Robin Alan Thicke born March 10, [ 4 ] is an American [ 5 ] singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his single " Blurred Lines " featuring T. Thicke is a son of actress Gloria Loring and actor Alan Thicke. The label released his Blue-eyed soul -inspired debut studio album, A Beautiful World , which was commercially unsuccessful. It debuted at number five on the Billboard and spawned his breakout single, " Lost Without U ", which peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot His third album, Something Else , peaked at number three on the Billboard , and was preceded by the moderate hit song " Magic ".
His sixth album, Blurred Lines was preceded by the single of the same name, and debuted atop the Billboard despite unfavorable critical reception. He is currently a judge on the Fox musical competition show The Masked Singer. Thicke was born in Los Angeles , California, on March 10, They divorced when Thicke was 7 years old. He has an older brother, Brennan, who worked as a voice actor and voiced the titular character on the animated Dennis the Menace series, and a younger half-brother, Carter.
Thicke's parents were supportive of his musical inclinations; his father helped him to write and structure his first songs. Thicke moved out on his own at the age of 17, during his senior year of high school, earning a living and supporting himself as a professional record producer and songwriter.
While initially signed as a singer and artist in his own right, Thicke first made a name for himself within the industry as a songwriter and producer for other artists before releasing and performing his own music. In , Thicke co-wrote the song " Fall Again " with Walter Afanasieff , which was intended to be a track on Michael Jackson's album Invincible , but it failed to be presented as a completed song.
The demo Michael recorded in was released on November 16, , as an album track of his limited edition box set The Ultimate Collection. He would continue to do so until At the age of 22, after an involvement with Tommy Mottola and Epic Records following the end of his first deal with Interscope, Thicke resolved himself to work chiefly on material for his debut album, initially titled Cherry Blue Skies , planning to use his own money to fund the project.
