Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Lanscilo Williamshttps://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/pharrell-williams (born: ), often known mononymously as Pharrell, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter, who performs the genres of hip hop, R&B, funk, and pop, and has been active since 1992. Since starting his career, he has released two studio albums, In My Mind (2006) and Girl (2014), and one mixtape, In My Mind: The Prequel (2006). He has collaborated with artists like Daft Punk and Robin Thicke, with his most popular songs being Get Lucky and Blurred Lines.
== History ==
=== Early life ===
Pharrell Lanscilo Williams was born on April 5, 1973, in Virginia Beach, Virginia,https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p281403https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/nov/06/popandrock.pharrellwilliams and was the eldest of three sons of teacher Carolyn and handyman Pharoah Williams.http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20148349,00.html
=== Career ===
In 2006, Williams released his debut solo album, In My Mind,https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-pharrell-williams-7998-308196 which debuted at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard 200.https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57657/letoya-powers-right-to-no-1-on-billboard-200
In March 2013, Robin Thicke's single "Blurred Lines," produced by Williams,https://time.com/3378763/robin-thicke-blurred-lines-lawsuit-pharrell-drugs/ reached number one in the UK and the US.https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20130602/7501/https://www.billboard.com/artist/robin-thicke/chart-history/hsi/ Williams also contributed to two UK songs, "Get Lucky" and "Blurred Lines," which sold a million copies.https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/blurred-lines-gives-pharrell-his-second-million-seller-in-a-month__3220/
In December 2013, Williams was nominated for seven Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year.https://variety.com/2013/music/news/grammy-nominations-jay-z-leads-but-timberlake-other-stars-shut-out-of-top-categories-1200927905/ He signed a contract with Columbia Recordshttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/18/pharrell-williams-solo-album and announced an album in 2014 featuring "Happy," which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pharrell-to-perform-at-oscars-170224/
==== Despicable Me ====
In 2010, Williams collaborated with Hans Zimmer and Heitor Pereira on the music score for the animated film Despicable Me.https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-11-04-pharrell-williams_N.htm
Williams wrote three new original songs for Despicable Me 2 (2013),https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/30/pharrell-williams-happy-was-originally-recorded-by-cee-lo-green including "Just a Cloud Away", "Happy", and "Scream" featuring CeeLo Green,https://www.allmusic.com/album/despicable-me-2-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-mw0002543448 and reprised his two original songs from the first film, "Despicable Me" and "Fun, Fun, Fun".https://web.archive.org/web/20130607120542/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pharrell-williams-gets-happy-on-despicable-me-2-soundtrack-song-premiere-20130521
== Discography ==
=== Solo albums ===
* In My Mind (2006)
* Girl (2014)
=== Collaboration albums ===
==== With N.E.R.D. ====
* In Search of... (2002)
* Fly or Die (2004)
* Seeing Sounds (2008)
* Nothing (2010)
* No One Ever Really Dies (2017)
==== With the Neptunes ====
* Clones (2003)
== Filmography ==
* Despicable Me (2010) – Composer
* Despicable Me 2 (2013) – Composer
* The Voice (2014–16) – Himself
* The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) – Co-composer, part of The Magnificent Six
* The Simpsons (2015) – Himself (Episode: "Walking Big & Tall") (voice role)
* Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) – Himself
* Hidden Figures (2016) – Producer, composer
* Despicable Me 3 (2017) – Composer
* The Grinch (2018) – Narrator (voice role)
* Black Is King (2020) – Special appearance
* North Hollywood (2020)
* A Man Named Scott (2021) – Himself
* Sing 2 (2021) – Alfonso (voice role)
* Despicable Me 4 (2024) – Composer
* Piece by Piece (2024) – Himself (voice role); producer, composer
* Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) – Composer
* Untitled live-action musical film (TBA) – Producer
== Tours ==
* Dear Girl Tour (2014)
== Trivia ==
* He is Timbaland's cousin.https://theneptunes.org/2016/02/timbaland-reveals-pharrell-is-his-cousin-at-the-cruz-show/
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