A famous pop artist is set to visit Ely today.

Rick Astley will be at the city’s cathedral this evening (Tuesday October 22) to give a talk about his autobiography. 

The in conversation event will see the 'Never Gonna Give You Up' singer talk about 'Never'. 

His 1987 debut album 'Whenever You Need Somebody' sold 15.2million copies worldwide and made him a household name. 

Since then, he has gone on to release eight studio albums, selling over 40 million records worldwide.

He has also headlined multiple world tours, including most recently a sell-out UK tour. 

The Ely Cathedral event is hosted by Topping & Company Booksellers, who are also based in the city. 

According to the Ely Cathedral website, the book "goes beyond the blinding lights of the stage - giving an intimate look at he man behind the hits". 

Born in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, in 1966, musician Rick Astley started his career art he music production company Stock Aitken Waterman.

Visit the Topping website for last minute tickets.