Pop / Pop Rock · Late 1990s Career
Robbie Williams used the late 1990s to transform himself from former boy-band member into one of Britain’s biggest solo pop stars.
Leaving Take That
Williams’s departure created enormous media attention, but his solo career only became convincing once he developed a stronger songwriting identity with Guy Chambers.
“Angels”
The 1997 ballad became his defining early solo hit and helped establish a broader, more adult audience.
Why he matters
Williams became one of the clearest examples of a boy-band performer successfully reinventing himself as a long-term solo pop personality.