Andy Richards, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Andy Richards

British record producer

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1952

Place of Birth: London

Profession: record producer, songwriter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Andy Richards (born 26 October 1952) is a British–Australian pianist, composer, music producer and keyboardist. The artists he has played with include Frankie Goes to Hollywood, George Michael, Propaganda, Grace Jones, Rush, Annie Lennox, Gary Moore, Pet Shop Boys, Godley & Creme, Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark, Strawbs, OMD, Malcolm McLaren, Nik Kershaw, T'Pau, Maddy Prior and Denny Laine. Richards has performed and programmed keyboards on 8 UK No.
1 singles, namely: Relax (1984) and Two Tribes (1984) by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Careless Whisper (1984) by George Michael, The Lady in Red (1986) by Chris de Burgh, It's a Sin (1987), Always on My Mind (1987) and Heart (1988) by Pet Shop Boys and Spaceman (1996) by Babylon Zoo. The movies Richards has worked on include Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Touching the Void (2003), The Last King of Scotland (2006), Slumdog Millionaire (2009), which gained 2 Oscars for the music, and 127 Hours (2010). On Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Frankenweenie (2012), Richards played the classical organ in the chapel of his alma mater, Rugby School.