Nik Kershaw

The story

Nicholas David Kershaw 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.

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Records

• Collected · 2023 · compilation
• Extended Versions · 2022 · compilation
• The Only And Only [2022 Nik Kershaw Remix] · 2022 · Single · compilation
• Essential · 2022 · compilation
• You're the Best · 2012 · Single · compilation
• Live in Germany 1984 · 2011 · live
• The Riddle · 2006 · compilation
• Your Brave Face · 2005 · compilation
• Then & Now · 2005 · compilation
• The Essential · 2000 · compilation
• Greatest Hits · 1998 · compilation
• '98 Remixes · 1998 · Single · remix
• Wouldn’t It Be Good · 1997 · compilation
• Anthology · 1995 · compilation
• Wouldn’t It Be Good · 1993 · compilation
• The Best of Nik Kershaw · 1993 · compilation
• The Collection · 1992 · compilation
• The Collection · 1991 · compilation

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Bands and projects

• Ferry Aid
• Fusion
• Man Doki Soulmates
• People
• The Anti-Heroin Project
• The Reg Webb Band
• Hogg

The bands Nik Kershaw played in, each with its own records. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Nik Kershaw in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Nik Kershaw in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Nik Kershaw

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• The Human League3 sources agree
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• Bananarama3 sources agree
• Eurythmics3 sources agree
• Culture Club3 sources agree
• Alphaville3 sources agree
• Ultravox3 sources agree

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Nik Kershaw’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.