2006Nominee
Best Performance
Last Holiday
Smokey Robinson
Actor · Writer
Detroit, Michigan, USA
February 19, 1940
Biography
William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson was the founder and frontman of the Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief songwriter and producer. Robinson led the group from its 1955 origins as "the Five Chimes" until 1972, when he announced a retirement from the group to focus on his role as Motown's vice president. However, Robinson returned to the music industry as a solo artist the following year. Following the sale of Motown Records in 1988, Robinson left the company in 1990. Robinson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, and was awarded the 2016 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for his lifetime contributions to popular music.
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2003Nominee
Best Performance
Hollywood Homicide
2024Winner
Best Performance
The Greatest Night in Pop
Career Highlights
2023Highlight
Best Performance
Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas
2024Highlight
Best Performance
Beatles '64
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Last Holiday
Hollywood Homicide
The Greatest Night in Pop