Born on 13 February 1974 in Stoke-on-Trent, England, Robbie Williams is best
known for being a member of boy band Take That before going on to have a
successful solo career. In his youth, he was working as a salesman when his
mother saw an advertisement in a newspaper for members of a new group being put
together by manager Nigel Martin-Smith, and applied on his behalf. The band grew
into Take That. After five years of wall-to-wall hits and sell-out shows, his
mischievous and rebellious nature triggered his departure from the band in 1995
and he embarked on a solo career. His fir...