Pharrell Williams Williams na Pori Jazz, 2010
Ime po rođenju Pharrell Lanscilo Williams[1] Rođenje (1973-04-05 ) 5. april 1973 (51 godina) Virginia Beach, Virdžinija , SADPorijeklo SAD Žanrovi Zanimanje Muzički producent reper pjevač Instrumenti Vokali klavijature bubnjevi udaraljke Karijera 1992–sada Izdavači Star Trak Interscope i am OTHER Columbia Povezani umjetnici Child Rebel Soldier The Neptunes N*E*R*D Snoop Dogg Gwen Stefani Jay-Z Daft Punk Pusha T Teddy Riley Kelis T.I. Justin Timberlake Usher Veb-sajt pharrellwilliams .com
Pharrell Williams (rođen 5. aprila 1973), također poznat jednostavno kao Pharrell ( ), je američki kantautor , reper , muzički producent , muzičar i modni dizajner. Dvojac Williams i Chad Hugo čine muzičku produkciju The Neptunes, gdje produciraju soul, hip-hop i R&B muziku. On je također i vodeći vokal i bubnjar rock, funk, i hip-hop benda N.E.R.D, koji je formirao sa Hugom i prijateljem iz djetinjstva, Sjayem Haleyem. Svoj prvi singl "Frontin'" je izdao u 2003 i slijedio je njegov debitantski solo album In My Mind u 2006.[2] Njegov drugi album, Girl je objavljen 3. marta 2014.[3]
Kao dio The Neptunesa , Williams je producirao brojne hit singlove za različite izvođače.[4] Williams je osvojio sedam Grammya uključujući i dva sa The Neptunesima. On je trenutno vlasnik medijskog preduzeća "i am OTHER" koja obuhvata zabavu, muziku, modu i umjetnost. On je također i suosnivač odjevnih brendova Billionaire Boys Club i Ice Cream.
Karijera
Diskografija
Glavni članci: Diskografija Pharrella Williamsa, N.E.R.D § Diskografija, Produkcijska diskografija Pharrella Williamsa i Produkcijska diskografija The Neptunesa
In My Mind (2006)
Girl (2014)
Nagrade i nominacije
Reference
Vanjski linkovi
Grammy za snimak godine
1959–1979.
"Nel blu, dipinto di blu" – Domenico Modugno (1958)
"Mack the Knife" – Bobby Darin (1959)
"Theme from A Summer Place" – Percy Faith (1960)
"Moon River" – Henry Mancini (1961)
"I Left My Heart in San Francisco" – Tony Bennett (1962)
"Days of Wine and Roses" – Henry Mancini (1963)
"The Girl from Ipanema" – Astrud Gilberto i Stan Getz (1964)
"A Taste of Honey" – Herb Alpert i the Tijuana Brass (1965)
"Strangers in the Night" – Frank Sinatra (1966)
"Up, Up and Away" – The 5th Dimension (Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore, Ron Townson) (1967)
"Mrs. Robinson" – Simon i Garfunkel (Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon) (1968)
"Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In" – The 5th Dimension (Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore, Ron Townson) (1969)
"Bridge over Troubled Water" – Simon i Garfunkel (Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon) (1970)
"It's Too Late" – Carole King (1971)
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack (1972)
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" – Roberta Flack (1973)
"I Honestly Love You" – Olivia Newton-John (1974)
"Love Will Keep Us Together" – Captain i Tennille (Daryl Dragon, Toni Tennille) (1975)
"This Masquerade" – George Benson (1976)
"Hotel California" – Eagles (Don Felder, Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Randy Meisner, Joe Walsh) (1977)
"Just the Way You Are" – Billy Joel (1978)
"What a Fool Believes" – The Doobie Brothers (Jeffrey Baxter, John Hartman, Keith Knudsen, Michael McDonald, Tiran Porter, Patrick Simmons) (1979)
1980−1999.
"Sailing" – Christopher Cross (1980)
"Bette Davis Eyes" – Kim Carnes (1981)
"Rosanna" – Toto (David Hungate, Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Porcaro) (1982)
"Beat It" – Michael Jackson (1983)
"What's Love Got to Do with It" – Tina Turner (1984)
"We Are the World" – USA for Africa (1985)
"Higher Love" – Steve Winwood (1986)
"Graceland" – Paul Simon (1987)
"Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin (1988)
"Wind Beneath My Wings" – Bette Midler (1989)
"Another Day in Paradise " – Phil Collins (1990)
"Unforgettable" – Natalie Cole s Natom Kingom Coleom (1991)
"Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton (1992)
"I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston (1993)
"All I Wanna Do" – Sheryl Crow (1994)
"Kiss from a Rose " – Seal (1995)
"Change the World" – Eric Clapton (1996)
"Sunny Came Home" – Shawn Colvin (1997)
"My Heart Will Go On" – Celine Dion (1998)
"Smooth" – Santana (Rodney Holmes, Tony Lindsay, Karl Perazzo, Raul Rekow, Benny Rietveld, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson) i Rob Thomas (1999)
2000−2019.
"Beautiful Day" – U2 (Bono , Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.) (2000)
"Walk On" – U2 (Bono , Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.) (2001)
"Don't Know Why" – Norah Jones (2002)
"Clocks" – Coldplay (Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, Phil Harvey, Chris Martin) (2003)
"Here We Go Again" – Ray Charles i Norah Jones (2004)
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" – Green Day (Billie Joe Armstrong , Mike Dirnt, Frank Edwin Wright III) (2005)
"Not Ready to Make Nice" – Dixie Chicks (Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison) (2006)
"Rehab" – Amy Winehouse (2007)
"Please Read the Letter" – Alison Krauss i Robert Plant (2008)
"Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon (Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill, Nathan Followill) (2009)
"Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum (Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood) (2010)
"Rolling in the Deep" – Adele (2011)
"Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye i Kimbra (2012)
"Get Lucky" – Daft Punk (Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo) i Pharrell Williams i Nile Rodgers (2013)
"Stay with Me" (Darkchildova verzija) – Sam Smith (2014)
"Uptown Funk " – Mark Ronson i Bruno Mars (2015)
"Hello" – Adele (2016)
"24K Magic" – Bruno Mars (2017)
"This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2018)
"Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish (2019)
2020−2039.
"Everything I Wanted" – Billie Eilish (2020)
"Leave the Door Open" – Silk Sonic (2021)
"About Damn Time" – Lizzo (2022)
"Flowers" – Miley Cyrus (2023)
Grammy za najbolju solo pop-izvedbu
2010-e
"Someone Like You" – Adele (2011)
"Set Fire to the Rain " (uživo) – Adele (2012)
"Royals" – Lorde (2013)
"Happy" (uživo) – Pharrell Williams (2014)
"Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran (2015)
"Hello" – Adele (2016)
"Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran (2017)
"Joanne (Where Do You Think You're Goin'?)" – Lady Gaga (2018)
"Truth Hurts" – Lizzo (2019)
2020-e
"Watermelon Sugar" – Harry Styles (2020)
"Drivers License" – Olivia Rodrigo (2021)
"Easy on Me" – Adele (2022)
"Flowers" – Miley Cyrus (2023)