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Biography
Alwin Lopez Jarreau was an American singer. His 1981 album Breakin' Away spent two years on the Billboard 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and R&B sound. The album won Jarreau the 1982 Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. In all, he won ten Grammy Awards and was nominated 19 other times during his career.
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Awards & recognition
- Grammy Award — Best Traditional R&B Performance · 2017
- Frankfurter Musikpreis · 2016
- Grammy Awards · 2007
- honorary doctorate · 2004
- list of artists with Hollywood Walk of Fame recording stars · 2001
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- Grammy Award — Best Male R&B Vocal Performance · 1993
- Grammy Awards · 1993
- Grammy Award — Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals · 1986
- Grammy Award — Best Music Video · 1986
- Grammy Award — Song of the Year · 1986
- Grammy Award — Record of the Year · 1986
- Grammy Awards · 1982
- Grammy Awards · 1981
- Grammy Awards · 1979
- Grammy Awards · 1978
- honorary doctor of the Berklee College of Music
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Grammy Award — Best Male Pop Vocal Performance · 1988 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Song Written for Visual Media · 1988 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Male R&B Vocal Performance · 1986 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Album of the Year · 1986 · nominated
Filmography12 titles
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985as Self
1985as Self
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024as Self (archive footage)
2024as Self (archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self
1962as Self
New York Undercover
1994as Self
1994as Self
Touched by an Angel
1994as Rev. Gentry Hall
1994as Rev. Gentry Hall
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self - Musical Guest
1975as Self - Musical Guest
Marcus
2015as Self
2015as Self
The Soul Man
2012as Self
2012as Self
Fridays
1980as Self - Musical Guest
1980as Self - Musical Guest
American Idol
2002as Self - Guest
2002as Self - Guest
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
1998as The Balladeer (voice)
1998as The Balladeer (voice)
Testimonies of Faith
2007
2007