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Justin Timberlake (Singer)
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Justin Timberlake is an American pop singer, songwriter, producer, dancer and actor. He rose to fame as part of the boy band ‘N Sync and achieved great success after going solo. He has won six Grammy Awards and an Emmy. He has sold more than 50 million albums in his music career. He has also ventured into the fashion and restaurant businesses.
Timberlake was born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1981. His first attempts at singing was on the TV show Star Search. He performed under the name of Justin Randall and sang country songs. In 1993, he joined the cast of The Mickey Mouse Club, along with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Two years later, he joined ‘N Sync and became an international superstar.
‘N Sync were big business and their second and third albums were the fastest selling albums of all time. In 2002, Timberlake began working on his first solo album ‘Justified’ and the group was no more. Timberlake performed at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards. A year later he received $6 million from McDonald’s for the song “I’m Lovin’ Itâ€.
Timberlake released his second album ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds’ in 2006. It debuted at number one in the US album charts. He also found time to appear in several movies and collaborate with other artists, including Madonna and 50 Cent. Timberlake has his own record label, restaurant chain and clothing line. He is an avid golfer and in 2007 hosted a PGA Tour tournament. |
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