Popular American pop singer, soloist in the R'n'B genre, Justin Timberlake is also a composer, a talented producer and dancer. He has won four Emmy Awards and nine Grammy Awards.
Among the ancestors of Timberlake are the Germans, the British, and the French. There are even unconfirmed Native American roots.
Childhood and youth
Justin was born in Tennessee Memphis in 1981 on January 31. In blood. My paternal grandfather was a Baptist priest, and my father worked as a church choir conductor.
From childhood, the child was brought up in the classical traditions of Baptism. But in spirit, the performer still considers himself a Christian. In 1985, when his son was less than five years old, his parents broke up. Both soon had new families.
Justin got a stepfather and two paternal half-brothers. The divorce did not affect the psyche of the future celebrity. The ambitious boy grew up healthy beyond his years.
The TV show "Star Search" was the starting point of a musical career. Justin sang a country song. Since childhood, he liked Michael Jackson, Elton John and Al Green.
The road to fame began with the Mickey Mouse Club. In the popular children's show, Timberlake partners Christina Aguilera and Britrie Spears. The singer's future bandmate on 'N Sync' also performed with him at the time.
In 1995, after the show ended, Jacey and Justing teamed up to form the band. It was then that Timberlake met Ryan Gosling. The mother of the future celebrity took custody of Ryan for six months due to the fact that the latter's mother went to work in Canada. The boys became close friends.
Own group
In the boy band 'N Sync', which appeared in 1995. there were five guys. The charming, curly-haired sixteen-year-old Justin became the face and soul of the whole company.
He was the first to pose in front of the cameras, infecting with his energy. He managed to study, attend acting courses for beginners. The first album was released in 1997.
Charismatic and talented guys immediately became super popular. The album sold eleven million copies. In total, the group recorded seven albums in the studio, but the most popular was "No Strings Attached 2000" with a circulation of fifteen million.
Over the course of five years, the group won three prestigious MTV Video Music Awards. Justin has become a sex symbol for many girls.
The ambitious and energetic performer had too little fame as the leader of the boy band. Since 2002, he decided to pursue a solo career. The vocalist has recorded the first solo album "Justified".
And since that time, the name Timberlake has conquered world audiences. The album subsequently received two Grammys, and the singer was nominated for an MTV award. The scandal erupted in 2004.
During a joint performance with Janet Jackson, the performer tore the top of his partner, exposing her breasts. It happened, according to Justin, by accident.
But after the incident, the community of stars, fans, and the media was stirred up. The singer had to go into the shadows.
But the return was triumphant. New albums were recorded. Fans were delighted with them. Every new song became a hit.
Triumph
In 2008, Justin and Madonna's joint single "Four Minutes" was released. Later, a video was created for the song. Until now, the choreography in it is recognized as the best dance project in pop music. The duo blew up the world charts, and both artists gained even more fans.
In March 2013, the singer's third album, The 20/20 Experience, was released in the neosoul genre. Fans and critics gave him high marks. But the continuation of flattering reviews received much less.
In support of both works, Justin embarked on a tour in 2014. In the same year, the musician won four categories at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. In addition to the award for the best video, the musician was awarded three statuettes for the best editing, directing and a special Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
The celebrity attended the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. In the Stockholm finals, Timberlake performed "Can't Stop The Feeling". The promotion is associated with the first broadcast of the competition in the United States. The Euro-level event in America has not been covered before.
All Timberlake's songs appear on the world music charts. His style is admired, he is imitated. The musician's experiments with appearance are always amazing with taste.
Films
Justin manages to act in films. His debut was the painting "Edison".
The main roles were played by Keevin Spacey and Morgan Freeman. True, the film did not gain much success. This was followed by "Alpha Dog". Here the performer got one of the key characters.
After that there were several pictures. Among them, the Oscar-winning project "Social Network" by Fincher is distinguished. The picture, which received three statuettes out of eight, glorified the singer as a talented actor.
In 2007's Shrek, Justin voiced the young King Arthur. He liked the work, and he also gave his voice in 2016 to the main character of the animated comedy "Trolls".
However, the celebrity also wrote music for the new tape. For the first time at the same time, Justin visited Russia. He arrived at the premiere screening of the movie "Friendship Sex" with his partner Mila Kunis. Timberlake visited Moscow again in 2013 to present the crime thriller Va-Bank.
The singer played one of the main roles in the film. At the same time, Timberlake attended the Ivan Urgant show, where he received original bast shoes as a gift. A year later, concerts in support of the artist's album were held in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Matters of the heart
Big names have always figured in the performer's personal life. From 1999 to 2002, he had a serious affair with Britney Spears. But the wedding expected by all fans never took place. The relationship culminated in the hit "Cry Me a River" and ended.
For a while, the singer met with actress Jenna Dewan and Stacy Fergusson. This was followed by a period of romance with Alyssa Milano, Justin's childhood love. But the relationship lasted a maximum of six months. The reason was a picture in the romantic company of an unknown girl.
Since 2003 Timberlake has dated Cameron Diaz. The actress and singer looked happy, and the nine-year difference did not bother anyone. However, four years later, this relationship also ended.
An affair with Jessica Biel began in 2007. The news of official meetings followed in early 2008. In 2011, the tabloids were full of messages about the couple's separation and the desire to maintain friendly relations.
However, on Christmas Eve 2011, Justin proposed to Jessica. And in 2012, on October 19, the couple got married in Italy. April 2015 was the time when their son Silas Randall Timberlake was born. The birth was very difficult, but the baby appeared healthy.
The happy father told about this only three years later. The singer constantly pleases the Instagram subscribers with pictures of his wife and son. Justin loves to travel, golf and snowboard. The performer adores home evenings.
In 2009, Timberlake was chosen as the face of the advertising campaign for the men's fragrance Givenchy Play Sport. At the same time, he began the production of tequila "Sauza 901". The singer owns his own clothing brand "William Rast".
The co-founder of the company is his friend, actor Trace Ayala. The performer also owns the Southern Hospitality restaurant chain and the Tennmann record label. And the record label "Tennmann".
In 2017, Justin starred in Woody Allen's The Wheel of Wonders. In early 2018, Timberlake released his fifth studio album "Manof the Woods" of 16 tracks with duets with Alisha Keys and Chris Stapleton.
The artist goes on tour, often accompanied by his wife and son.
