Robin Charles Thicke is an American-Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, musician and actor. He gained international fame in 2013 with his single ‘Blurred Lines’, which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. He has collaborated with numerous artists, such as Nicki Minaj, 3T, T. I., Christina Aguilera, Jessie J, K. Michelle, Pharrell, DJ Cassidy, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Flo Rida, Brandy, Kid Cudi and Mary J. Blige.
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Robin Charles Thicke is an American-Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, musician and actor. He has collaborated with numerous artists, such as Nicki Minaj, 3T, T. I., Christina Aguilera, Jessie J, K. Michelle, Pharrell, DJ Cassidy, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Flo Rida, Brandy, Kid Cudi and Mary J. Blige. He gained international fame in 2013 with his single \”Blurred Lines\”, which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. He is currently a judge on the Fox musical competition show The Masked Singer. He married actress Paula Patton in 2005; in 2014, their separation and divorce were covered extensively by the tabloid press. He was born on March 10, 1977, in Los Angeles, California. His mother is American actress-singer Gloria Loring, and his father was actor AlanThicke, who is originally from Canada and was best known for his role on the TV sitcom Growing Pains. His father helped him to write and structure his first songs. He moved out on his own at age 17, during his senior year of high school, earning a living and supporting himself as a professional record producer and songwriter. He worked on albums such as Usher’s Confessions and Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III, while releasing his own R&B singles in the United States including \”Lost Without U\”, \”Magic\”, and \”Sex Therapy\”. He has an older brother, Brennan, who worked as a voice actor and voiced the titular character on the Dennis the Menace 1986 TV series, and a younger half-brother, Carter.
He also appeared in small roles on The Wonder Years, The New Lassie, Just the Ten of Us and several episodes of Growing Pain. Thickes’ parents did not attempt to dissuade him from his desire to be in the music industry, but their own experience with the nature of the entertainment business made them leery in the beginning. While initially signed as a singer and artist in his own right, he first made a name for himself within the industry as a songwriter and producer for other artists before releasing and performing his own music. In 1999, he co-wrote the song ‘Fall Again’, which was intended to be a track on Michael Jackson’s 2001 album Invincible, but failed to be completed as an album track. He later worked with Jordan Knight, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis on several songs in Knight’s 1999 album including the Billboard top 10 hit ‘Give It to You’ He also co- wrote the song ‘When You Put Your Hands on Me’, which appeared on Knight’s debut album ‘The Ultimate Collection’ In 2004, he produced and produced three songs for Mýa’s sophomore album, The Flying Flying Fear of Fear of Flying, an album that was released on November 16, 2004, as an limited edition box set of his album The Ultimate Collection.
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