Cee Lo Green

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Thomas DeCarlo Callaway better known by his stage name CeeLo Green or Cee Lo Green is an American singersongwriter rapper composer record producer actor and businessman Green is known for his work in soul music including the hit singles Crazy and Fuck You Born in Atlanta Georgia Green came to initial prominence as a member of the Southern hip hop group Goodie Mob He subsequently began a solo career releasing two albums on Arista Records CeeLo Green and His Perfect Imperfections 2002 and CeeLo Green Is the Soul Machine 2004 Greens next project was Gnarls Barkley a collaboration with DJ Danger Mouse In 2006 the duo scored a worldwide hit with Crazy which reached the top five in twenty countries including the US and UK With Gnarls Barkley Green released two albums 2006s platinumselling St Elsewhere and 2008s The Odd Couple In 2010 Green continued his solo career with the album The Lady Killer which spawned his biggest solo hit Fuck You The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top 10 in thirteen countries Green has released three further solo albums Cee Los Magic Moment 2012 Heart Blanche 2015 and CeeLo Green Is Thomas Callaway as well as a reunion album with Goodie Mob Age Against the Machine 2014 From 2011 to 2014 Green was a judge and coach on the American reality television singing competition The Voice appearing on four of its seasonsa He voiced Murray the Mummy in the 2012 animated feature film Hotel Transylvania and also appeared in a few television programs and films including his own show CeeLo Greens The Good Life on TBS Green has appeared in commercials including 7 Up Duracell MMs and sake brand TYKU His work has earned numerous awards and accolades including five Grammy Awards a BET Award a Billboard Award and a Brit Award