His ancestry goes back many generations in Virginia and North Carolina. Pharrell Lanscilo Williams was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on April 5, 1973, the eldest of the three sons of teacher Carolyn and handyman Pharoah Williams.

2.4 2014–present: The Voice, Something in the Water and other ventures.

2.3 2010–14: Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2 and solo international success.

2.2 2005–09: In My Mind and collaborations.

He is also a two-time Academy Award nominee: in 2014 for Best Original Song, for 'Happy' (from Despicable Me 2) and in 2017 for Best Picture, as a producer of Hidden Figures. He has won 13 Grammy Awards, including three for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (one as a member of the Neptunes). Williams has received numerous accolades and nominations. His second album, Girl, was released in 2014. In the same year, he was featured on Daft Punk's single ' Get Lucky', which won Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 56th Grammy Awards. In 2013, he was featured on the song ' Blurred Lines' with Robin Thicke and T.I., and his song ' Happy' was the lead single for the soundtrack of the film Despicable Me 2.

Williams released his debut solo album, In My Mind, in 2006.

Williams has been widely referred to as one of the most influential and successful music producers of the 21st century, having had a significant impact on the sound of modern popular music. In 1999, he became lead vocalist of the band N.E.R.D., which he formed with Hugo and drummer Shay Haley. Alongside close colleague Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo The Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he has produced songs for various recording artists. Pharrell Lanscilo Williams ( / f ə ˈ r ɛ l/ born April 5, 1973), is an American rapper, record producer, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur.

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