Pharrell Williams

Pop artist
Biography

Pharrell Williams is an American singer and producer who has worked with Britney Spears, Jay Z and Snoop Dogg. The composition “Get Lucky”, recorded with Daft Punk in 2013, brought Williams worldwide popularity and four Grammys. The title track of his second album, “Happy,” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks and was also nominated for an Oscar. Throughout his career, none of the tracks of the active musician was recognized as a failure.

The debut single of the performer “Frontin”, which was later included in the track list of the first solo album, was presented to the listener in 2003. At the same time, the musician recorded a duet with Snoop Dogg song “Beautiful” and starred in the music video for the composition that won the love of listeners. In September 2004, Williams and Snoop Dogg released another hit song “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and two months later topped the U.S. chart. In 2009, the song was honored as “Rap of the Decade.”

In July 2010, the singer’s career took a new stage: he collaborated with Hans Zimmer and recorded the soundtrack to the animated film “Despicable me”  with the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra and the music for the 84th Academy Awards.