The music legend, a persona that cannot go unnoticed, a superstar from the day he was born even if he didn’t know where he would end up, Lenny Kravitz will perform on August 2 at the Athens Olympic Complex.
With thirty-five years of career under his belt and a new album in tow – “Blue Electric Light” is the twelfth album of the American singer, released last May – Lenny Kravitz has found a way to mix perfect proportions of rock, funk, reggae, hard rock, soul, and R&B in his cauldron. With a captivating and explosive presence both on and off the stage, he has the… statistics to prove the magnitude of his talent.
Lenny Kravitz: At the gym in leather pants and a sheer t-shirt
Milestones of his career
In 1993, two years after his first appearance in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and four years after his debut with the album “Let Love Rule,” his career took off. The single “Are You Gonna Go My Way,” aside from the USA, brought him to the top around the world.
A year before the turn of the millennium, Lenny cemented his dominance in the music scene. His first Grammy Award, after three nominations (two in 1994 and one in 1996), became a reality. In 1999, Kravitz managed to win in the category of Best Male Rock Vocal Performance with “Fly Away” and made history with four consecutive wins (2000 with “American Woman,” 2001 with “Again,” and 2002 with “Dig In”). In fact, by 2004, he had a total of 9 nominations.
In 2009, Lenny had already completed 20 years in the music industry and saturation came. The album “It Is Time For a Love Revolution,” released a year earlier, although it continued with the frenetic rhythms of the previous works, could not dissuade him from acting. The small cameos in cinema (“The Rugrats,” 1998, “Zoolander,” 2001, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” 2007) and on television (“Being Mick,” 2001, “The Simpsons,” 2002, and “Rebelde,” 2004) showed that sooner or later he would turn to this as well. His film debut took place in 2009 with “Precious,” where he played the role of nurse John, and he also participated in “Hunger Games.” He followed up with his appearance in “The Butler,” playing James Holloway, and the comedy “Shotgun Wedding” with Jennifer Lopez.
Aside from the four Grammy Awards, Lenny Kravitz had countless nominations in dozens of other awards worldwide for his music, his acting, and his stylistic choices. He has won a total of 21 awards during his career, including the ASCAP Pop Music Awards, MTV Awards, Brit Awards, Vogue Fashion, and Zebric, while recently he was named one of the five sexiest living men worldwide by “People” magazine. In fact, this year is expected to be historic for him, as he awaits his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Finally, with his twelfth album “Blue Electric Light” this year and his 18th tour, he marks 35 years of career, successes, and presence at the top of the global music industry.
Source: To Vima
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