I’ve been informed that people outside UK generally don’t know or care (not caring is the correct response BTW.).
Still seems bizarre to me.
no
nope
Right in the Feel.
you should have asked this 20 years ago buddy. doubt many ppl in the uk now know who he is either!
Yeah it wasnt until that movie came out and I saw americans complaining about it that I started to wonder if people really didnt know. I dont actually care but its feels strange. Like if people didn’t know who Elvis was or something
No.
Robbie!
I find it hilarious to see him doing ads for “golden oldies” radio stations after his youthful shenanigans, but I appreciate him leaning into it
And he’s a talented entertainer, even if he’s not my cup of tea
But asking 'Muricans if they know anything outside of their little bubble will only lead to disappointment
No idea who that is, no.
Had to look him up. I recognize Millenium, and Feel because of a German friend.
GenX American here. I thought that it might be him, but I wasn’t certain and couldn’t think of his name off the top of my head. I know he was involved in a lot of hits from my 20s, but the only reason that i recognize his face is from the Derren Brown TV spot, which I only know about because I had a co-worker who was an amateur magician.
French guy in his late 30s here.
I recognize Robbie Williams. He had at least one song in the charts (Angels reached n°7 in France in 1997-1999).
Probably saw him on MTV at the time. Also heard him on the radio more than a few times.
Used to mix up his name with Robin Williams’ ^^Is this guy still alive and still living with his mother? I had enough of his music and being shoved in my ears by classmates when I was in high school.
German here. He’s super famous in Germany. I used to think he was an international superstar and only learned a couple of years ago that nobody knows him in the US. Still don’t quite understand how that happened. How is “Feel” and “Angels” not stuck in everyone’s head every once in a while?
We don’t know most of the US famous people, so that’s fair.
His boyband failed to break America so he never tried as a ronin.
I have a vague memory of reading that he deliberately didn’t market himself in the US so that he could live an almost normal life there. But I might be mixing him up with someone else.
German here.
My favorite songs (open for more):- Beyond the sea
- Feel
- Supreme (2004 Mix)
Middle-aged French woman who never really was in the loop about pop culture: No idea whatsoever.
I thought about this over-memed wrestler, then the TV chef who screams (and whom I only know through memes.)
Then I saw a comment about Robbie sth, so I thought about Margo Robbie, who might have played Barbie. And now I’m pretty sure this man is Robbie William, who was in a boys band when I was a kid? teen? and who might have gone on to have a solo career of not-quite-as-bad music.
I gave it my all.
