Pharrell Williams
| Pharrell Williams | |
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| Birth name | Pharrell Lanscilo Williams |
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| Born | 5 Aprile 1973 Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1992–present |
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| Wabsteid | pharrellwilliams |
Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (/fəˈrɛl/; born Apryle 5, 1973)[1] is an American sangster, rapper, sangwriter, record producer an entrepreneur. 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 formt wi Hugo an bairnheid freen, 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 produced mony hit singles fur a wheen o recordin airtists.[5]
Williams haes earnt ten Grammy Awards includin twa wi the Neptunes. He is a twa-time Academy Award nominee an aa, 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 sers as an umbrella fur aw o Pharrell Williams' endeavours, includin Billionaire Boys Club.[2]
Discography
[eedit | edit soorce]Solo albums
[eedit | edit soorce]- In My Mind (2006)
- Girl (2014)
Collaboration albums
[eedit | edit soorce]- 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
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ "Artist: Pharrell Williams". Recording Academy. 23 November 2020.
- 1 2 Kellman, Andy. "Pharrell Williams". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ↑ Michaels, Sean (18 December 2013). "Pharrell Williams signs to Columbia". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ↑ "Girl by Pharrell Williams". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ↑ Lee, Chris (1 Juin 2008). "The cool part about being a N.E.R.D." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
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