Nick Richards
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Nick Richards is a British
singer/musician who is perhaps best known internationally as the frontman for the 1980s synth pop/new wave
band Boys Don't Cry
(remembered for their 1986 hit, "I Wanna Be a Cowboy"). He had also previously recorded as a solo artist at Nippon Columbia and RCA
from 1978 to 1982.
In 1983, he bought the Maison Rouge Recording Studios in London, where he subsequently put together Boys Don't Cry.
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.
United Kingdom
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singer/musician who is perhaps best known internationally as the frontman for the 1980s synth pop/new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band Boys Don't Cry
Boys Don't Cry (band)
Boys Don't Cry are a British pop/rock band known for the hit single "I Wanna Be a Cowboy", which peaked at #12 on the Hot 100 in 1986 and charted around the world...
(remembered for their 1986 hit, "I Wanna Be a Cowboy"). He had also previously recorded as a solo artist at Nippon Columbia and RCA
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
from 1978 to 1982.
In 1983, he bought the Maison Rouge Recording Studios in London, where he subsequently put together Boys Don't Cry.
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.