Lenny Kravitz Musical artist

Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American rock singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actor and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads. In addition to singing lead and backing vocals, Kravitz often played all the guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and percussion himself when recording. He is known for his elaborate stage performances and music videos.He won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance four years in a row from 1999 to 2002, breaking the record for most wins in that category as well as setting the record for most consecutive wins in one category by a male. He has been nominated for and won other awards, including American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Radio Music Awards, BRIT Awards and Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. On December 1, 2011, Kravitz was made an Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He plays the role of Cinna in the Hunger Games film series.

Personal facts

Lenny Kravitz
Alias (AKA)
Kravitz Leonard Arbert
Lenny
Romeo Blue (former)
Birth dateMay 26, 1964
Birth place
New York City , Manhattan , New York

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Musical artist

Career started1988
associated musical artist
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Cree Summer
Michael Jackson
Mick Jagger
Aerosmith
Erykah Badu
Jay-Z
Lionel Richie
Craig Ross
Slash (musician)
Guns N' Roses
Madonna (entertainer)
Baha Men
Michael Kamen
Zoro (drummer)
Karl Denson
Draco Rosa
Angie Stone
Danny Dyer
Dean Ambrose
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Rock music
Neo-psychedelia
Hard rock
Neo soul
Funk rock
instrument
Gibson Flying V
record label
Roadrunner Records
Atlantic Records
Virgin Records

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External resources

  1. http://lennykravitz.tumblr.com
  2. http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_flying_almost_solo
  3. http://taorganization.com
  4. http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/426/lenny_kravitz_ice_ice_lenny
  5. http://www.emimusicpub.com/worldwide/artist_profile/lenny-kravitz_profile.html
  6. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_n7_v28/ai_20870216/pg_2
  7. http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/lennykravitz
  8. http://www.irscorner.com/r/rblue.html
  9. http://www.lennykravitz.com
  10. http://www.lennykravitzmusic.com