Oddly enough, in America, he's a footnote, something about being the New British Elvis. Kind of like Brazil's Gilberto Gil, without the staying power.I haven't seen that this poll was researched anywhere outside of the U.K. and I'm just not sure it is actually "news" outside of the U.K. and possibly small sections of eastern Europe. The singer almost cracked the American Top 40 Chart in 1999, with 'Angel.'
Williams, who hasn’t released a song since 2007, topped this poll by MTV, beating his former bandmates Take That and the late ‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson, proving he still has a strong following.
A source said: “This proves that Robbie is still a superstar in many people’s minds.”
Who was the source? His manager?
Other acts in the MTV Top Ten Superstar List include The Killers, Girls Aloud, The Prodigy. Beyonce Knowles, The Pussycat Dolls and Oasis also made the top Ten.
Of All Time?!?
I'll give them Michael and Beyonce, but aside from the Killers' lead singer, Brandon Flowers, I don't think that anyone in America, or the rest of planet earth would agree with the rest of this list.
1 – Robbie Williams
2 – Take That
3 – Michael Jackson
4 – The Killers
5 – Girls Aloud
6 – The Prodigy
7 – Red Hot Chilli Peppers
8 – Beyonce Knowles
9 – The Pussycat Dolls
10 – Oasis
The 'news' comes at a great time for Robbie as he launches his new album ‘Reality Killed the Video Star’ being released later this year, produced by Trevor Horn, one of the two guys in THE BUGGLES, best known for Video Killed The Radio Star, coincidentally the first video played on MTV.(Robbie's Page)