Glenn Medeiros
Glenn Alan Medeiros (born June 24, 1970) is an American former singer best known for his 1987 George Benson cover, "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You", which reached No. 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in Canada and the United Kingdom. It also topped the charts in a further four countries in Europe. In 2009, the song was used in France in a television advert for Spontex sponges. In 1988, he followed that single with "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)", a duet with Elsa Lunghini which achieved huge success in France where it managed to top the chart for six consecutive weeks, and remained on the Top 50 chart for 25 weeks. In 1990, Medeiros also collaborated with R&B artist Bobby Brown for the hit "She Ain't Worth It", a certified-Gold US and international chart-topper. Of Portuguese ancestry, Medeiros was born in Lihue, Hawaii and raised in Lawai; he was baptized and raised Catholic. He and his wife, Tammy Armstrong, have been married since 1996. They have a son, Chord Kaleohone Medeiros (born 2000), and a daughter, Lyric Leolani Medeiros (born 2001), who appeared on Season 21 of American Idol. In 1986, at the age of 16, Medeiros won Brown Bags to Stardom, a local radio talent contest at KIKI radio in his hometown of Honolulu, when he performed a cover version of George Benson's "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" which was subsequently produced into an album by a small local independent label. Jay Stone, the program director, produced the song, which by January 1987, had hit No. 2 for four weeks, then the airplay spread with other stations having Top 5 success with the song and by June 1987 the song had become a national hit with it reaching No. 3 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. Later, a worldwide hit, it reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent four weeks at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in July 1988. The single was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Medeiros released his debut album Glenn Medeiros in May 1987. In 1988, he recorded the single "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)" with French artist Elsa Lunghini along with song "Love Always Finds a Reason", written by Diane Warren. "Un Roman d'amitié" achieved success in France where it debuted at No. 8 on the chart edition of 23 July 1988 and reached No. 2 two weeks later, being blocked at this position for weeks by the summer hit "Nuit de folie" by Début de Soirée; it then managed to top the chart for six weeks. "Un Roman d'amitié" was also featured in the self-titled Elsa which was certified double platinum by the SNEP for more than 600,000 sales in France. ... Source: Article "Glenn Medeiros" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Glenn Medeiros, né le 24 juin 1970 à Lihue (Hawaï), est un auteur-compositeur-interprète américain. Il se fait connaître grâce aux chansons Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You (1988) et Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason), la même année, en duo avec Elsa. Glenn Alan Medeiros naît à Lihue, sur l'île de Kauai (Hawaï), et grandit à Lawai. Il est originaire du Portugal. Il y assiste aux cours de Leeward Community College, avant d'être transféré à l'University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu, où il obtient son diplôme. En 2003, il est diplômé à l'université de Phoenix. À la suite d'un concours organisé par une station de radio locale en quête de nouveaux talents, Glenn Medeiros signe son premier contrat avec une maison de disques et, en 1988, interprète le titre Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You, une reprise d'un titre de George Benson. Le succès est au rendez-vous et le titre se retrouve numéro 1 des charts en France (huit semaines) et au Royaume-Uni, ce qui marquera fortement les années 1980. Dans la même année, sur le plateau de Sacrée Soirée, il rencontre Elsa avec qui il chantera en duo la chanson intitulée Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason). Ce tube caracole en tête des ventes de singles durant six semaines à la fin de l'été 1988 en France. En 1989, il décroche un rôle dans le film Karaté Kid 3 de John G. Avildsen. Le 18 mars 1989, il participe notamment à l'émission Jackie Show où il interprètera Never Get Enough of You. En 1992 il enregistre un duo avec Thomas Anders: Standing Alone. Après deux titres solo, il s'essaie à deux nouveaux duos, l'un avec Bobby Brown (futur époux de Whitney Houston), l'autre avec Ray Parker Jr, qui passent inaperçus en France, mais lui fournissent deux gros tubes aux États-Unis. Source: Article "Glenn Medeiros" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA.
