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Born Lionel B. Richie, Jr., on June 20, , in Tuskegee, AL; son of Lionel Richie Sr., a systems analyst, and Alberta Richie, an educator; married Brenda Harvey, a musical production assistant, (divorced); married Diane Alexander, a clothing designer, (divorced, ); children: Nicole, Miles, Sofia.

Education: Graduated from Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, AL, Addresses: Record company--Universal Music Group, Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, CA Website--Lionel Richie Official Website:

The ballads written and sung by Lionel Richie, both as part of the group the Commodores and during an impressive solo career, have formed a soundtrack for countless American romances from the s on.

Richie achieved a string of successes matched by few other popular songwriters, with his compositions rising to the number one position on the American pop singles chart at least once in every year between and After a recording hiatus of ten years, Richie returned to the national spotlight in the late s with Lou