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Robin Charles Thicke (born March 10, 1977)
is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and
occasional actor.
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Birth name Robin Charles Thicke
Born March 10, 1977 (1977-03-10) (age 30)
Origin Los Angeles, California, United
States
Genre(s) R&B, Soul
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, actor
Years active 2002–present
Label(s) Nu America, Star Trak, Interscope
Associated
acts Pharrell, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne
Website www.robinthicke.com
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Biography
Early years
Robin Charles Thicke was born to vocalist
Gloria Loring and Canadian entertainer Alan Thicke (best known for his
role on the sitcom Growing Pains). At a young age, Thicke showed an
interest in music and has often cited classic soul singers like Marvin
Gaye and Stevie Wonder as his influences. At the ages of 12 and 13,
Thicke was a guest actor on several episodes of The Wonder Years and
Growing Pains (Such as the episode "Mom of the Year". He is the kid in
the blue jacket with the ice cream cone). He decided to pursue a music
career at the age of sixteen, Thicke became a friend to the president of
Uptown Records, Andre Harrell, and struck a deal with the fledgling Nu
America Records, a subsidiary of Interscope Records.
Thicke also penned a wide range of hits for
pop artists such as Jordan Knight, writing and co-producing an extensive
share of his self-titled album, Usher, Christina Aguilera, Mya, Brandy,
Michael Jackson and Marc Anthony. In 2005 Thicke won his first Grammy
award for his collaborations on Usher's 2004 release Confessions. He
married actress Paula Patton in June 2005, who is pictured on the cover
of his A Beautiful World album.
As an artist, he recorded and performed
solely under his surname, Thicke. He would continue to do so until 2005.
2002–2004: Early commercial success
In 2000, Robin, who simply went by his last
name Thicke, went to work on material for his debut album, initially
entitled Cherry Blue Skies. The album focused more on blue-eyed soul,
than his pop-offerings for other artists.
In 2002, Robin Thicke released his debut
single "When I Get You Alone". The track samples Walter Murphy's "A
Fifth of Beethoven", which contains samples of a recording of
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. The music video for the song features an
unshaven Thicke, with long, grungy hair, as a night courier racing
through the streets of Manhattan on a bicycle. It received some rotation
on MTV2 and BET's Rated Next and was spun moderately on urban radio.
Globally, however, "When I Get You Alone" became a chart success when it
peaked within the top 20 in Australia, Belgium, and Italy, and reached
the top ten of the singles charts in New Zealand and the top three in
the Netherlands. The tune was featured for the soundtrack of Agent Cody
Banks.
The moderate success was enough to signal
the release of the album, with its name changed to A Beautiful World.
Despite the release of a second single, "Brand New Jones", the album
received very little promotion, and debuted at a low number 152 on the
Billboard 200, eventually selling 63,000 copies domestically.[1]
The song "When I Get You Alone" was
performed by runner-up Blake Lewis during the 2007 season of American
Idol when the top 3 chose a song to sing. Lewis has often put Robin
Thicke in his list of musical influences in interviews and on the
American Idol website.
2005–present: The Evolution of Robin Thicke
In 2005, Thicke married Paula Patton. They
are currently expecting a child in the Spring of 08. Thicke also
performed as a guest on the remix of Will Smith's song, "Switch". After
being signed to The Neptunes label, Star Trak, he began working on his
second album entitled The Evolution of Robin Thicke. The first single,
"Wanna Love U Girl", featured producer Pharrell and experienced chart
success on urban radio in the United Kingdom. For the video, Thicke
changed his appearance, cutting off his trademark long hair. In 2006, a
remix version of the song was filmed with rapper Busta Rhymes.
Nearly a year after the single was
released, the album was released on October 3, 2006. The Evolution of
Robin Thicke includes songs with Lil Wayne and Faith Evans (on "Got 2 Be
Down"), as well as Pharrell. To promote the album Thicke toured with
India.Arie, and then opened for John Legend in late 2006.
His second single, the ballad "Lost Without
U" began getting a lot of radio airplay in Urban & Rhythmic stations
towards the end of 2006 and early 2007. He also sang it on Oprah and
American Idol. With the assistance of radio airplay the song became his
breakout hit, reaching as high as number fourteen on the Billboard Hot
100, and number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, the first
caucasian artist to top that chart since George Michael.[2] The singer
performed this popular single on Good Morning America in June. He
appears in the music video of this single with his wife, actress Paula
Patton. The video is currently on Big Ten rotation on MTV, where it is
also a Discover and Download artist. The song has also been remixed by
Boston's Termanology.
With album sales over 1.3 million copies
sold domestically after the re-release as a Deluxe Edition (with three
new bonus tracks) on February 13, 2007, The Evolution of Robin Thicke
has become a commercial success in the United States. The album has
currently peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and number one on
the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart [1], garnering Thicke his
first R&B number one album of his career. From February 24, 2007 to
March 3, 2007 the single "Lost Without U" and album The Evolution of
Robin Thicke simultaneously spent two consecutive weeks at number one on
the R&B singles and albums charts respectively. On the March 3, 2007
issue of Billboard magazine, Thicke simultaneously topped four Billboard
charts; Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
Airplay, and Hot Adult R&B Airplay.
In March 2007, The Evolution of Robin
Thicke was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Thicke and his record label
Interscope soon considered potential tracks to be released as the
album's next and third single. Thicke's preference was the track "Can U
Believe", which has since peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and at number ninety-nine on the Billboard Hot 100
chart. [2] [3]
Future collaborations
In April 2007, Thicke co-wrote a song with
Mexican-American singer Angela Via called "Wrong For You", a single from
Via's upcoming debut album Supergirl. He will also appear on 50 Cent's
new album "Curtis" on a song called "Follow My Lead". The album was
released on September 11, 2007. Grammy Award winning
singer/actress/author Ashanti has also stated in many interviews that
while in Miami she and Thicke collaborated on a record produced by
Pharrell. The track is expected to appear on her upcoming album "The
Declaration" due out March 25, 2008.
Thicke was the opening act for Beyoncé's
world wide tour, The Beyoncé Experience. [4] He performed during the
North American leg of the tour only. He also performed a one off UK
concert in London's Koko Arena on the 24th of September in 2007. Thicke
is also currently working on his third studio album, which is reportedly
"almost done". As of yet this new album does not have a known name or a
release date.[3][4]
Discography
Main article: Robin Thicke discography
2003: A Beautiful World
2006: The Evolution of Robin Thicke
2008: TBA
Awards and nominations
Year Category Recording Result
BET Awards
2007 Best Male R&B Artist N/A Nominated
2007 Viewers' Choice Award "Lost Without U"
Nominated
Soul Train Awards
2007 Best R&B/Soul Album, Male The
Evolution of Robin Thicke Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards
2007 Male Artist of the Year "Can U
Believe", "Lost Without U", "Wanna Love U Girl" Nominated
MOBO Awards
2007 Best Song "Lost Without U" Nominated
American Music Awards
2007 Favorite Breakthrough Artist N/A
Nominated
VH1 Soul/VIBE Awards
2007 Breakthrough Artist of the Year N/A
Winner
References
1.
^ a b Artist Chart History -
Robin Thicke Albums. Billboard. Retrieved on 2006-09-29.
2.
^ a b Artist Chart History -
Robin Thicke Singles. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
3.
^ a b Thicke Penning New Songs
As Current Set Sizzles. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
4.
^ a b Tour With Beyoncé and New
Album. AHotCelebrityMess.com. Retrieved on 2006-05-23.
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