Nik Kershaw

Nicholas David "Nik" Kershaw (born 1 March 1958 in Bristol, England) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. The former jazz-funk guitarist was a 1980s teen idol. His 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1984/85 beat all other solo artists. Kershaw appeared at the dual-venue concert Live Aid in 1985, and has penned a number of hits for other artists, including a UK number one single in 1991 for Chesney Hawkes, "The One and Only". Kershaw is best known for the tracks "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "Wouldn't It Be Good" and "The Riddle". Elton John described Kershaw as "the best songwriter of a generation". In 2015 Rick Wakeman compared Kershaw's songwriting ability to David Bowie saying "I don't know anyone else who writes songs like that."

Career

1970s

Nicholas David Kershaw was born in Bristol and grew up in Ipswich, Suffolk. His father was a flautist and his mother was an opera singer. He was educated at Northgate Grammar School for Boys where he played the guitar – he was self-taught on this instrument. He left school in the middle of his A-levels and got a job at an unemployment benefit office. He also sang in a number of underground Ipswich bands. However, when the last of these, Fusion, split up in 1982, he embarked on a full-time career as a songwriter and performer.

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Podcasts:

Nik Kershaw

ALBUMS

The Riddle

Released 2013

Ei8ht

Released 2012

Live in Germany 1984

Released 2011

No Frills

Released 2010

You've Got to Laugh

Released 2006

Then & Now

Released 2005

To Be Frank

Released 2002

The Essential

Released 2000

15 Minutes

Released 1999

Greatest Hits

Released 1998

Wouldn't It Be Good

Released 1997

Anthology

Released 1995

The Best of Nik Kershaw

Released 1993

Human Racing

Released 1992

The Collection

Released 1991

The Works

Released 1989

Radio Musicola

Released 1986

1985-04-13: The Ritz, New York City, NY, USA

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James Cagney

by: Nik Kershaw

talk tougher than james cagney
act smarter than charlie chan
love longer than valentino
or you never will be a man
i saw him down at the drive-in saturday
a forty five to blow away anyone who happens to disagree
with such panache and style, he wins the game
when all the while, i'm sitting here thinking that it could be me
suddenly, in walks a criminologist
with too much knowledge to resist and plenty of answers
for the good at heart
no fear, no pain, no sweat, the teardrop on the serviette,
oh i could be a hero if i was that smart
silver cloud, silver tongue on a liver screen
with the sweetest of the sweet and meanest of the mean
talk tougher than james cagney
act smarter than charlie chan
love longer than valentino
or you never will be a man
back to the movies where
the lady, beset by his charms, falls faintly in the lovers arms
the fate of every watching woman in his hands
after the earth moves, musn't dwell, our hero bids a fond farewell
upon his trusty camel 'cross the desert sands
with the bad guys in a fix and the ladies in a spin
where does fantasy end and reality begin?
talk tougher than james cagney
act smarter than charlie chan
love longer than valentino
or you never will be a man
when you take up the sword and you fight the good fight
with your ego in the red and your dreams in black and white.
talk tougher than james cagney
act smarter than charlie chan
love longer than valentino




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Chesney Hawkes stunned by reaction to his new music

Music News 28 Mar 2025
Chesney Hawkes was surprised by the reaction to his new music ... He told the Metro newspaper's 60 Seconds column ... We got my brother on the drums and Nik Kershaw on board and were just having fun, which I think is reflected in the music." ... .
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90s pop icon 'signs up for Celebrity Big Brother' as he prepares for the launch ...

The Daily Mail 26 Mar 2025
Nineties pop icon Chesney Hawkes has reportedly signed up for the next series of Celebrity Big Brother ... A TV source told The Sun ... The show will begin on April 7 ... He is best-known for his debut 1991 single The One And Only, written by Nik Kershaw ... .
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