Who is Robin Charles Thicke? The world knows hims as Robin Thicke, he is an American Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and occasional actor.
In 2004 Thicke won his first Grammy award for his collaborations on Usher's 2004 release Confessions. As an artist, he recorded and performed solely under his surname, Thicke. He would continue to do so until 2005. On June 11, 2005, Thicke married actress Paula Patton,.[3]
In 2000, Robin, who simply went by his last name Thicke, went to work on material for his debut album, initially entitled Cherry Blue Skies. The album focused more on blue-eyed soul, than his pop-offerings for other artists.
In 2002, Robin Thicke released his debut single "When I Get You Alone". The track samples Walter Murphy's "A Fifth of Beethoven", which itself is a disco rendition of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. The music video for the song features an unshaven Thicke, with long, wild hair, as a courier racing through the streets of Manhattan on a bicycle. It received some rotation on MTV2 and BET's Rated Next and was spun moderately on urban radio. Globally, however, "When I Get You Alone" became a chart success when it peaked within the top 20 in Australia, Belgium, and Italy, and reached the top ten of the singles charts in New Zealand and the top three in the Netherlands. The tune was featured for the soundtrack of Agent Cody Banks.
The moderate success was enough to signal the release of the album, with its name changed to A Beautiful World. Despite the release of a second single, "Brand New Jones", the album received very little promotion, and debuted at a low number 152 on the Billboard 200, eventually selling 63,000 copies domestically.[4]
His second single, the ballad "Lost Without U" began getting a lot of radio airplay in Urban & Rhythmic stations towards the end of 2006 and early 2007. He also sang it on Oprah and American Idol. With the assistance of radio airplay the song became his breakout hit, reaching as high as number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100, and number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, the first Caucasian male artist to top that chart since 
George Michael.[5] The singer performed this popular single on Good Morning America in June. He appears in the music video of this single with his wife, actress 
Paula Patton. The video is currently on Big Ten rotation on MTV, where it is also a Discover and Download artist. The song has also been remixed by Boston's Termanology.
With album sales over 1.5 million copies sold domestically after the re-release as a Deluxe Edition (with three new bonus tracks) on February 13, 2007, The Evolution of Robin Thicke has become a commercial success in the United States. The album has currently peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart [4], garnering Thicke his first R&B number one album of his career. In March 2007,
The Evolution of Robin Thicke was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Thicke and his record label Interscope soon considered potential tracks to be released as the album's next and third single. Thicke's preference was the track "Can U Believe", which has since peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and at number ninety-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [5] [6] On October 2, 2007 the track "Got 2 Be Down" was released as the album's fourth official single. The single, to date, has peaked at number sixty on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.[5]
In April 2007, Thicke co-wrote a song with Mexican-American singer
Angela Via called "Wrong for You", a single from Via's forthcoming album. He also appeared on 
50 Cent's album "Curtis" (released September 11, 2007) on a song called "Follow My Lead".
Robin was born March 10, 1977 and is the son of actor 
Alan Thicke and his first wife, Days of our Lives actress,
Gloria Loring. They divorced when he was 7. Throughout his childhood, he would be exposed to music by 
Bruce Springsteen courtesy of his father, as well as 
Luther Vandross and 
Whitney Houston courtesy of his mother.[2]
Alan Thicke and his first wife, Days of our Lives actress,
Gloria Loring. They divorced when he was 7. Throughout his childhood, he would be exposed to music by 
Bruce Springsteen courtesy of his father, as well as 
Luther Vandross and 
Whitney Houston courtesy of his mother.[2] 
In 2004 Thicke won his first Grammy award for his collaborations on Usher's 2004 release Confessions. As an artist, he recorded and performed solely under his surname, Thicke. He would continue to do so until 2005. On June 11, 2005, Thicke married actress Paula Patton,.[3]
In 2000, Robin, who simply went by his last name Thicke, went to work on material for his debut album, initially entitled Cherry Blue Skies. The album focused more on blue-eyed soul, than his pop-offerings for other artists.In 2002, Robin Thicke released his debut single "When I Get You Alone". The track samples Walter Murphy's "A Fifth of Beethoven", which itself is a disco rendition of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. The music video for the song features an unshaven Thicke, with long, wild hair, as a courier racing through the streets of Manhattan on a bicycle. It received some rotation on MTV2 and BET's Rated Next and was spun moderately on urban radio. Globally, however, "When I Get You Alone" became a chart success when it peaked within the top 20 in Australia, Belgium, and Italy, and reached the top ten of the singles charts in New Zealand and the top three in the Netherlands. The tune was featured for the soundtrack of Agent Cody Banks.
The moderate success was enough to signal the release of the album, with its name changed to A Beautiful World. Despite the release of a second single, "Brand New Jones", the album received very little promotion, and debuted at a low number 152 on the Billboard 200, eventually selling 63,000 copies domestically.[4]
The song "When I Get You Alone" was performed by 
Guy Sebastian the eventual winner of Australian Idol 2003 during the competition. Runner-up 
Blake Lewis performed it during the 2007 season of American Idol when the top 3 chose a song to sing. Lewis has often put Robin Thicke in his list of musical influences in interviews and on the American Idol website.
In 2005, Thicke performed as a guest on the remix of Will Smith's song, "Switch". After being signed to The Neptunes label, Star Trak, he began working on his second album entitled The Evolution of Robin Thicke. The first single, "Wanna Love U Girl", featured producer 
Pharrell and experienced chart success on urban radio in the United Kingdom. For the video, Thicke changed his appearance, cutting off his trademark long hair. In 2006, a remix version of the song was filmed with rapper
Busta Rhymes.
Guy Sebastian the eventual winner of Australian Idol 2003 during the competition. Runner-up 
Blake Lewis performed it during the 2007 season of American Idol when the top 3 chose a song to sing. Lewis has often put Robin Thicke in his list of musical influences in interviews and on the American Idol website.
In 2005, Thicke performed as a guest on the remix of Will Smith's song, "Switch". After being signed to The Neptunes label, Star Trak, he began working on his second album entitled The Evolution of Robin Thicke. The first single, "Wanna Love U Girl", featured producer 
Pharrell and experienced chart success on urban radio in the United Kingdom. For the video, Thicke changed his appearance, cutting off his trademark long hair. In 2006, a remix version of the song was filmed with rapper
Busta Rhymes. Nearly a year after the single was released, the album was released on October 3, 2006. The Evolution of Robin Thicke includes songs with
Lil Wayne and 
Faith Evans (on "Got 2 Be Down"), as well as Pharrell. To promote the album Thicke toured with 
India.Arie, and then opened for 
John Legend in late 2006.
Lil Wayne and 
Faith Evans (on "Got 2 Be Down"), as well as Pharrell. To promote the album Thicke toured with 
India.Arie, and then opened for 
John Legend in late 2006. 
His second single, the ballad "Lost Without U" began getting a lot of radio airplay in Urban & Rhythmic stations towards the end of 2006 and early 2007. He also sang it on Oprah and American Idol. With the assistance of radio airplay the song became his breakout hit, reaching as high as number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100, and number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, the first Caucasian male artist to top that chart since 
George Michael.[5] The singer performed this popular single on Good Morning America in June. He appears in the music video of this single with his wife, actress 
Paula Patton. The video is currently on Big Ten rotation on MTV, where it is also a Discover and Download artist. The song has also been remixed by Boston's Termanology. With album sales over 1.5 million copies sold domestically after the re-release as a Deluxe Edition (with three new bonus tracks) on February 13, 2007, The Evolution of Robin Thicke has become a commercial success in the United States. The album has currently peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart [4], garnering Thicke his first R&B number one album of his career. In March 2007,
The Evolution of Robin Thicke was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Thicke and his record label Interscope soon considered potential tracks to be released as the album's next and third single. Thicke's preference was the track "Can U Believe", which has since peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and at number ninety-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [5] [6] On October 2, 2007 the track "Got 2 Be Down" was released as the album's fourth official single. The single, to date, has peaked at number sixty on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.[5]In April 2007, Thicke co-wrote a song with Mexican-American singer
Angela Via called "Wrong for You", a single from Via's forthcoming album. He also appeared on 50 Cent's album "Curtis" (released September 11, 2007) on a song called "Follow My Lead". Thicke was the opening act for
Beyoncé's U.S. tour in 2007, The Beyoncé Experience. [7] He performed during the North American leg of the tour only. He also performed a one off UK concert in London's Koko Arena on the 24th of September in 2007. He has also worked with 
Ashanti on her new album "The Declaration" released on June 3,2008.[6][7]
Thicke was enlisted
by producer Polow da Don to play piano on the
Usher track, "Love in This Club".[8] Thicke made a guest appearance on the 
Lil Wayne album Tha Carter III. The track is titled "Tie My Hands" and is also produced by Thicke himself. He also sang on "Shooter", from Lil Wayne's Tha Carter II.
Thicke released his third solo album, entitled Something Else, on September 30th, 2008,[9] and reached number three on the Billboard 200 charts. The first single from the album was "Magic" a further expansion of the sultry, classic R&B sound that powered his 2006 breakthrough, "The Evolution of Robin Thicke." The song was introduced on July 13, 2008 at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant. It was the background music for the 'Evening Wear' competition of the pageant. "Magic" also features in a television commercial in Europe for Samsung mobile phones. The album received four stars in People magazine, which deemed Thicke "the most soulful white guy on the planet."
Beyoncé's U.S. tour in 2007, The Beyoncé Experience. [7] He performed during the North American leg of the tour only. He also performed a one off UK concert in London's Koko Arena on the 24th of September in 2007. He has also worked with 
Ashanti on her new album "The Declaration" released on June 3,2008.[6][7]Thicke was enlisted
by producer Polow da Don to play piano on the
Usher track, "Love in This Club".[8] Thicke made a guest appearance on the Lil Wayne album Tha Carter III. The track is titled "Tie My Hands" and is also produced by Thicke himself. He also sang on "Shooter", from Lil Wayne's Tha Carter II.
Thicke released his third solo album, entitled Something Else, on September 30th, 2008,[9] and reached number three on the Billboard 200 charts. The first single from the album was "Magic" a further expansion of the sultry, classic R&B sound that powered his 2006 breakthrough, "The Evolution of Robin Thicke." The song was introduced on July 13, 2008 at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant. It was the background music for the 'Evening Wear' competition of the pageant. "Magic" also features in a television commercial in Europe for Samsung mobile phones. The album received four stars in People magazine, which deemed Thicke "the most soulful white guy on the planet." Robin also wrote and produced the title track for the movie "Push" starring his wife 
Paula Patton. The film recently won at Sundance and was picked up by Liongate with the help of 
Oprah and 
Tyler Perry.
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Paula Patton. The film recently won at Sundance and was picked up by Liongate with the help of 
Oprah and 
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