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Chris Rea

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@chrisreamusic
The Official Instagram for Chris Rea run by the Chris Rea team.
  • Art & DIY
  • Following 12
  • Followers 64.1K
  • Engagement 41.73%
  • Avg comments 1.1K

About Chris Rea

Chris Rea (@chrisreamusic) is an Artist creator on Instagram, also filed under Art & DIY. The account has 64,132 followers and 538 published posts. Recent posts average 25,851 likes and 1,148 comments, an engagement rate of 41.73%.

With 64.1K followers, Chris Rea is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Chris Rea follows just 12 accounts, which leaves well over 1,000 followers for every account followed. Chris Rea carries Instagram's verified badge and is set up as an Instagram business account. Flinque files Chris Rea under Artist, with Art & DIY as a secondary category.

The Instagram bio for Chris Rea runs to 12 words. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Chris Rea dates from April 2026.

538 Posts

Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Chris Rea, 5 are videos and 5 are single images. No single format accounts for most of them. Chris Rea has built a substantial archive of 538 posts. Against the audience, that is roughly 119 followers for each post published. All 10 carry captions, averaging 31 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include christmas, drivinghomeforchristmas, driving, home and chrisrea. The captions tag #drivinghomeforchristmas, #chrisrea, #christmasmusic, #christmassongs and #behindthesong.

On The Beach is forty today! The ultimate soundtrack to summer has sold over 1 million copies and was a worldwide smash, reaching number 1 in the Netherlands, 2 in Germany, 11 in the UK, and top 20 charts across the globe.
What’s your favourite On The Beach memory? Share yours in the comments.
Today, we remember Chris on what would have been his 75th birthday. Thank you so much to everyone who has shared memories, messages and tributes since his passing. It means so much to know that he and his music touched many people around the world. Thank you for your kindness and support.

Photograph by Alan Titmus, 1990.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Chris, who died peacefully earlier today following a short illness.

Chris’s music has created the soundtrack to many lives, and his legacy will live on through the songs he leaves behind.
Top to toe in tailbacks ❄️🚗
If it’s a white Christmas, let’s hope the journey’s a smooth one.

#DrivingHomeForChristmas #ChristmasSongs #ChristmasMusic #ChrisRea
Chris Rea tells Bob Mortimer how he wrote ‘Driving Home for Christmas’ ❄️🚘

#chrisrea #behindthesong #bobmortimer #drivinghomeforchristmas #songwriting
Start your engines 🎄🚗
The countdown to Christmas is officially on.

#DrivingHomeForChristmas #christmas2025 #christmasmusic
Natalie has cracked the code:
Your Christmas gets better with every Driving Home for Christmas you hear out in the wild 🎄🚗

Thanks for the love.

#DrivingHomeForChristmas
Chris Rea released ‘Driving Home For Christmas’ (as a single) 37 years ago today 🎄
A little winter calm from Joys of Christmas ❄️✨

The full visualiser for The Christmas Album is now on YouTube - watch via the link in bio.

CD + LP editions are also available 💿
December mood: spinning Driving Home For Christmas on repeat 🎄🚗

Available now on red or white limited edition 7" via the link in bio.

#ChrisRea #DrivingHomeForChristmas #NowSpinning #VinylCollector

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Chris Rea's engagement

Chris Rea's engagement rate on Instagram is 41.73%, over 6%, more than 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 2 followers. An average post collects 25,851 likes and 1,148 comments, close to 23 likes for each comment.

Engagement rate

41.73%

Avg likes
25.9K
Avg comments
1.1K
Interactions : followers
1 : 2

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Who is Chris Rea?

Chris Rea (@chrisreamusic) is an Artist creator on Instagram, also filed under Art & DIY. Chris Rea carries Instagram's verified badge and is set up as an Instagram business account. The Instagram bio for Chris Rea runs to 12 words.

How many followers does Chris Rea have?

Chris Rea has 64,132 followers on Instagram (64.1K). Chris Rea follows just 12 accounts, which leaves well over 1,000 followers for every account followed. Chris Rea has built a substantial archive of 538 posts.

What is Chris Rea's engagement rate?

Chris Rea's engagement rate on Instagram is 41.73%, over 6%, more than 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 2 followers. An average post collects 25,851 likes and 1,148 comments, close to 23 likes for each comment.

What does Chris Rea post about on Instagram?

Flinque files Chris Rea under Artist, with Art & DIY as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Chris Rea, 5 are videos and 5 are single images. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Chris Rea repeatedly use the words christmas, drivinghomeforchristmas, driving, home and chrisrea. Chris Rea's captions carry hashtags such as #drivinghomeforchristmas, #chrisrea and #christmasmusic. Chris Rea writes those captions mainly in English.

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