ROBIN THICKE
FULL NAME
Robin Charles Thicke
BORN
March 24, 1977
Los Angeles, California
GENRE
R&B, Soul
LABEL
Star Trak Entertainment, Interscope Records
CURRENT SINGLE
Blurred Lines (featuring T.I. and Pharrell)
2x Platinum- Australia, New Zealand
Platinum- Italy, Switzerland
Gold- Belgium, Denmark
WEBSITE
TWITTER
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461,863 + followers
FACEBOOK
968,309 + likes
AWARDS
SOUL TRAIN AWARS 2007
Best R&B/Soul Album, Male, “The Evolution Of Thicke”
VH1 SOUL/VIBE AWARDS 2007
Breakthrough Artist Of The Year
BIO
Born in Los Angeles, Robin taught himself to play piano at the
age of 12 and by 16 was writing and producing songs for artists like Brandy,
Color Me Badd, and Brian McKnight. By the age of 21, he had written and
produced songs on over 20 gold and platinum albums including Michael Jackson,
Marc Anthony, Pink, Christina Aguilera and others.
One year later he signed with Jimmy Iovine and Interscope
records. Soon after he met André Harrell (former CEO of Uptown Records and
mentor to Mary J. Blige, Sean "Puffy" Combs and countless others). It
didn't take much time for Robin to realize he found the creative partner he
needed to make A Beautiful World, his critically acclaimed debut album released
in 2003 under the name “Thicke.” After A
Beautiful World, Thicke continued to work hard and went on to write and produce
songs for Usher's Grammy winning album Confessions, Lil' Wayne's The Carter 2,
and Mary J Blige.
Soon after Thicke came out with his breakthrough second release,
2006’s The Evolution Of Robin Thicke.
Now on the way to double platinum status, Evolution’s mega hit “Lost
Without U” became the #1 most played song in Urban Adult Contemporary BDS and
topped four Billboard charts simultaneously:
#1 R&B /Hip Hop album, #1 Hot R&B / Hip Hop song, #1 Hot R&B
Hip Hop Airplay, and #1 Hot Adult R&B Airplay. Robin established himself as
one of the most respected singer-songwriters in soul and R&B music
today. In the summer of 2007 he toured
with Beyonce and appeared on Oprah twice.
The year 2007 concluded with the VH1 Soul/Vibe award for “Best
Breakthrough Artist” and nominations from BET (“Best Male R&B” and
“Viewer’s Choice”), Soul Train (“Best R&B Soul Album, Male”), MTV VMA
(“Male Artist of the Year”), MOBO (Best Song, “Lost Without U”), the American
Music Awards (“Favorite Breakthrough Artist”) and was named ASCAP’s (Song of
the Year, “Lost Without You”).
The award-winning multiplatinum superstar returned to center
stage in 2008 with Something Else, a joyful and modern tribute to the ‘70s soul
and pop records that have inspired an extraordinary career. Revered by critics
as one of the best soul albums in years, this ‘70s-inspired album dealt with
racism, poverty, and love in the hits “Dreamworld,” “Magic,” and “The Sweetest
Love.” The album is aptly titled. Debuting at #3 on The Billboard 200,
Something Else is Thicke’s highest charted album to date. Thicke obtained yet
another top 10 hit single with “Magic” hitting #2 on the urban charts. The
closing song, "Tie My Hands" was a favorite of Lil Wayne's and he put
it on his record- breaking album, The Carter 3.
They performed the song together at The 2009 Grammys, soon after he
toured with Mary J. Blige.
In December of 2009 Robin released Sex Therapy, an album that
created a fantasy world of eroticism, while still dealing with the honest
struggle a man has with seduction, loneliness and betrayal. The title song,
“Sex Therapy,” was hailed by critics as “the sexiest song of the year” and went
on to be #1 on the R&B/ Hip Hop charts and also won an ASCAP Rhythm and
Soul Award.
Robin’s fifth studio album, Love After War was released on
December 6th, 2011. The first single from the album, the title track “Love
After War” quickly went to #1 on Urban AC and stayed at the top for 2 weeks.
The Associated Press called Love After War a “must buy,” Billboard exclaimed
“Thicke has consistently shown himself to be one of R&B’s most devoted
ladies’ men” and Entertainment Weekly called the album “ever-seductive.” The
album is Thicke at his most raw and honest condition yet. It is an album born
out of a desire to be the uncompromising, idealistic artist he was as a boy,
married with the weight of being a man with responsibilities and the scars of
the past. Love After War and songs
you'll discover within it, like "An Angel on Each Arm", "I'm An Animal", "Never Give
Up", "Cloud 9",
"Pretty Lil' Heart" and "Tears On My Tuxedo" need no
explanation: they speak for themselves. Robin believes a song can be whatever
the listener wants it to be. The reasons and decisions that lead him to write
his songs are not important; what matters most is how they make the listener
feel. Robin is as faithful to his fans as they are to him. His ultimate desire
is to entertain the listener… to move them… to inspire them… to make them love
more.
Robin recently wrapped the first season of ABC’s debut reality
singing series “Duets,” which premiered on May 24th, 2012. Robin served as a
show "Superstar" alongside Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, and Jennifer
Nettles. Next up for Robin is his film debut; he recently wrapped shooting on
the independent film “Abby in the Summer” where he worked alongside Jaime Pressly,
Joey Lauren Adams, and Frances Conroy.- www.robinthicke.com
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