Nicholas David Kershaw was born on 1 March 1958 in Bristol, England, and grew up in Ipswich, Suffolk and is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer.
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, broke up in 1982, he embarked on a full-time solo career as a musician and songwriter.
Kershaw came to prominence in 1984 as a solo artist.
He released 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 dual-venue concert Live Aid in 1985 and has also penned a number of hits for other artists, including a UK No. 1 single in 1991 for Chesney Hawkes, “The One and Only”.
In 2019, Kershaw received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Suffolk for his services to the music industry.
Nik Kershaw Songs
What songs did Nick Kershaw write?
- I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me by Nik Kershaw. from Human Racing.
- ③ Wouldn’t It Be Good by Nik Kershaw. from Human Racing.
- Dancing Girls by Nik Kershaw. …
- ② I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me by Nik Kershaw. …
- Human Racing by Nik Kershaw. …
- ④ The Riddle by Nik Kershaw. …
- Wide Boy by Nik Kershaw. …
- Don Quixote by Nik Kershaw.
Nik Kershaw Haircut 100
Heyward and Nemes moved to London in 1980 where they recruited friend and guitarist Graham Jones. During a meeting brainstorming band name ideas, Heyward suggested Haircut 100 and because it was the one “that made us laugh the most” they kept it.
Nik Kershaw Now
Nik Kershaw Twitter
@NikKershaw.