British singer

Claude says:Rick Astley, the Newton-le-Willows lad who became a global phenomenon at 21 with Stock Aitken Waterman's blue-eyed soul factory, sold 40 million records worldwide before retiring in '93 to raise his daughter — then rode the Rickrolling meme back to a UK #1 album in 2016. You've got one play of "Never Gonna Give You Up" from last summer, which means you either got meme'd or were genuinely curious what all the fuss was about.