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Lionel Richie Biography
Lionel Richie is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer.He was born and raised in Tuskegee, Alabama, the son of Alberta R. (Foster) and Lionel Brockman Richie Sr.He grew up on the campus of Tuskegee Institute.
Richie graduated from Joliet Township High School, East Campus. A star tennis player in Joliet, he accepted a tennis scholarship to attend Tuskegee Institute, and dropped out of Tuskegee Institute after his sophomore year.
Lionel Richie Age
Richie was born on 20 June 1949
Lionel Richie Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $200 million dollars.
Lionel Richie Wife
Richie married Diane Alexander and later divorced in 2004.
Lionel Richie Children
Richie has 6 children
Lionel Richie Music Career
Richie’s 1982 debut solo album, Lionel Richie, contained three hit singles: the U.S. number-one song “Truly”, which continued the style of his ballads with the Commodores and launched his career as one of the most successful balladeers of the 1980s, and the top five hits “You Are” and “My Love”. The album hit No. 3 on the music charts and sold over 4 million copies.
Richie was the headliner at a 2000 Fourth of July tribute concert with Fantasia Barrino at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. On May 7, 2006, Richie performed on the main stage (Acura Stage) at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, replacing Antoine “Fats” Domino, who had fallen ill. Richie released his eighth studio album titled “Coming Home” on September 12, 2006. The first single of the album was “I Call It Love” and was premiered in July 2006, becoming his biggest hit in the U.S. in ten years. The album was a big success for Richie in the United States, peaking at No. 6.
On December 9, 2006, Richie hosted and performed live on the British television show An Audience with Lionel Richie. Two months later, he performed “Hello” on the 49th Grammy Awards show.
On May 2, 2008, Richie was the 21st recipient of the George and Ira Gershwin Lifetime Achievement Award at UCLA’s annual Spring Sing. In accepting the award, Richie said: “Forget about surviving 30 some odd years in the music business, Lionel Richie survived 27 years of Nicole Richie.”
In May 2009, he announced that he would like to get The Commodores back together soon, “or in the next 10 years no one will care.”
On December 31, 2008, Richie performed in Times Square for the New Year’s Eve celebration and ball drop. He also performed on the 2009 season finale for American Idol with Danny Gokey.
Richie returned to Australia in 2011 where he and guest artist Guy Sebastian toured the country and New Zealand with concert dates throughout March and April. Richie and Guy Sebastian have recorded Richie’s 1983 number 1 single “All Night Long” together, to raise money for Australian floods and New Zealand earthquake relief. Richie handpicked Sebastian to support him in Australia and the pair will perform the song together at each concert.On March 26, 2012, Richie released his tenth studio album, Tuskegee. It features 13 of his hit songs performed as duets with country stars including Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles, Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Billy Currington, Little Big Town, Shania Twain, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, and Jimmy Buffett.In an interview with American Songwritermagazine, Richie stated “I’m just gonna stand next to them again with great country artists and hug them.”After years of mediocre sales in the U.S., the album returned him to the top of the Billboard 200 chart, his first number one album there for more than 25 years, and achieved Platinum status within six weeks of release.
On June 7, 2013, Richie announced on NBC’s The Today Show that he would launch “All the Hits All Night Long”, his first North American tour in over a decade. The tour began on September 18 in Hollywood, Florida, and ended on October 18 in Los Angeles, California.Also in June 2013, Richie appeared in a television commercial for the Lion Nathanalcohol company to promote the “Tap King” draught beer product. Richie reportedly received A$1.5 million to appear in the promotional campaign that depicts the musician singing “Hello” at a piano, while the device rests on top of the instrument.
On June 28, 2015, Richie played to an appreciative100,000–120,000 audience at the Glastonbury Festival, England. His show was described as “triumphant” by the BBC and was followed by his return to the top of the UK albums chart with a reissued compilation album of his work as both a solo artist and with the Commodores. In September 2017, ABC announced that Richie would be a judge for the revival of American Idol