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Lenny Kravitz
Birth at
26 May 1964
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Lenny Kravitz (born Leonard Albert Kravetz), American musician, singer, producer, was born on May 26, 1964 in New York. Lenny's parents are NBC producer Cy Kravitz and actress Roxy Rucker. The singer has Jewish and Ukrainian roots. The debut album Let Love Rule, in which Kravitz was the author of almost all songs, the singer released in 1989. Lenny Kravitz became famous in 1999 after performing a cover version of the song "American Woman". Composition becomes soundtrack Austin Powers: The Spy Who
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Lenny Kravitz (born Leonard Albert Kravetz), American musician, singer, producer, was born on May 26, 1964 in New York. Lenny's parents are NBC producer Cy Kravitz and actress Roxy Rucker. The singer has Jewish and Ukrainian roots.
The debut album Let Love Rule, in which Kravitz was the author of almost all songs, the singer released in 1989. Lenny Kravitz became famous in 1999 after performing a cover version of the song "American Woman". Composition becomes soundtrack
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Seduced Me ("Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me") and tops the charts. The 2000 album Greatest Hits sold eight million copies. In 2001, after the release of the disc "Lenny" Kravitz went on a concert tour.
As vocalist Lenny Kravitz collaborates with many other artists. He's a songwriter.
In 2004, Lenny Kravitz recorded the album "Baptism", which received gold status. The singer himself characterizes the work as a qualitatively new round of his creativity. Lenny is touring extensively on the Electric Church tour. In 2005 and 2007, the musician gives two free concerts, the audience of each of which exceeds 300 thousand listeners. For a charity collection, the singer records a cover of the song John Lennon Cold Turkey. In 2008, the album "It Is Time for a Love Revolution" was released.
The style of Kravitz compositions is a mixture of rock, funk, reggae, psychedelia, folk and many other genres. Interestingly, during studio recordings, Lenia often performs all the musical parts on her own. From 1998 to 2002, Kravitz four times in a row became the best rock vocalist among men and the winner of the Grammy Award.
Discography
1989 Let Love Rule
1991 - Mama Said
1993 Are You Gonna Go My Way?
1995 - Rock and Roll Is Dead
1995 - Circus
1998 - Fly Away (UK CD Single)
1998 - 5
2000 - Greatest Hits
2001 - Lenny
2002 - If I Could Fall in Love
2004 - Baptism
2005 - Lady
2008 It Is Time for a Love Revolution
2009 - LLR 20 (Edition Deluxe 20 anniversary)