Nik Kershaw

Nik Kershaw (Nicholas David Kershaw b. 1 March 1958) is an English singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.

He first gained mainstream success with his single Wouldn't It Be Good which reached no.4 in February 1984. He went on to have a number of hits in the early 80s, although popularity and sales gradually dimisnished from 1986 onwards. His debut album Human Racing reached no.5 in 1984, with the follow-up The Riddle reaching no.8 the same year.

Significant dates

 * November 1983: an initial release of I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me reached no.47 in the UK.
 * 31 January 1984 - Wouldn't It Be Good debuts the UK Top 40 at no.38.
 * 09 February 1984: TOTP debut with Wouldn't It.. at no.32.
 * ....tbc