Pharrell Williams is an American singer, songwriter, and clothing designer. He has collaborated with internationally renowned performers, including Britney Spears, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Shakira, Jennifer Lopez and others. The musician has repeatedly become a nominee and winner of the prestigious Grammy, Oscar, BET Hip Hop Awards, MTV Video Music Awards.
short biography
Pharrell Williams, whose full name sounds like Pharrell Lansilo Williams, was born on April 5, 1973 in the American city of Virginia Beach, Virginia. He became the firstborn in the large family of Faroy Williams and his wife Carolyn.
View of Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA Photo: Jason Pratt / Wikimedia Commons
Pharrell Williams' school life began with attending Princess Anne High School. Then he entered Kempsville High School, where he successfully continued his studies. Young Farrell found it easy to learn a variety of sciences. He always excelled academically. However, at times this caused a number of difficulties. Less successful classmates disliked Farrell and often called him a nerd.
Princess Anne High School, Virginia Beach, USA Photo: Mojo Hand / Wikimedia Commons
But this fact did not prevent Williams from achieving professional success. In the seventh grade, the future musician met Chad Hugo. It was from this meeting that the creative career of Farrell Williams began, which lifted him to the top of the musical Olympus.
Career and creativity
In the 1990s, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo formed a hip-hop band called The Neptunes. After years of hard work, the band released "The Neptunes Present … Clones", which included four singles: "Frontin", "Light Your Ass on Fire", "Hot Damn" and "IT Blows My Mind".
The first compilation of aspiring musicians will be very successful and will not only receive good reviews, but also topped the famous American Billboard 200 list.
Pharrell Williams' presentation, 2014 Photo: Andreas Meixensperger / Wikimedia Commons
In addition, Williams and Hugo's creative team will contribute to a number of hits from the late 1990s and early 2000s. So, the song "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)", released by The Neptunes and performed by American rapper Jay-Z, will become number one in the list of the American youth media platform Complex, will take the third position on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart and eleventh in Billboard Hot 100.
Later, The Neptunes will write and produce the song "I'm a Slave 4 U", which will be performed by the famous American singer Britney Spears. The song will also enter the world charts and will be a commercial success.
Performance by American singer Britney Spears in Las Vegas, 2014 Photo: Rhys Adams / Wikimedia Commons
In July 2006, Pharrell Williams will release his debut studio album, "In My Mind," sold over 142 thousand copies.
For the next several years, Pharrell Williams collaborated with such famous performers as Shakira and Jennifer Lopez. He co-wrote and produced Lopez's hit "Fresh Out the Oven", which peaked at number one on the U. S. dance club music chart. Dance Club Chart.
Performance by American singer Jennifer Lopez Photo: Ana Carolina Kley Vita / Wikimedia Commons
In 2013, Farrell Williams composed the soundtrack for Despicable Me 2, which became the sequel to the comedy story Despicable Me. His song "Happy", written for this animated film, became a real hit not only in America, but also far beyond its borders. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song in a Film, and became the lead single of Williams' second album Girl. In 2010, Williams worked on the soundtrack for the popular animated comedy film Ugly I". A year later, the musician began to collaborate with American singer Adam Lambert, for whom he wrote two tracks for the second studio album "Trespassing".
The compilation "Girl" was released in March 2014 and was a huge success. It has topped various charts in twelve countries around the world. That same year, Williams took over as a new mentor on the hit TV singing show "The Voice".
In 2016, the musician co-wrote the official soundtrack for the action adventure The Amazing Spider-Man. High Voltage”, which was released on April 22, 2014 by Columbia Records and Madison Gate Records. Williams later produced and composed the biographical drama film Hidden Figures. The film was a success and received a nomination for the prestigious Oscar.
Pharrell Williams performing at the Coachella Festival, 2014 Photo: Shawn Ahmed / Wikimedia Commons
However, Pharrell Williams' activities are not limited to the musical sphere. He is known as a fashion designer, collaborates with the fashion house Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs, and is also one of the owners of the denim brand G-Star Raw.
Awards and achievements
Pharrell Williams is the recipient of ten Grammy Awards and six Billboard Music Awards. He was twice nominated for an Oscar.
In 2014, Farrell received the BBC Music Awards in the International Artist of the Year and Song of the Year categories. In 2015, the musician was awarded the People's Choice Award for Favorite R&B Artist.
Personal life
Pharrell Williams is married to Helena Lisichan, who is known as a model and designer. In 2008, the couple had a son, Rocket Maine. In 2017, Farrell and Helena became parents again. They had triplets.
