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British singer and actor (born 1940)

For the Welsh rugby union player, see Cliff Richards (rugby player).

Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is a British singer and actor.

He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and, as of 2012, was the third-top-selling artist in UK Singles Chart history, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley.^[4]

Richard was originally marketed as a rebellious rock and roll singer in the style of Presley and Little Richard.^[5] With his backing group, the Shadows, he dominated the British popular music scene in the pre-Beatles period of the late 1950s to early 1960s.^[6] His 1958 hit single "Move It" is often described as Britain's first authentic rock and roll song.

In the early 1960s, he had a successful screen career with films including The Young Ones, Summer Holiday and Wonderful Life and his own television show at the BBC. Increased focus on hi