Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams
	Williams at the red carpet screenin o Hidden Figures, 2016
Background information
Birth name	Pharrell Lanscilo Williams
Forby kent as	Pharrell; Skateboard P;
Born	5 Aprile 1973 (age 51); Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop; R&B; funk; pop;
Thrift	Record producer; rapper; sangster; sangwriter; fashion designer; entrepreneur;
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Virgin; Star Trak; Arista; Interscope; i am OTHER; Columbia;
Associate acts	Child Rebel Soldier; N.E.R.D.; The Neptunes; Gwen Stefani; Jay-Z; Kelis; Pusha T; Robin Thicke; Snoop Dogg; T.I.; Teddy Riley; Tyler, the Creator; Heitor Pereira; Clipse; Daft Punk; Leah LaBelle; The Game; Conor Maynard; Fam-Lay; Jared Evan; Cris Cab; Buddy; Swedish House Mafia; Uffie; Teriyaki Boyz; Watch the Duck; Gesaffelstein;
Wabsteid	pharrellwilliams.com

Pharrell Lanscilo Williams^[1] (/fəˈrɛl/; born Apryle 5, 1973) is an American record producer, rapper, sangster, an sangwriter. Williams an Chad Hugo comprise the record production duo The Neptunes, producin hip hop an R&B muisic. He is the lead vocalist o the baund N*E*R*D, that he formit wi Hugo an childhood friend, Shay Haley. He released his first solo single, "Frontin'", in 2003 an follaeed up wi his debut solo album, In My Mind, in 2006.^[2] His seicont album, Girl, was released in Mairch 2014.^[3]^[4] This album wis preceded bi the commercially successfu single, "Happy". As pairt o The Neptunes, Williams haes producit numerous hit singles for various recordin airtists.^[5]

Williams haes earned ten Grammy Awards includin twa wi the Neptunes. He is an aa a twa-time Academy Award nominee, receivin a 2014 Best Original Song nomination for "Happy" (which wis featurt in Despicable Me 2) an a 2017 Best Picture nomination as ane o the producers o Hidden Figures. Williams awns i am OTHER, a multimedia creative collective that serves as an umbrella for aw o Pharrell Williams' endeavors, includin Billionaire Boys Club.

Discografie

Solo albums

In My Mind (2006)
Girl (2014)

Collaboration albums

Wi N.E.R.D

In Search Of... (2002)
Fly or Die (2004)
Seeing Sounds (2008)
Nothing (2010)
No One Ever Really Dies (2017)

Wi The Neptunes

The Neptunes Present...Clones (2003)

References

↑ ^a ^b Virginia, Birth Records, 1864–2014
↑ "BBC". Retrieved 11 December 2011.
↑ Michaels, Sean (18 December 2013). "Pharrell Williams signs to Columbia". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
↑ "G I R L by Pharrell Williams". iTunes. Retrieved 24 Februar 2014.
↑ Lee, Chris (1 Juin 2008). "LA Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 December 2011.

Freemit airtins

[birth-1] Virginia, Birth Records, 1864–2014

[2] "BBC". Retrieved 11 December 2011.

[second_album-3] Michaels, Sean (18 December 2013). "Pharrell Williams signs to Columbia". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

[iTunes_GIRL_US-4] "G I R L by Pharrell Williams". iTunes. Retrieved 24 Februar 2014.

[5] Lee, Chris (1 Juin 2008). "LA Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 December 2011.

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