Glenn Medeiros
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Glenn Alan Medeiros is a Hispanic Hawaiian
singer and rapper who was a teenage star in the 1980s.
. In 1987, at the age of 17, Medeiros won a local radio talent contest in Hawaii
when he performed a cover version of George Benson
's "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You
" which was subsequently produced into an album by a small local independent label. A visiting radio executive from KZZP
in Phoenix, Arizona heard the song and took the record back to Phoenix, where, through word of mouth, it became a national hit. Later, a worldwide hit, it reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100
and spent four weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart
in July 1988.
In 1988, he recorded the single "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)
", a successful duet in France with Elsa Lunghini
. He also achieved a 1990 United States #1 hit duet
with Bobby Brown
entitled "She Ain't Worth It
". The same track peaked at #12 in the UK
chart. He had another hit duet with Ray Parker, Jr.
titled "All I'm Missing Is You" which peaked at US #32. In 1989 Glenn recorded "Under any Moon" with The Jets.
In 1992 Medeiros recorded a duet with Thomas Anders
(of Modern Talking
fame) titled "Standing Alone" and shot a video.
Medeiros wrote "Break These Walls" for the New Zealand singer, Sam Verlinden
. He also wrote the song "Follow the Sun" for Regine Valasquez which was later recorded by the group Forte. In addition, Glenn wrote the song entitled "These Tears I Cry" for Martin Nivera. Glenn has written nearly two hundred songs, many of which have been recorded by various artists throughout the world.
Today, Medeiros is the host and perforer at the Hale Koa Hotel
's luau in Waikiki
, and is the Vice Principal of Maryknoll Grade School. He has taught grades K, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and high school at various schools throughout Oahu starting in both public and private schools including Mililani Middle School, St. Joseph School in Waipahu, Island Pacific Academy in Kapolei, and Maryknoll High School.
ancestry. He attended the University of Hawaii-West Oahu with a BA in History and the University of Phoenix-Hawaii with a MA in Elementary Education. Glenn is currently a doctoral student at the University of Southern California. Glenn married his wife Tammy in 1996, and they have two children, Chord and Lyric.
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
singer and rapper who was a teenage star in the 1980s.
Biography
Medeiros began his musical career at the age of 10 when he helped his father entertain guests on his tour bus on the island of KauaiKauai
Kauai or Kauai, known as Tauai in the ancient Kaua'i dialect, is geologically the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. With an area of , it is the fourth largest of the main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago, and the 21st largest island in the United States. Known also as the "Garden Isle",...
. In 1987, at the age of 17, Medeiros won a local radio talent contest in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
when he performed a cover version of George Benson
George Benson
George Benson is a ten Grammy Award winning American musician, whose production career began at the age of twenty-one as a jazz guitarist....
's "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You
Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You" is a popular song by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser. It was originally recorded by George Benson for his 1984 album 20/20....
" which was subsequently produced into an album by a small local independent label. A visiting radio executive from KZZP
KZZP
KZZP, 104.7 KISS-FM, is a Top 40 radio outlet serving the Phoenix, Arizona area. The Clear Channel Communications station broadcasts at 104.7 MHz with an Effective radiated power of 100 kW and is licensed in Mesa, Arizona. Due to its 100 kW tower located atop South Mountain, the station can...
in Phoenix, Arizona heard the song and took the record back to Phoenix, where, through word of mouth, it became a national hit. Later, a worldwide hit, it reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and spent four weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
in July 1988.
In 1988, he recorded the single "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)
Un Roman d'amitié
"Un Roman d'amitié " is a 1988 song recorded by the French artist Elsa Lunghini and the United States singer Glenn Medeiros. The song was released as a single in the summer of 1988 and features on the self-titled LP Elsa....
", a successful duet in France with Elsa Lunghini
Elsa Lunghini
Elsa Lunghini, stage name Elsa , is a French singer and actress. She was a famous teenage pop-star in the late-1980s. In 1986, she was the youngest singer ever to reach number one in the French charts with the single T'en va pas, and she went on to sell millions of records during the decade...
. He also achieved a 1990 United States #1 hit duet
Duet (music)
A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...
with Bobby Brown
Bobby Brown
Robert Barisford "Bobby" Brown is an American R&B singer-songwriter, occasional rapper, and dancer. After success in pop group New Edition, Brown began his solo career in 1987 and had a string of Top 10 Billboard hits, culminating in a Grammy Award. He was a pioneer of New Jack Swing music, a...
entitled "She Ain't Worth It
She Ain't Worth It
"She Ain't Worth It" is a song recorded by Glenn Medeiros with a rap verse from singer Bobby Brown. It hit number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 21, 1990, becoming Medeiros' only number one and Brown's second and last number one hit after "My Prerogative".-Charts:-References:...
". The same track peaked at #12 in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
chart. He had another hit duet with Ray Parker, Jr.
Ray Parker, Jr.
Ray Erskine Parker, Jr. , is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer and recording artist. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the motion picture Ghostbusters, for his solo hits, and performing with his band Raydio as well as the late Barry White.-Early life and...
titled "All I'm Missing Is You" which peaked at US #32. In 1989 Glenn recorded "Under any Moon" with The Jets.
In 1992 Medeiros recorded a duet with Thomas Anders
Thomas Anders
Thomas Anders is a German singer, composer and record producer. Anders was the lead singer of Germany's popular pop-duo Modern Talking in 1984–1987 and in 1998–2003.-Early years:...
(of Modern Talking
Modern Talking
Modern Talking was a German dance pop duo consisting of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen. Their music has often been classified as Europop. They have been referred to as Germany's most successful pop duo, and have had a number of hit singles, reaching the top 5 in many countries...
fame) titled "Standing Alone" and shot a video.
Medeiros wrote "Break These Walls" for the New Zealand singer, Sam Verlinden
Sam Verlinden
Samuel James Verlinden is a teen singer and actor. He is best known for his covers of Michael Jackson, The Jackson 5 and his faint on live TV.-Career:...
. He also wrote the song "Follow the Sun" for Regine Valasquez which was later recorded by the group Forte. In addition, Glenn wrote the song entitled "These Tears I Cry" for Martin Nivera. Glenn has written nearly two hundred songs, many of which have been recorded by various artists throughout the world.
Today, Medeiros is the host and perforer at the Hale Koa Hotel
Hale Koa Hotel
The Hale Koa Hotel, which means House of the Warrior in Hawaiian, is an Armed Forces Recreation Center resort hotel located on Waikiki Beach and owned by the United States Department of Defense. It sits on the southeast corner of Fort DeRussy on the western end of Waikiki in Honolulu...
's luau in Waikiki
Waikiki
Waikiki is a neighborhood of Honolulu, in the City and County of Honolulu, on the south shore of the island of Oahu, in Hawaii. Waikiki Beach is the shoreline fronting Waikīkī....
, and is the Vice Principal of Maryknoll Grade School. He has taught grades K, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and high school at various schools throughout Oahu starting in both public and private schools including Mililani Middle School, St. Joseph School in Waipahu, Island Pacific Academy in Kapolei, and Maryknoll High School.
Personal life
Medeiros is of PortuguesePortugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
ancestry. He attended the University of Hawaii-West Oahu with a BA in History and the University of Phoenix-Hawaii with a MA in Elementary Education. Glenn is currently a doctoral student at the University of Southern California. Glenn married his wife Tammy in 1996, and they have two children, Chord and Lyric.
Albums
- Glenn MedeirosGlenn Medeiros (album)-Production:*Produced By Jay Stone*Executive Producer: Leonard Silver*Engineering: Doug Carleton, Greg Scott, Jeffrey Woodruff*Assistant Engineers: Doug Carleton, Greg Scott*Mixing: Jeff Tyzik*Mastering: Bernie Grundman-Personnel:...
(1987) - Not MeNot Me (album)Not Me is the second full-length album by 80's dance pop/teen pop artist Glenn Medeiros.-Track listing:#"Fallin'" 3:52#"Never Get Enough of You" 4:27...
(1988) - Glenn Medeiros (1990) (1990)
- It's Alright to Love (1993; Europe and Asia only)
- The Glenn Medeiros Christmas Album (1993)
- Sweet Island Music (1995)
- Captured (1999)
- ME (2003)
- With Aloha (2005)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US AC Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
FRA Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
SWE Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
AUT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
NL MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
SE | NOR VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
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| 1987 | "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You" is a popular song by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser. It was originally recorded by George Benson for his 1984 album 20/20.... " |
12 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Glenn Medeiros | ||
| "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" | 67 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Watching Over You" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | "Long and Lasting Love" | 68 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | Not Me | ||
| "Never Get Enough of You" | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | "Un Roman d'amitié" (with Elsa Elsa Lunghini Elsa Lunghini, stage name Elsa , is a French singer and actress. She was a famous teenage pop-star in the late-1980s. In 1986, she was the youngest singer ever to reach number one in the French charts with the single T'en va pas, and she went on to sell millions of records during the decade... ) |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love Always Finds a Reason" (with Ria Brieffies Ria Brieffies Maria Petronella "Ria" Brieffies was a Dutch singer, best known as a member of 1980s girl group "Dolly Dots".-Life:... ) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | "She Ain't Worth It She Ain't Worth It "She Ain't Worth It" is a song recorded by Glenn Medeiros with a rap verse from singer Bobby Brown. It hit number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 21, 1990, becoming Medeiros' only number one and Brown's second and last number one hit after "My Prerogative".-Charts:-References:... " (with Bobby Brown Bobby Brown Robert Barisford "Bobby" Brown is an American R&B singer-songwriter, occasional rapper, and dancer. After success in pop group New Edition, Brown began his solo career in 1987 and had a string of Top 10 Billboard hits, culminating in a Grammy Award. He was a pioneer of New Jack Swing music, a... ) |
1 | — | 43 | 12 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | Glenn Medeiros (1990) |
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| "All I'm Missing Is You" (with Ray Parker Jr. Ray Parker Jr. Ray Erskine Parker, Jr. , is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer and recording artist. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the motion picture Ghostbusters, for his solo hits, and performing with his band Raydio as well as the late Barry White.-Early life and... ) |
32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Me-U=Blue" (with The Stylistics The Stylistics The Stylistics are a soul music vocal group, and were one of the best-known Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. They formed in 1968, and were composed of lead Russell Thompkins, Jr., Herbie Murrell, Airrion Love, James Smith, and James Dunn. All of their US hits were ballads, graced by the... ) |
78 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | It's Alright to Love | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||