Robbie. The Biography. [Englisch] [Taschenbuch]

Robbie Williams is...loveable...vulnerable...funny...poetic...charismatic... ‘The biggest pop phenomenon in Britain since The Beatles' (The Sun)

In public and onstage he is Robbie, the ultimate showman, but despite his celebrity profile the real Robert Peter Williams has always been an enigma. Robbie: The Biography goes behind the superstar image to examine a childhood blighted by the desertion of his father, his unconditional love for his mother, and his longed-for breakthrough in Take That. It chronicles his descent into drink and drugs, the ‘Angels' that saved his life and his subsequent rise to stratospheric success as a solo artist.

Robbie: The Biography also uncovers the truth about the women in his life. Why did loneliness lead to a series of meaningless sexual encounters and why was his relationship with Nicole Appleton so volatile? What really happened with Geri Halliwell, Nicole Kidman, Kylie Minogue and Rachel Hunter?

With a record-breaking fourteen Brit awards, eleven number ones, an £80 million deal with EMI and a UK tour this year that sold out in seven hours, Robbie Williams is at the peak of his career. This timely and unique biography will surprise and delight as it reveals the triumphs and disasters of an unlikely lad from Stoke-on-Trent on the rocky path to his unrivalled position as the nation's number one entertainer.

Robbie: The Biography is fully illustrated with an exclusive star chart and discography. It is the must have music book of the year.

From the author of KYLIE CONFIDENTIAL, comes the first ever in-depth biography of one of Britain's biggest pop icons This first full length major biography of one of pop's biggest stars addresses the questions millions of fans have always wanted to ask. The answers will surprise and delight as ROBBIE CONFIDENTIAL chronicles the triumphs and disasters of an unlikely lad from Stoke on Trent on the rocky path to his unrivalled position as the nation's number one entertainer Despite his celebrity profile, the real Robert Peter Williams has remained an enigma. Using exhaustive research and exclusive interviews, author Sean Smith examines the many stages in Robbie's life and career and reveals how he became the superstar he is today. ROBBIE CONFIDENTIAL, fully illustrated, will be the must have music book of the year.

Sean Smith is a former columnist for a leading UK national newspaper who is fast becoming the country's leading celebrity biographer. He has written several bestselling books, the latest of which is Kylie Confidential (0743468015).