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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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Pretty In Pink (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1986
Much Against Everyone's Advice
1998
Ice On Fire
1985
Warrior
2012
Nikita
1985
Greenpeace
1985
Human Racing
1984
The Riddle
1984
Everytime We Touch
2006
Sailing On The Seven Seas
1991
The Secret Policeman's Third Ball (The Music)
1987
Let It Be
1987
Now That's What I Call Music II
1984
Wouldn't It Be Good
1984
Soft Rock Forever
2018
Please Come Home
2015
Genesis Revisited II
2012
Legends Of Rock
2004
I Megaphone
1998
Duets
1993
Hit Mix '86
1986
Out Now!
1985
The Hits Album 2
1985
Dancing Girls
1984
Credited work
2,055 releases · 356 albums · active 1979–2026
- Performance · 3,448
- Production · 478
- Other credits · 283
- Engineering · 112
Studios: The Sol Studio · Sarm East Studios · CTS Studios · Sarm West Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Let Loose
- Elton John
- Gigi D'Agostino
- Chesney Hawkes
- Juliane Werding
- The Hollies
- Tony Banks