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.
Pharrell Williams’ Happy tops a list of the most played songs of the decade. The US singer’s track was released in 2013 and spent four non-consecutive weeks at the top of the UK charts.
The list, compiled by music licensing company PPL, places Adele’s Rolling In The Deep at number two, and Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera at three.
Williams appears again at number four with Get Lucky, his collaboration with Daft Punk and Nile Rodgers. Justin Timberlake claims fifth place with Can’t Stop The Feeling!
from the film Trolls. Black Eyed Peas, OneRepublic, Kings Of Leon and CeeLo Green also feature. Adele and Mark Ronson are the only British artists to appear in the top 10, while Adele is the only solo female to feature
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