Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer,
songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actor,
and television judge. His recordings with the funk and soul band
Commodores and during his solo career made him one of the most
successful balladeers of the 1980s.Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born
June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, composer,
multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actor, and television judge.
His recordings with the funk and soul band Commodores and during his
solo career made him one of the most successful balladeers of the
1980s.Beginning in 1968, Richie was a member of the Commodores. The
Commodores became established as a popular soul group; their first
several albums had a danceable, funky sound, as in such tracks as
"Machine Gun" and "Brick House". Over time, Richie wrote and sang more
romantic, easy-listening ballads such as "Easy", "Three Times a Lady",
"Still", and the breakup ballad "Sail On". Richie launched a solo
career in 1982 and his 1982 debut solo album, Lionel Richie, contained
three hit singles: the U.S. number-one song "Truly", and the top five
hits "You Are" and "My Love". The album hit No. 3 on the music charts
and sold over four million copies. His 1983 follow-up album, Can't
Slow Down, sold over twice as many copies, propelling him into the
first rank of international superstars. He also co-wrote the 1985
charity single "We Are the World" with Michael Jackson, which sold
over 20 million copies.Over the course of his career, Richie has sold
over 90 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's
best-selling artists of all time. He won the Grammy Award for Album of
the Year for Can't Slow Down, and his other Grammy Awards include
Producer of the Year (Non-Classical) in 1985 and Best Male Pop Vocal
Performance for "Truly" in 1983. Richie has also been nominated for
two Golden Globe awards and won one. In 1982 he was nominated for Best
Original Song for the film Endless Love. In 1986 he won the Golden
Globe award for Best Original Song for "Say You, Say Me", featured in
the film White Nights. The song also won the Academy Award for Best
Original Song. In 2016, Richie received the Songwriters Hall of Fame's
highest honor, the Johnny Mercer Award. He has served with Luke Bryan
and Katy Perry as a judge for the singing competition American Idol
since its move to ABC from the Fox network.
songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actor,
and television judge. His recordings with the funk and soul band
Commodores and during his solo career made him one of the most
successful balladeers of the 1980s.Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born
June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, composer,
multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actor, and television judge.
His recordings with the funk and soul band Commodores and during his
solo career made him one of the most successful balladeers of the
1980s.Beginning in 1968, Richie was a member of the Commodores. The
Commodores became established as a popular soul group; their first
several albums had a danceable, funky sound, as in such tracks as
"Machine Gun" and "Brick House". Over time, Richie wrote and sang more
romantic, easy-listening ballads such as "Easy", "Three Times a Lady",
"Still", and the breakup ballad "Sail On". Richie launched a solo
career in 1982 and his 1982 debut solo album, Lionel Richie, contained
three hit singles: the U.S. number-one song "Truly", and the top five
hits "You Are" and "My Love". The album hit No. 3 on the music charts
and sold over four million copies. His 1983 follow-up album, Can't
Slow Down, sold over twice as many copies, propelling him into the
first rank of international superstars. He also co-wrote the 1985
charity single "We Are the World" with Michael Jackson, which sold
over 20 million copies.Over the course of his career, Richie has sold
over 90 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's
best-selling artists of all time. He won the Grammy Award for Album of
the Year for Can't Slow Down, and his other Grammy Awards include
Producer of the Year (Non-Classical) in 1985 and Best Male Pop Vocal
Performance for "Truly" in 1983. Richie has also been nominated for
two Golden Globe awards and won one. In 1982 he was nominated for Best
Original Song for the film Endless Love. In 1986 he won the Golden
Globe award for Best Original Song for "Say You, Say Me", featured in
the film White Nights. The song also won the Academy Award for Best
Original Song. In 2016, Richie received the Songwriters Hall of Fame's
highest honor, the Johnny Mercer Award. He has served with Luke Bryan
and Katy Perry as a judge for the singing competition American Idol
since its move to ABC from the Fox network.
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