Robbie Williams TV Schedule

Became a member of Take That after his mother found an advertisement looking for young talent to be part of a new boy band. Was the youngest member of the group, at the mere age of sixteen. Williams quit the band in 1995 after internal conflict and a desire to try new material as a solo artist.

The first seven solo albums of his career all reached number one in the UK album charts, as well as achieving seven number one singles as a solo artist. In 2002 Williams signed a four album deal with EMI Records, worth 80 million pounds, a feat only second to Michael Jackson. Entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 2005 for selling 1.6 million tickets for his world tour in a single day.

Alongside close friend Jonathan Wilkes, established and organised the charity football event, Soccer Aid, to raise money for UNICEF. Fifteen years after leaving Take That, Williams announced that he had re-joined the band. In November 2010 the band released the album Progress, which became the second fastest selling album in UK history.

Patron of children's charity, the Donna Louise Trust, providing respite and care to terminally ill and life-limited children. Is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold 75 million records worldwide. In 2014, was awarded the freedom of his home town of Stoke-on-Trent, and had a tourist trail created and streets named in his honour.

In 2018, was a judge on the fifteenth series of The X Factor in the UK, alongside his wife Ayda Field.