- Robbie Nevil
Robbie Nevil (born Robert S Nevil,
2 October 1958 , inLos Angeles, California ) is an American popsinger-songwriter /producer /guitarist .Career
Nevil's self-titled debut album in 1986 gave him a string of
Billboard Hot 100 hits. He is best remembered for thesong "C'est La Vie," a #1 dance hit that spent two weeks at #2 on the Hot 100 in early 1987.Between 1986 and 1991, Nevil recorded three solo albums, the self-titled first being the most successful. It was produced by
Alex Sadkin andPhil Thornalley and recorded inEngland . Prior to this, he was involved in writing material for otherTop 40 acts.In recent years, Nevil has been more involved in producing and writing for other artists than in solo performance. He co-wrote three songs on the chart-topping "
High School Musical "soundtrack : "The Start of Something New", "We're All In This Together" and "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You." He co-wrote thetheme song to "Hannah Montana", "The Best of Both Worlds", and co-wrote three other songs that appear on the Hannah Montana soundtrack album.Nevil's has been working with The Cheetah Girls, since their first albumCheetah-Licious Christmas , and wrote the songsThe Party's Just Begun and Step Up toThe Cheetah Girls 2 film and One World andDance Me If You Can , from the soundtrack of .Family
Robbie's mother Irene Nevil currently lives in Los Angeles, and father Charles Nevil, in Palm springs. He also has two brothers,
Alex and Chris Nevil, and a niece Andrea Nevil who live in Los Angeles, California.Discography
Albums
* "Robbie Nevil" (1986) #37 US
* "A Place Like This " (1988) #118 US
* "Day 1 " (1991)ingles
ee also
*
List of number-one dance hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
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