As if to prove that age is a state of mind, 72-year-old British pop singer Sir Cliff Richard did the cha-cha, foxtrot, at some point even the moonwalk, as he sang some of his hits and a few covers with the energy of a twenty something.
“Ocean Deep.” For the longest time in this side of the planet, this song that became famous through a local teenaged flick in the 1980s has been the one more associated with 72-year-old British pop performer Cliff Richard.
Exactly how “veteran” is veteran British pop and rock singer Cliff Richard? For starters, Cliff, or Harry Rodger Webb (his birth name), was born in 1940. His 1958 hit single “Move It” is widely considered Britain’s first “real” rock ’n’ roll song, coming out four years before the Beatles recorded their own breakout hit “Love Me Do” (the late John Lennon, by the way, was a big fan of Cliff’s). Over the course of a 50-year career, Cliff has put more than 130 singles and albums on the UK Top 20—the most from any artist—and has sold over 250 million records worldwide.
Sir Cliff Richard OBE, with over 250 million records sold worldwide and a ceaseless performance schedule spanning 54 years of his career, is set to return to Manila with his greatest hits-packed concert tour, Cliff Richard: Still Reelin’ and A-Rockin’ – Live in Manila on February 28 at the Araneta Coliseum.
A rundown of international artists set to perform in Manila in the first quarter of this year.
British pop icon Cliff Richard will return to Manila for a concert on Feb. 28, 2013 at Smart Araneta Coliseum, show promoter Glenn Llamas of Wilbros Live told the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
