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==Other projects== ===Collaborations=== [[File:Robb Queen.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Williams on stage in Poland in 2015 performing "[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]". He collaborated with [[Queen (band)|Queen]] in recording "[[We Are the Champions]]" for the 2001 film ''[[A Knight's Tale]]''.]] Robbie Williams collaborated with Australian pop star [[Kylie Minogue]] on the song "[[Kids (Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue song)|Kids]]". The single peaked at number 2 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 2000. Williams also collaborated with Australian film star [[Nicole Kidman]] on a cover of [[Frank Sinatra|Frank]] and [[Nancy Sinatra]]'s "[[Somethin' Stupid]]". The single reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart in 2001. His single "[[No Regrets (Robbie Williams song)|No Regrets]]" featured Neil Tennant, and Neil Hannon on backing vocals. In 2001, Williams recorded "[[We Are the Champions]]" with [[Queen (band)|Queen]] for the 2001 medieval adventure film ''[[A Knight's Tale]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-06-13 |title=Robbie's big band plan |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1386653.stm |access-date=2025-03-11 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2002, Williams appeared on the track "[[My Culture]]" on the ''[[1 Giant Leap]]'' album, alongside rapper [[Maxi Jazz]] (which features lyrics from the hidden track "Hello Sir" from ''[[Life thru a Lens]]''). Williams also features on a double CD titled ''Concrete'' which was released on the same day as ''Rudebox''. The CD features a concert recorded for the BBC featuring the Pet Shop Boys and Williams singing their classic hit "Jealousy". Their joint effort, "[[She's Madonna]]", was released as a single in March 2007. On 13 August 2007, a [[Dean Martin]] duets album was released, on which Williams sings "[[Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone]]". In 2010, he announced the release of "[[Shame (Robbie Williams song)|Shame]]", a duet with Take That lead singer songwriter [[Gary Barlow]], as the first single from his greatest hits collection, ''[[In and Out of Consciousness: The Greatest Hits 1990–2010]]'', which was certified silver in the UK and charted in 19 countries worldwide. In 2010, Williams and comedian/actor [[Russell Brand]] along with [[Frank Skinner]], [[David Baddiel]] and singer-songwriter [[Ian Broudie]] (of [[The Lightning Seeds]]), under the name "The Squad", recorded a new version of "[[Three Lions (song)|Three Lions]]", the England football team's song, for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Robbie Williams singing on World Cup song |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10116560 |access-date=4 August 2019 |work=BBC}}</ref> In 2012, Williams recorded a duet with Mexican recording artist [[Thalía]] for the Spanish song "Te quiero dijiste (Muñequita linda)", included on her album ''[[Habítame Siempre]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://noticias999.com/a/2091367/thal%C3%ADa_a_dueto_con_robbie_williams_con_%E2%80%9Cte_quiero,_dijiste_mu%C3%B1equita_linda%E2%80%9D |title=Thalía a dueto con Robbie Williams con "Te Quiero, Dijiste (Muñequita Linda)" |publisher=Noticias999.com |access-date=2 November 2012 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225054847/http://noticias999.com/a/2091367/thal%C3%ADa_a_dueto_con_robbie_williams_con_%E2%80%9Cte_quiero,_dijiste_mu%C3%B1equita_linda%E2%80%9D |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2019, he collaborated with British comedian [[Jimmy Carr]],<ref>{{Citation|last=Robbie Williams|title=Robbie Williams {{!}} Vloggie Williams Episode #70 – Cheeky / Smug / Annoying|date=15 March 2019|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOZdcwRbPxI|access-date=18 March 2019}}</ref> co-writing the lyrics for "Live in Las Vegas" – the opening song of Williams's residency at the [[Wynn Las Vegas]]. A studio version of the song has been recorded<ref>{{Citation|last=Robbie Williams|title=Robbie Williams {{!}} Vloggie Williams Episode #69 – A Las Vegas Adventure|date=8 March 2019|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VBMG_VLyEY&t=229| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/-VBMG_VLyEY| archive-date=2021-10-28|access-date=18 March 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> excerpts of which have been used in promotional material for the show, but the song is not yet available for download. ===Other work=== In 2005 Williams provided the voice of Dougal in the [[The Magic Roundabout (film)|film adaption]] of ''[[The Magic Roundabout (film)|The Magic Roundabout]]''. On 26 August 2010, it was announced Williams would become a guest vocal coach on the ninth series of German reality television show ''[[Popstars: Girls forever]]'' to teach candidates for a girl group.<ref name="williamspopstars">{{cite news|url=http://www.focus.de/kultur/kino_tv/medien-robbie-williams-als-gastcoach-bei-popstars_aid_545690.html|title=Robbie Williams as vocal coach on Popstars|date=26 August 2010|access-date=26 August 2010|publisher=Focus|archive-date=21 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521143701/http://www.focus.de/kultur/kino_tv/medien-robbie-williams-als-gastcoach-bei-popstars_aid_545690.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 20 September 2010, Williams released his second book called ''You Know Me'' in collaboration with Chris Heath. The book features a collection of photographs of Williams from the past 20 years of his career and discussion of them by Williams as transcribed by Heath. Williams launched a radio show titled ''Radio Rudebox'' on 6 October 2011 where he played music and interviewed Gary Barlow. In 2011, Williams announced he was working with [[Peter Jones (entrepreneur)|entrepreneur Peter Jones]] in developing a clothing line called Farrell in honour of his grandfather Jack Farrell.<ref>{{Cite web |last=de Rosee |first=Sophie |date=2011-08-09 |title=Singer Robbie Williams turns his hand to a menswear label |url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/columns/sophie-deros%C3%A9e/TMG8691832/Singer-Robbie-Williams-turns-his-hand-to-a-menswear-label.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419162135/http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/columns/sophie-deros%C3%A9e/TMG8691832/Singer-Robbie-Williams-turns-his-hand-to-a-menswear-label.html |archive-date=19 April 2023 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |language=en-US |url-status=live }}</ref> Although the business had filed for bankruptcy, it was relaunched in 2014 with support of clothing company [[Primark]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Usmar |first=Jo |date=2017-02-21 |title=10 surprising facts about Robbie Williams |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/priceless-side-of-music/facts-about-robbie-williams/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109030317/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/priceless-side-of-music/facts-about-robbie-williams/ |archive-date=2021-11-09 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> ===Video games=== Williams recorded the song "[[It's Only Us]]" as the theme for the [[FIFA (video game series)|''FIFA'']] video game ''[[FIFA 2000]]''.<ref name=IGNPS>{{cite web |last=Bhatt |first=Andy |date=2 November 1999 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/03/fifa-2000-3 |title=FIFA 2000 (PS) |website=IGN}}</ref> As part of the agreement to license the track [[EA Sports]] included [[Port Vale]], the football club Williams supports, in the game, despite only being in the third tier of the English football league system.<ref name=IGNPS/> Williams features in his own karaoke video game, ''[[We Sing Robbie Williams]]'', which was released on 12 November 2010 by Nordic Games Publishing AB.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://nordicgames.se/?page=article&ref=NORDIC_GAMES_BRINGS_ROBBIE_WILLIAMS_TO_WII_ |title=Nordic Games brings Robbie Williams to Wii | publisher=Nordic Games | date=24 August 2010 | access-date=24 August 2010}}</ref> ===Football=== In 2005, Williams founded a [[Association football|football]] team called Los Angeles Vale F.C. Williams formed the club with other celebrity friends after building his own soccer [[Football pitch|pitch]] at his home in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news | title = Robbie gets his kicks in LA | date = 26 June 2007 | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/content/articles/2007/06/26/robbie_williams_la_vale_feature.shtml | work = [[BBC]] Stoke and Staffordshire | access-date = 23 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://lapremierleague.com/la_vale|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707054123/http://lapremierleague.com/la_vale|url-status=dead|title=Lapremierleague.com|archivedate=7 July 2007|website=lapremierleague.com}}</ref> The club was named after Williams' hometown club, [[Port Vale]], and its logo was very similar.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,2177362,00.html |title=Phil Hogan meets Robbie William's LA football team |work=Observer.guardian.co.uk |date= 30 September 2007|access-date=21 April 2009 | location=London}}</ref> The club was disbanded in 2007, reportedly after Williams discovered two players had swindled him out of £200,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/robbie-williams-disbands-soccer-team_1048436|title=Robbie Williams – Robbie Williams Disbands Soccer Team|date=31 October 2007|work=contactmusic.com|access-date=4 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first = Paul | last = MacInnes | title = Robbie Williams and the case of the £200,000 | date = 31 October 2007 | url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/oct/31/popandrock.oasis | work = [[The Guardian]] | access-date = 23 January 2014}}</ref> In January 2024, Williams was named president of [[Port Vale Football Club]] in [[Stoke-on-Trent]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-27 |title=Robbie Williams: Singer named Port Vale club president |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-68117286 |access-date=2024-01-27 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> === Musical theatre === In 2018, it was announced that Williams and Guy Chambers would write the music and lyrics (with a book by [[Mark Ravenhill]]) for the stage musical adaptation of [[David Walliams]]' children's book [[The Boy in the Dress (musical)|''The Boy in the Dress'']] for the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]. The musical opened in November 2019 at the [[Royal Shakespeare Theatre]], [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] where it ran for an 18-week season, earning rave reviews from the critics and audiences.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Robbie-Williams-to-Pen-the-Score-for-Musical-Adaptation-of-the-Childrens-Novel-THE-BOY-IN-THE-DRESS-20180524|title=Robbie Williams to Pen the Score for Musical Adaptation of the Children's Novel THE BOY IN THE DRESS|last=Criscitiello|first=Alexa|work=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=27 May 2018|language=en}}</ref>
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