Pharrell Williams was born April 5, 1973, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. The American pop/R&B musician and producer, songwriter, fashion designer, and entrepreneur is got popularity for being a most creative multimedia superstar. From teenage prodigy to 13 Grammy-winning journeys is highly enthusiastic.
During his high school talent show, Pharrell was discovered by musician/ producer Teddy Riley, whose studio was right next door. He has shown his musical talent as a percussionist in his school band, where he met saxophonist Chad Hugo. Later the duo was renowned as The Neptunes. Williams composed various unbelievable numbers on hip-hop for many artists. His style of composition was unique with the blend of pop & rock. The Neptunes produced Britney Spears ‘Slave 4 U’. It was the producing duo’s first number-one single when it topped the charts in 2001. Other hits are Noreaga’s “Superthug” (1998), Mary J. Blige’s “Steal Away” “Rump Shaker,”.
he Neptunes produced the track “Tonight’s the Night” on the eponymous debut album (1994) of Riley’s vocal group Blackstreet. In 1999, he formed the band N.E.R.D with Hugo and Shay Haley. Four widely successful albums have been the fruit of the band created by the trio. i.e – In Search of, Fly or Die, Seeing Sounds, and Nothing.
Williams with 13 Grammy Awards, including three for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical. Also ASCAP’s prestigious Golden Note Award in 2012. He received a 2014 Academy Award Nomination for his original song “Happy,” for the animated film Despicable Me 2 and remained atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 10 consecutive weeks.
His other business ventures are a clothing line called Billionaire Boys Club, hawks a line of shoes under the Ice Cream Footwear brand, and designing sunglasses and jewelry for Louis Vuitton. He is also involved in charity affairs From One Hand To Another.
