Robin Thicke

Robin Thicke has established himself as one of the most respected singer songwriters in soul/R&B music today. He has collaborated with numerous artists, such as Christina Aguilera, 3T, T.I., Nicki Minaj, K. Michelle, Pharrell Williams, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Flo Rida, Brandy, Kid Cudi and Mary J. Blige.Thicke worked on albums such as Usher's Confessions and Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III, while releasing his own R&B singles in the U.S. including "Lost Without U", "Magic", and "Sex Therapy". He rose to international fame in 2013 with his single "Blurred Lines", which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Thicke was born on March 10, 1977, in Los Angeles, California. His mother is American actress-singer Gloria Loring, who appeared on U.S. daytime drama Days of Our Lives, and his father was Canadian actor Alan Thicke, who was known for his role on the TV sitcom Growing Pains. As a child, Thicke's parents were supportive of his musical inclinations. While initially signed as a singer and artist in his own right, Thicke first made a name for himself within the industry as a songwriter and producer for other artists before releasing and performing his own music. At the age of 22, after an involvement with Tommy Mottola and Epic Records following the end of his first deal with Interscope, Thicke resolved himself to work chiefly on material for his debut album, initially titled Cherry Blue Skies, planning to use his own money to fund the project. The moderate success was enough to signal the release of the album in 2003 with its name changed to A Beautiful World. His third solo album, titled Something Else (September 30, 2008), debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 charts and sold 137,000 copies in the first week. On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Robin Thicke among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal Studios fire.