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My Take
Robbie Williams fascinates me because he turned vulnerability into stadium entertainment. Plenty of boy-band alumni chase credibility; he chased connection instead, and that is why Angels still gets sung by entire crowds decades on. I admire how openly he has wrestled with self-doubt while performing with the swagger of a man who has none — that contradiction is the engine of his appeal. Coming out of Stoke-on-Trent with his working-class wit intact, he never pretended to be cooler than his audience. For me, he is the rare pop star whose flaws made him bigger, not smaller.
Overview
Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, launching a solo career in 1996. His debut studio album, Life thru a Lens, was released in 1997, and included his best-selling single "Angels".
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Robbie Williams
- Name (Japanese)
- ロビー・ウィリアムズ
- Reading
- ろびー・うぃりあむず
- Born
- February 13, 1974 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / record producer / songwriter / film actor / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Amadeus Austrian Music Awards
- Premios Oye!
- Bambi Award
- 2006 NRJ Music Award for International Male Artist of the Year
- 2010 NRJ Music Award for International Male Artist of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.