Nik Kershaw heading to West Cliff Theatre in Clacton

The musician, who spent 62 weeks on the UK singles chart between 1984 and 1985, will appear at Clacton's West Cliff Theatre on Wednesday, November 12, for an intimate evening of music, storytelling, and humour.

His show, Musings & Lyrics, is on tour from September 17 to November 23, and coincides with the release of his new book, Musings and Lyrics (The Inane Ramblings of a Grateful Idiot).

The book explores the stories behind every song from his nine studio albums

Nik said: "I'm very much looking forward to these solo shows, which are in some brilliantly intimate venues – giving me a chance to share songs, stories and have a Q&A session with the audience too.

"I do get some funny questions from time to time.

"A few years ago I had one which said, 'Nik, can you sing Fantastic Day for us please?'

"I had to break the news to them that I wasn’t Nick Heyward, and that they’d booked tickets for the wrong show."

Nik is known for his hits such as Wouldn’t It Be Good, The Riddle and I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me, as well as his performance at Live Aid.

He said: "I get asked a lot about Live Aid too, which was unlike anything else I’ve ever done.

"It was an incredible experience, and I feel very privileged to have been part of it.

"When you realise just how many people were involved behind the scenes in making that event happen, it’s amazing."

Nik also reflected on his rapid rise to fame in the 1980s.

He said: "My feet didn’t touch the ground for about two years.

"It was like my life was on rails and I couldn’t get off the train."

By the end of the decade, he took a step back from performing and focused on writing and producing for other artists.

He penned the Chesney Hawkes hit The One and Only, which spent five weeks at number one in 1991.

Tickets for the show are available from the West Cliff Theatre website, and cost £35 for standard tickets, £51 for VIP seats and a goody bag, and £81 for all of the above plus a meet-and-greet.