Glenn Medeiros
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Born | Glenn Alan Medeiros June 24, 1970 |
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Origin | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
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Years active | 1986–2007 |
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Glenn Alan Medeiros (born June 24, 1970) is an American former musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved worldwide international chart success in the late-1980s and early-1990s. He is best known both nationally and internationally for his 1987 George Benson cover, "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You", which reached No. 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in Canada and Europe.
In 1988, he followed that single with "Un roman d'amitié (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.[1] In 1990, Medeiros also collaborated with R&B artist Bobby Brown for "She Ain't Worth It", a US and international chart-topper.
After his musical career peaked, Medeiros taught and was vice-principal at the Maryknoll School, a parochial school in Honolulu, Hawaii, and as a professor at Chaminade University, a private Marianist university that shares its grounds with Saint Louis School. In 2015, Medeiros became the Head of School/Principal of Saint Louis School in Honolulu, and in 2017 its president/CEO.[2][3]
Personal life and education
[edit]Of Portuguese ancestry, Medeiros was born in Lihue, Hawaii and raised in Lawai;[4] he was baptized and raised Catholic.[5] 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.[5]
Medeiros attended Leeward Community College and transferred to University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu, where he received his bachelor's degree.[6] He graduated from the University of Phoenix with a master's degree in elementary education in 2003.[7] In 2014, Medeiros received a doctorate degree in educational leadership from the University of Southern California.[6]
Medeiros was the vice principal of Maryknoll Grade School and then its high school.[2] He taught at various schools throughout Oahu, including Mililani Middle School, St. Joseph School in Waipahu, and Island Pacific Academy in Kapolei.[8] On July 1, 2015, Medeiros was appointed Principal of St. Louis School, an all-boys Catholic (Marianist Order) school (K-12) in Honolulu Oahu, where he has been its CEO since 2017.[9]
Music career
[edit]Medeiros began his musical career at the age of 10 when he helped his father entertain guests on his tour bus on the island of Kauai. 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 Benson's "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" which was subsequently produced into an album by a small local independent label.[4][6] Jay Stone, the program director and future producer of the song, convinced Medeiros to record it and make it his first release, as Benson's "The Greatest Love of All", had been a No. 1 hit for Whitney Houston earlier that year.[10]
Guy Zapoleon, program director of KZZP in Phoenix was on vacation in Honolulu where his friend Stone asked him to listen to the song. Zapoleon took the record back to Phoenix, where it debuted on KZZP in October 1986. By January 1987, the song 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 Billboard's 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.[11] The single was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and Medeiros released his debut album Glenn Medeiros in May 1987.
In 1988, he recorded the single "Un roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)" with French artist Elsa Lunghini along with song "Love Always Finds a Reason", written by Diane Warren, which was recorded in full in English. Elsa had been introduced to Medeiros by French television presenter Jean-Pierre Foucault.[12] Medeiros explained why the song had been retitled in French, dealing with friendship while the original version was about love: "Elsa and I don't want our fans to think that we're really going together. It's just a good friendship. Though she is one of the nicest girls I've ever, ever met".[13] "Un Roman d'amitié" achieved massive 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. It was certified Gold by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
The song was featured on Medeiros's second album, Not Me, which was released in September 1988 and certified Gold in both France and Spain.[14][15] Two more singles were released to promote the album, each with a promotional music video. The first, "Long and Lasting Love", peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 before the album's release and the second single, "Never Get Enough of You", followed in early-1989. "Un Roman d'amitié" was also featured in the self-titled Elsa which was certified double platinum by the SNEP for more than 600,000 sales in France.[16]
In 1989, Medeiros recorded "Under Any Moon" with The Jets, which was included on the soundtrack of The Karate Kid Part III in which he made a cameo appearance. Medeiros achieved a 1990 hit duet with Bobby Brown titled "She Ain't Worth It" which was featured on his third album, Glenn Medeiros.[17] The song reached No. 1 for two weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Medeiros' only No. 1 hit in the United States, and the second and last No. 1 hit where Brown has received credit as an artist, after "My Prerogative". The song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The single also reached the Top 20 (No. 12) on the UK Singles Chart and peaked within the Top 10 in Australia, Canada, Finland, and Ireland.[11]
Medeiros had another hit duet with Ray Parker Jr. titled "All I'm Missing Is You" which peaked at No. 32 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 1991, Medeiros produced "If Looks Could Kill (No Turning Back)" for the comedy film If Looks Could Kill starring Richard Grieco. In 1992, Medeiros recorded a duet with Thomas Anders (of Modern Talking) titled "Standing Alone". Medeiros has remained regularly involved in the music industry in his home state of Hawaii (including several headliner and related musical variety shows in Waikiki).
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Studio album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||
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US | AUS [18] | UK [11] | NLD [19] | ||||||||||||
Glenn Medeiros | 83 | 98 | — | 23 | |||||||||||
Not Me |
| — | 124 | 63 | 26 | ||||||||||
Glenn Medeiros |
| 82 | 69 | — | — | ||||||||||
It's Alright to Love |
| — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
The Glenn Medeiros Christmas Album |
| — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Sweet Island Music |
| — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Captured |
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With Aloha |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Singles
[edit]Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
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US | AUS [18] | UK [11] | FRA | GER [20] | AUT | NLD [21] | BEL [22] | SWE | IRL [23] | ||||||
1987 | "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Glenn Medeiros | |||
"Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" | 67 | 85 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Watching Over You" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
1988 | "Long and Lasting Love" | 68 | 113 | 42 | — | 54 | — | 14 | 4 | — | 26 | Not Me | |||
"Never Get Enough of You" | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | |||||
1989 | "Un Roman d'amitié" (with Elsa) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | ||||
"Love Always Finds a Reason" (with Ria Brieffies) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 31 | — | — | |||||
1990 | "She Ain't Worth It" (featuring Bobby Brown) | 1 | 8 | 12 | — | 15 | — | 12 | 21 | — | 9 | Glenn Medeiros (1990) | |||
"All I'm Missing Is You" (featuring Ray Parker Jr.) | 32 | 101 | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Me − U = Blue" (featuring The Stylistics) | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
1992 | "Standing Alone" (with Thomas Anders) | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | Down on Sunset | |||
1993 | "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | It's Alright to Love | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
References
[edit]- ^ Habib, Elia (2002). Muz hit.tubes (in French). Alinéa Bis. p. 141. ISBN 2-9518832-0-X.
- ^ a b Meiers, Rich. "Former pop star named Maryknoll Vice Principal". Hawaii News Now. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
- ^ Wakida, Clayton. "Former pop star Medeiros appointed as St. Louis School president". KITV. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015.
- ^ a b "Glenn Medeiros". Pacific Edge Magazine. August 27, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ a b Wilcox, Leslie (July 12, 2016). "LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX Glenn Medeiros | PBS Hawai'i". www.pbshawaii.org. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ a b c Ching, Kapiʻolani. "UH alumni profile: Leeward and West Oʻahu alumnus Glenn Medeiros shares his success". University of Hawaiʻi System News. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ "Singer Glenn Medeiros lives out his childhood dream of teaching". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. August 2, 2003. Archived from the original on October 25, 2003. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "Singer Glenn Medeiros lives out his childhood dream of teaching". archives.starbulletin.com. August 2, 2003. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ "Saint Louis names new president, principal". Hawaii Catholic Herald. May 7, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ Stone, Jay (April 3, 1987). "Radio and Records". Radio and Records: 26.
- ^ a b c d Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 358. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Habib, Elia (2002). Muz hit.tubes (in French). Alinéa Bis. p. 141. ISBN 2-9518832-0-X.
- ^ Rotsteeg, Mariolein (July 30, 1988). "Spotlight: Glenn Medeiros - On His Way Up" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 31. p. 30. OCLC 29800226. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2023 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 923. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- ^ "Glenn Medeiros | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Elsa's certifications Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved June 1, 2008)
- ^ Carpenter, Bil. "Biography: Glenn Medeiros". AMG. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ^ a b Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 196. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
- Top 100 (ARIA Charts) from June 1988-2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 183.
- For "Long and Lasting Love (Once in a Lifetime)":"Week commencing 30 January 1989". www.bubblingdownunder.com. January 20, 2020. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- For Not Me and "All I'm Missing Is You":"Week commencing 15 October 1990". www.bubblingdownunder.com. October 15, 2021. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ "Dutch charts".
- ^ "German Charts". Archived from the original on May 22, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "Dutch Charts". Archived from the original on January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "UltraTop". Archived from the original on January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All There Is To Know. Discography Glenn Medeiros". irishcharts.ie. IRMA. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Glenn Medeiros & Thomas Anders Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Glenn Medeiros at IMDb
- Glenn Medeiros discography at Discogs