Robbie Williams a solo artist. He is also one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold 75 million records worldwide. Williams also topped the 2000–2010 UK airplay chart, racking up almost 50% more plays than the Sugababes at number 2. In 2014, he was awarded the freedom of his home town of Stoke-on-Trent, as well as having a tourist trail created and streets named in his honour. Williams was born on 13 February 1974 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. His parents, Janet ("née" Farrell) and Peter Williams (also known as Pete Conway), ran a pub called the Red Lion in
Candy (Robbie Williams song) Candy (Robbie Williams song) "Candy" is a song by English pop singer, Robbie Williams, released as the lead single from his ninth studio album "Take the Crown", on 28 October 2012. It was written by Williams and Gary Barlow, sampling a riff from "Eurodans" by Terje Olsen. The song was Williams's first UK No.1 Single since Radio in 2004, and was deliberately produced in the style of other 2012 chart-toppers in a calculated attempt to re-establish his presence in the UK charts. The track premiered on BBC Radio 1 just days before the station removed Williams from their playlist, deeming