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Jan 2023
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S16, Ep1 How To Fail: Rick Astley on nev...

Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment
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We're back for a brand new season. Well...you didn't think we were ever GONNA GIVE YOU UP did you? (See what I did there?)My childhood self is utterly thrilled that we get to open Season 16 with the legendary Rick Astley. The singing superstar who gained worldwide fame in the 1980s with hits such as Never Gonna Give You Up and who is now being discovered by ... Show More
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