Rick Astley is a British singer. He is best known for his song Never Gonna Give You Up. He released his debut album Whenever You Need Somebody which achieved Top 20 placement on the Billboard 200. Astley followed this with several other albums including Hold Me in Your Arms, 50, which peaked at number 1 on the U.K. Albums Chart, Beautiful Life, and Are We There Yet?. His other popular songs include Together Forever, Cry for Help, and It Would Take a Strong Strong Man. Astley is the subject of the Rickrolling internet meme.