Nick Richards

Nicholas Richards (born 1960) is a British singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as frontman of 1980s synthpop/new wave band Boys Don't Cry.

As a solo artist Nikki Richards, aged 18, Richards released his first singles "If I Could Tell The World" and "I Wonder What You're Doing Tonight" on Ember Records in 1978.[1] A third single "Oh Boy!" written by Brian Wade and produced by Alan Winstanley followed in 1979. Nikki Richards then moved to RCA Records for three more singles; "Tokyo Rising", "Factory Girl" and "Hot Love" in 1980.

In 1983 Richards, by then known as Nick Richards, bought the Maison Rouge Recording Studios in London, where he put together the band Boys Don't Cry, remembered for their 1986 hit, "I Wanna Be a Cowboy".[2] Boys Don't Cry re-recorded some of Richards' songs from his solo career.

Personal life

Richards has been married to his wife, Debbie, since the mid-1980s and they have seven children. The Richards family currently resides in Malibu, California. Richards' eldest children, son James and daughter Teddy-Rae, have joined their father in the newly revived Boys Don't Cry line-up.

References

  1. ↑ Billboard - 30 Sept. 1978 "and Ember Records has Nikki Richards and Kenny Williams"
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1 July 2004). The Billboard book of top 40 hits. Billboard Books. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-8230-7499-0. Retrieved 8 June 2010.