Nicholas Richards (born 1960) is a British singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as frontman of 1980s

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/ new wave band Boys Don't Cry. As a solo artist, Nikki Richards, aged 18, released the singles "If I Could Tell the World" and "I Wonder What You're Doing Tonight" on Ember Records in 1978.Billboard - 30 Sept. 1978 "and Ember Records has Nikki Richards and Kenny Williams" A third single "Oh Boy!" written by Brian Wade and produced by

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followed in 1979. Richards then moved to

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for three more singles; "Tokyo Rising", "Factory Girl" and "Hot Love" in 1980. In 1983, he became known as Nick Richards, and bought the Maison Rouge Recording Studios in London, where he put together the band Boys Don't Cry, remembered for their 1986 hit, " I Wanna Be a Cowboy". Boys Don't Cry re-recorded some of Richards' songs from his solo career.

Personal life

Richards has been married to his wife, Debbie, since the mid-1980s and they have seven children. The Richards family currently resides in the U.K.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Richards, Nick English male singers British male new wave singers English new wave musicians English male songwriters English record producers 1960 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people)