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Also known as Alwin Jarreau, Alwin Lopez Jarreau, Alwin Lopez "Al" Jarreau, Alwyn Lopez Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

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Acting · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Alwin Lopez "Al" Jarreau was an American singer and musician. He received a total of seven Grammy Awards and was nominated for over a dozen more. Jarreau is perhaps best known for his 1981 album Breakin' Away. He also sang the theme song of the late-1980s television series Moonlighting, and was among the performers on the 1985 charity song "We Are the World".

Known for

  • The Greatest Night in Pop — Self (archive footage)2024
  • Marcus — Self2015
  • The Soul Man — Self2012
  • Resto Umile World Show — Self2011
  • O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar — Self (archive footage)2009
  • Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux — Self2008
  • Lord Help Us — Brother Jarreau - Choir Director2007
  • George Benson & Al Jarreau: Live at Montreux — Self - vocal2007
  • The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1978 — Self2007
  • Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 2 — Self2007

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1940
Active to
2017
1970s1980s2000sjazz-funksmooth jazzsmooth soul

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Alwin Lopez Jarreau (12 March 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 12 february 2017, Los Angeles, California), known popularly as Al Jarreau, was an American, Grammy Award–winning jazz singer. Versatile in his singing style, Jarreau is a twelve-time Grammy-nominated vocalist and the only vocalist in history to win a Grammy Award in three separate categories: jazz, pop, and R&B. As the son of a vicar, he had his first singing experiences in a church choir. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Al+Jarreau

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Born
Alwin Lopez Jarreau , ( 1940-03-12 ) March 12, 1940, Milwaukee , Wisconsin, U.S.
Died
February 12, 2017 (2017-02-12) (aged 76), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
Education
Ripon College
Genres
R&B soul pop jazz
Occupations
Singer songwriter
Instruments
Vocals vocal percussion
Years active
1961–2017
Labels
Reprise Warner Bros. Concord Rhino Verve
Website
Official website

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Official website
www.aljarreau.com
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Alwin Lopez Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American singer. His 1981 album Breakin' Away spent two years on the Billboard 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and R&B sound. The album won Jarreau the 1982 Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. In all, he won ten Grammy Awards and was nominated 19 other times during his career.

Jarreau also sang the theme song of the 1980s television series Moonlighting and was among the performers on the 1985 charity song "We Are the World".

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