ROBBIE WILLIAMS – A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

The following year was his most successful yet. In January 1999 he became the first act for seven years to have two albums in the top ten at the same time - and in November 'She's The One' (a double-A-side with 'It's Only Us') gave him his second chart-topping single. In between, he took his third sell-out tour to 13 cities around the UK and Ireland, with all 220,000 tickets selling out in hours. His show at Slane Castle sold out faster than any previous headliner, among them Queen, REM, Bowie and Springsteen.

In the new millennium, success kept on coming. Another number one single with 'Rock DJ' - equally memorable for Robbie's controversial video - paved the way for another new entry at number one for his next album, 'Sing When You're Winning' (August 2000).

For his next project, Robbie indulged his love of old-time swing music, paying tribute to the Rat Pack - Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr - with 'Swing When You're Winning' (November 2001). A collection of old standards, it featured duets with a host of guest superstars including, thanks to the wonders of modern technology (and the permission of the Sinatra estate), Old Blue Eyes himself. Robbie ended the year, as it had begun, at the top of the charts - with his fifth number one single, 'Somethin' Stupid', a duet with Nicole Kidman.
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