Philip Lawrence (songwriter), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Philip Lawrence (songwriter)

American singer

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1980

Place of Birth: Evansville, Indiana, United States

Profession: singer, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


Show Famous Birthdays Today, United States

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Philip Lawrence (songwriter)

  • Philip Martin Lawrence II (born July 17, 1979) is a producer, entrepreneur, voice actor, dancer, actor and songwriter best known for his work with the songwriting and production team The Smeezingtons, as well as with Bruno Mars.
  • He has won eight Grammy Awards for his work.
  • Lawrence's latest recording project, 24K Magic, won at the Grammys in the categories Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best R&B Song, Best R&B Album and Best R&B Performance.
  • Lawrence is co-writer and co-producer on the majority of the songs released under these ventures.
  • He also sings vocal with The Hooligans band who tours with Mars.Lawrence was first widely recognized in 2010 when he received five nominations at that year's Grammy Awards, including his first nomination for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.
  • Between 2010 and 2012 he received ten Grammy nominations, and in 2013 won his first Grammy award with Bruno Mars for “Best Pop Vocal Album” for Unorthodox Jukebox.
  • In the same year, he also released his own solo album, Letters I Never Sent.
  • He followed by participating in the second-largest viewed Super Bowl Halftime Show performing with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, receiving 115.3 million viewers.
  • He returned again to the Super Bowl in 2016, performing parallel to Lady Gaga, BeyoncĂ© and Coldplay for another Halftime Show performance.
  • Along with composing and producing hits for Bruno Mars, Lawrence has produced or composed for Adele, Flo Rida, Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, CeeLo Green and others.Lawrence appeared in the Blue Sky Studios animated film Rio 2 as the character and voice of “Felipe”.
  • He also wrote, performed, and produced the song “It’s a Jungle Out Here”, as well as co-wrote “Welcome Back”, for the soundtrack performed by Bruno Mars.Lawrence is building Ziast Media Group, a multimedia venture that combines music, film, television and theater production in one space.
  • In 2016, he purchased Record Plant recording studio in Los Angeles, California.

Read more at Wikipedia

See Also