Lionel Richie

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Lionel Richie is a famous American singer, musician and actor

Jun 20, 1949

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: June 20, 1949
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: Singer-songwriter, Humanitarian, Illuminati Members, Auburn University, Singers, Rhythm & Blues Singers, Country Singers, Pop Singers, Rock Singers
  • City/State: Alabama
  • Spouses: Brenda Harvey-Richie, Diana Alexander Richie
  • Known as: Lionel Brockman Richie Jr.
  • Childrens: Sofia Richie

Lionel Richie born at

Tuskegee

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Birth Place

He married Brenda Harvey on October 18, 1975. While he was still married to her, he began an affair with Diane Alexander. He separated from Harvey after she found out about his misdeeds and thereafter she brutally attacked him and Alexander.

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Personal Life

While he was still married to Harvey, the couple adopted Nicole Richie when she was 9-years-old.

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Personal Life

He officially married Diane Alexander on December 21, 1995. The couple has a son, Miles Brockman and a daughter, Sofia. The couple divorced in 2004.

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Personal Life

Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. was born to Alberta R. (Foster) and Lionel Brockman Richie in Tuskegee, Alabama.

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Childhood & Early Life

He studied at Joliet Township High school and was a very good tennis player during school. He was then offered a tennis scholarship to study at the Tuskegee Institute, which he accepted. He majored in Economics and graduated from the university.

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Childhood & Early Life

When he was a student with the university, he took interest in a number of upcoming R&B groups in the 1960s. Post completing his graduation degree, he attended Auburn University for a brief period of time.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1968, he was signed on as a singer and saxophonist with the ‘Commodores’. The same year, he signed a record contract with Atlantic Records for one record and then moved on to Motown Records.

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Career

In 1974, the band ‘Commodores’ released their debut studio album, ‘Machine Gun’, which was an album of funk music. Three years later, they released the self-titled album, ‘Commodores’, which became extremely popular and is listed as one of their top 5 albums till date.

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He sang the theme song for the film, ‘Endless Love’ along with Diana Ross in 1981. The song went on to become a huge hit in the UK, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. It is also considered one of Motown Records’ greatest hits.

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Career

He began his solo career in 1982 with a self-titled album. One of the singles from the album, ‘Truly’ peaked at the no. 1 position on the music charts in the US.

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He released his next solo venture, ‘Can’t Slow Down’ in 1983, under the label of Motown Records. The album sold twice as much over his first album and also went on to win a couple of Grammy Awards.

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‘Commodores’, the self-titled album released in 1977 with his group, the ‘Commodores’ spent a total of eight weeks on popular music charts and is also listed as one of the Top 5 albums of the band. The album features the popular sex anthem, ‘Brick House’, which peaked at the no. 5 position on the US R&B chart and helped catapult the band into the R&B spotlight.

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Major Works

His solo venture, ‘Dancing on the Ceiling’, which released in 1986, is considered one of the most successful solo ventures of his till date. It was featured at the no.1 position on the Billboard Hot 200 and sold nearly 4 million copies. Following the release of this album, he withdrew from the music industry for nearly 6 years, returning with another super hit album, ‘Back to Front’.

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Major Works