American rapper, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, voice actor, actor, DJ, record producer, and philanthropist will.i.am is best known as one of the founding members of The Black Eyed Peas. He is the recipient of seven Grammy Awards, eight American Music Awards, a Billboard Music Award, a Teen Choice Award, two MTV Video Music Awards, and three World Music Awards – all won with the Black Eyed Peas. Will.i.am has also released four solo albums. The first, Lost Change, was released in 2001 and is the original soundtrack to the movie of the same name. The second solo album, Must B 21, was released in 2003. The third album, Songs About Girls, was released in September 2007. The first single released from the album was a club track, titled “I Got It from My Mama,” which peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 31. The album also featured the singles “Heartbreaker” and “One More Chance.” He released his fourth studio album, #willpower, in 2013. Will.i.am is also a coach on the UK and Australian series of The Voice. In collaborations and with the Black Eyed Peas, he has a total of 34 Top 40 entries on the UK Singles Chart since 1998 and has sold 9.4 million singles in the UK. He continues to perform all over the world.
