Glenn Medeiros

Glenn Alan Medeiros born June 24 1970 is an American former singer best known for his 1987 George Benson cover Nothings Gonna Change My Love for You which reached No 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in Canada and the United Kingdom It also topped the charts in a further four countries in Europe In 2009 the song was used in France in a television advert for Spontex sponges In 1988 he followed that single with Un Roman damitié Friend You Give Me a Reason a duet with Elsa Lunghini which achieved huge success in France where it managed to top the chart for six consecutive weeks and remained on the Top 50 chart for 25 weeks In 1990 Medeiros also collaborated with RB artist Bobby Brown for the hit She Aint Worth It a certifiedGold US and international charttopper Of Portuguese ancestry Medeiros was born in Lihue Hawaii and raised in Lawai he was baptized and raised Catholic He and his wife Tammy Armstrong have been married since 1996 They have a son Chord Kaleohone Medeiros born 2000 and a daughter Lyric Leolani Medeiros born 2001 who appeared on Season 21 of American Idol In 1986 at the age of 16 Medeiros won Brown Bags to Stardom a local radio talent contest at KIKI radio in his hometown of Honolulu when he performed a cover version of George Bensons Nothings Gonna Change My Love for You which was subsequently produced into an album by a small local independent label Jay Stone the program director produced the song which by January 1987 had hit No 2 for four weeks then the airplay spread with other stations having Top 5 success with the song and by June 1987 the song had become a national hit with it reaching No 3 on Billboards Adult Contemporary chart Later a worldwide hit it reached No 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent four weeks at No 1 on the UK Singles Chart in July 1988 The single was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry BPI Medeiros released his debut album Glenn Medeiros in May 1987 In 1988 he recorded the single Un Roman damitié Friend You Give Me a Reason with French artist Elsa Lunghini along with song Love Always Finds a Reason written by Diane Warren Un Roman damitié achieved success in France where it debuted at No 8 on the chart edition of 23 July 1988 and reached No 2 two weeks later being blocked at this position for weeks by the summer hit Nuit de folie by Début de Soirée it then managed to top the chart for six weeks Un Roman damitié was also featured in the selftitled Elsa which was certified double platinum by the SNEP for more than 600000 sales in France Source Article Glenn Medeiros from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA