ARTIST · POP / ROCK

Robbie Williams

Cheek and vulnerability in the same verse—grand gestures that still read intimate on FM.

Pop rock
Soft rock

Updated 27 October 2026

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Biography

Angels became a national hymn independent of boy-band origin story.

Swing When You’re Winning proved versatility with big-band charisma.

Documentary candour in interviews mirrors lyrical self-critique across eras.

High-bitrate streams keep crowd-sized reverb, brass stacks, and vocal rasp detail.

Williams left Take That in 1995 and rebuilt his career with Life thru a Lens (1997), which included Angels and Let Me Entertain You. I’ve Been Expecting You (1998) and Sing When You’re Winning (2000) made him a pop star. In 2003 he played to hundreds of thousands at Knebworth.

Swing When You’re Winning (2001), a collection of big-band covers, was a hit. He returned to Take That in 2010 for Progress.

Robbie Williams: recent news, 2020–2026

2022 XXV, an album of reworked songs, was released to mark his 25-year solo career.
2023 Netflix released the four-part documentary series Robbie Williams.
2024 The biopic Better Man, in which he is portrayed by a computer-generated chimpanzee, was released in December.

Interesting facts about Robbie Williams

01 English singer born in Stoke-on-Trent; began in Take That before a major solo career.
02 Life thru a Lens (1997) included Angels as a signature song.
03 Multiple Brit Awards including several wins for Best British Male Artist.
04 Played three nights at Knebworth in 2003.
05 Swing When You’re Winning (2001) was a big-band covers album.