He has always vehemently denied any wrongdoing. When he was 16, his father bought him a guitar, and in 1957, he formed the school vocal harmony group The Quintones,[23] before singing in the Dick Teague Skiffle Group. He said: "We have a mutual respect for each other and that means a lot to me. In February 2013 Cliff Richard confirmed to the O'Connor, John Kennedy. As time progressed, Richard balanced his faith and work, enabling him to remain one of the most popular singers in Britain as well as one of its best-known Christians. Sir Cliff Richard has said he feels "tarnished" by allegations of historical sexual abuse, after being told he will not face charges. 7) released as his Christmas single, while 1993 saw Richard's first new music studio album for over three years released. After the Shadows split in 1968, Richard continued to record. If he was to have a relationship, he would give it everything. In a career spanning nearly 65 years,[7] Richard has amassed several gold and platinum discs and awards, including two Ivor Novello Awards and three Brit Awards. The 72-year-old star said that, while he believes he would. He spoke about this on The Alan Titchmarsh Show on ITV in December 2007, pointing out that while new bands needed airplay for promotion and sales, long-established artists such as himself also relied upon airplay for the same reasons. Two's Company was released to coincide with the UK leg of his latest world tour, "Here and Now", which included lesser known songs such as "My Kinda Life", "How Did She Get Here", "Hey Mr. Dream Maker", "For Life", "A Matter of Moments", "When The Girl in Your Arms" and the Christmas single "21st Century Christmas", which debuted at No. To that point Richard had released 47 studio albums, 35 compilations, 11 live albums and 7 film soundtracks. When the suggestions were first put to him in the late 1970s, Richard responded by saying: "It's untrue. [5] With his backing group, the Shadows, he dominated the British popular music scene in the pre-Beatles period of the late 1950s to early 1960s. [90] In 2009, Richard said he was the "most radical rock-and-roll singer Britain has ever seen" as he did not indulge in drugs or sexual promiscuity. Does Cliff Richard Have Kids? [105] Irving went on to marry Adam Faith. Sir Cliff Richard has said he thought he was "going to die of a heart attack" after he faced child sexual assault allegations. In 1960 they toured the United States and were well-received, but lacklustre support and distribution from a revolving door of American record labels proved an obstacle to long-term success there despite several chart records by Richard including the aforementioned "It's All in the Game" on Epic, via a renewed linking of the worldwide Columbia labels after Philips ended its distribution deal with CBS.