris, Colin Hay, Mark Seymour and Jimmy Barnes to name just a few, share their personal stories of the highs and lows of having the man in the hat in their life.
Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Nik and his band played the final date of a unique tour that featured tracks from 'EI8HT', Nik's latest studio album release and many others. Set 1: These Tears; Wide Boy; Somebody Loves You; Enjoy The Ride; Radio Musicola; Cowboys & Indians; Runaway; When A Heart Beats; Have A Nice Life; Rock of Ages; Don Quixote; Billy; You're The Best; The Riddle. Set 2: Cloak & Dagger; Shame on You; Dancing Girls; Faces; Gone to Pieces; Human Racing; Bogart; Wouldn't It Be Good; Drum Talk; I Won't Let The Sun Go Down; Roses; The Sky's The Limit; The One & Only.
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Concert recorded on 31 December 1984.
Movie - 2007, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
Featuring the Original Live Countdown performances by the World biggest artists from the 70s and 80s
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Himself
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2005, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Then & Now The DVD, released in 2005, collects Nik Kershaw hit promo videos. Released alongside a compilation album of the same name. Videos: "Wouldn't It Be Good", "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (live version), "Dancing Girls", "Wide Boy" (full-length version), "Nobody Knows", "Human Racing", "Don Quixote", "When a Heart Beats", "Radio Musicola", "Elisabeth's Eyes"