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Nik Kershaw

Bristol, United Kingdom • b. 1958-03-01

Nik Kershaw is credited on 1,459 releases across 356 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1979–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,459

Pressings credited

356

Albums

6

Decades active

140

In collections

Biography

Nicholas David Kershaw (born 1 March 1958) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He came to prominence in 1984 as a solo artist, releasing eight singles that entered the top 40 of the UK singles chart during the decade, including "Wouldn't It Be Good", "Dancing Girls", "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "Human Racing", "The Riddle", "Wide Boy", "Don Quixote", and "When a Heart Beats". His 62 weeks on the UK singles chart through 1984 and 1985 beat all other solo artists. Kershaw appeared at the multi-venue benefit concert Live Aid in 1985 and has penned a number of songs for other artists, including Chesney Hawkes's 1991 UK No. 1 single "The One and Only".

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1,459 releases · 356 albums · active 1979–2026

  • Performance · 2,223
  • Production · 284
  • Other credits · 103
  • Engineering · 52

Studios: Sarm East Studios · Marcus Recording Studios · Sarm West Studios · Cherokee Studios

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