Richard " Rik " Waller (born 1981) is a British pop singer. After appearing as a contestant on the TV series Pop Idol , he has two Top 40 English songs with cover versions of "I Will Always Love You" and "(Something Inside) So Strong".
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Waller was born in Gillingham, Kent in 1981.
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Careers
Pop Idol
Waller will be a finalist in the first series of the British TV series ITV Pop Idol after initially making it to the last ten performances, but then withdrawn because of severe laryngitis, and his place is taken by Darius Danesh.
EMI
After the show, Waller signed a recording contract with EMI in a deal worth around £ 400,000. His first single was a cover version of Dolly Parton's song "I Will Always Love You" which made No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart. He followed him with another top 40 hit, originally recorded by Labi Siffre, "(Something Inside) So Strong". Both of these songs appear on Waller's album From Now .
Red Admiral Records
When he was dropped by EMI, Waller formed his own band to release his music on the street. He then signed an album deal with Red Admiral Records. Two months into Waller's Beyond Reality Tour 2004, three concerts were canceled due to bad ticket sales. Among them is a show at the Princess Theater in Torquay, Devon, which sells only two tickets.
Her second album Innocence was released in September 2005. The band was later renamed "Rik Waller's Mighty Soul Band", and later renamed 'Rik Waller's Unfinished Business'. On February 28, 2007, Waller appeared in Never Mind the Buzzcocks in the Identity Parade Round and briefly replaced captain Phil Jupitus when it became clear who Rik Waller was.
Personal life
He was educated at The Howard School, Rainham, Kent. After ending his singing career in 2007, he took a job as a test supervisor in Sittingbourne, Kent.
Discography
Albums
- Start Now... (July 2002)
- Innocence (July 2005)
Singles
- "I Will Always Love You" (March 2002) - UK No. 6
- "(Something In) Very Strong" (June 2002) - United Kingdom # 25
Moviesography
References
External links
- Red Admiral Records
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