Robin Thicke is not only a successful R&B singer, but he also composes his songs and acts from time to time.  His most recent project is the re-release of his album The Evolution of Robin Thicke on Feb. 13. 

First released on Oct. 6, 2006, it features songs with Lil Wayne, Faith Evans and Pharrell.  The first single off of his sophomore album, Wanna Love You Girl, reached as high as number 15 on the Billboard Top 100 and made it to number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs.  The song became Thicke’s first number one hit on the R&B singles chart and he became the first white male artist since George Michael to top the chart. 

After the re-release of the album with three new bonus tracks, The Evolution of Robin Thicke sold over 853,000 copies since Feb. 13 in the U.S. alone.  For his single Lost Without U he appears in the music video with his wife, actress Paula Patton.  It has been announced that Thicke along with Chris Brown will be opening for Beyonce in her 2007 North American tour. 

Thicke was born to vocalist Gloria Loring and Canadian entertainer Alan Thicke (whom you might recognize from Growing Pains), and since a young age has shown an interest in music.  He has said that classic soul singers like Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder have been some of his biggest influences of his soft-romantic style.

Not receiving as much success with his second album, A Beautiful World, released in 2003, he still got positive attention with music critics comparing him to Jamiroquai and Lenny Kravitz.  In 2005, he guest appeared on the remix of Will Smith’s international hit Switch and then scored himself a contract with the Neptune’s Star Track label.  For the first single off of his sophomore album Wanna Love You Girl he cut his signature long hair for the music video.  In 2006, he then teamed up with Busta Rhymes to record a remix.

You may recognize Thicke’s second single, Lost Without U from MTV’s Big Ten video rotation where he is also a Discover and Download artist.  Watch out for the next single with Thicke’s preference rumored to be the track Can You Believe.