Lionel Richie

Also known as Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr., Lionel Brockman Richie Jr., Lionel Richie, Jr., Lionel Brockman Richie

amerikansk sångare, låtskrivare, musiker, skivproducent och skådespelare

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Lionel Richie is an American singer, songwriter, and actor who became one of the most successful recording artists in popular music history. His work matters because he created some of the most widely recognized and beloved songs across multiple decades, influencing popular music and entertainment culture.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 11

Top works

We Are the World
Truly
We Are the World Sheet Music
Untitled Memoir
Untitled

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Acting · Tuskegee ,Alabama , USA

Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and recording the hit singles "Easy", "Sail On", "Three Times a Lady" and "Still", with the group before his departure. In 1980, he wrote and produced the US…

Known for

High in the Clouds — Gladstone (voice)2027
Michael Jackson: A Life in Music — Self (archive footage)2026
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World) — Self2026
American Idol Official Podcast — Self - Guest2026
Lionel Richie: The Town 2025 — Self2025
The Greatest Night in Pop — Self2024
Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas — Self2023

Article · Svenska

Lionel Richie, född 20 juni 1949 i Tuskegee, Alabama, är en amerikansk soul- och R&B-sångare, låtskrivare, skådespelare och skivproducent. Från och med 1968 var han medlem i funk- och soulbandet Commodores och lanserade sedan en solokarriär 1982. Han skrev 1985 välgörenhetssingeln "We Are the World" tillsammans med Michael Jackson, vilken såldes i över 20 miljoner exemplar. Richie har sålt över 100 miljoner album världen över, vilket gör honom till en av världens bäst säljande artister genom tiderna. Han är också en femfaldig Grammy Award-vinnare. 2016 tilldelades Richie Songwriters Hall of Fames finaste utmärkelse, Johnny Mercer Award.

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