Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981), occasionally known by his initials JT, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer.
Raised in Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child. In the late 1990s, Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of NSYNC, which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.
Timberlake began to adopt a more mature image as an artist with the release of his debut solo album, the R&B-focused Justified (2002), which yielded the successful singles "Cry Me a River" and "Rock Your Body", and earned his first two Grammy Awards.
Bossa nova and jazz legend Sérgio Mendes dies, age 83
nme.comRio.A post shared by Sergio Mendes (@sergiomendesmusic)Mendes was born in Niterói, close to the city of Rio de Janeiro, on 11 February 1941.
As a child, he studied classical piano but eventually developed a keen interest in jazz.In the 50s he began playing music in Rio’s nightclubs, eventually forming the bossa nova band Sexeto Bossa Rio.
They released their debut album ‘Dance Moderno’ in 1961.With Mendes developing a name for himself within the bossa nova and jazz scenes, many American musicians sought him out as a collaborator when visiting Brazil, including the American jazz greats Cannonball Adderly and Herbie Mann who invited Mendes to play on their respective albums.Three years after releasing his debut album, he moved to Los Angeles, signed with Capitol Records and formed the band Brasil ’65.The group released three albums before recruiting singers, Lani Hall and Bibi Vogel, to sing in English.
They renamed themselves Brasil ’66 and went on to release the single ‘Mas Que Nada’, which Mendes would eventually re-record with the Black Eyed Peas in 2006.Mendes continued to release music through the 70s and 80s, culminating in his 1983 hit ‘Never Gonna Let You Go’ — a cover of the Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.In the 2000s, Mendes’ music was adopted by underground rap scenes, with his songs being sampled in many records.
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