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William Adams (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as will.i.am (pronounced "will I am" and stylized in all lowercase), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the frontman of the musical group Black Eyed Peas, which he formed in 1995 alongside fellow rappers apl.de.ap and Taboo. The group has released nine studio albums, and saw their highest success with the pop rap albums Elephunk (2003), Monkey Business (2005), The E.N.D. (2009), and The Beginning (2010), during which time he shared lead vocals with fellow singer Fergie.

As a solo artist, Adams signed with Atlantic Records to release his debut album Lost Change (2001). He later signed to Barely Breaking Even to release his second album Must B 21 (2003). Both albums failed to chart. After gaining success with the Black Eyed Peas, he signed with Interscope Records to release his third album, Songs About Girls (2007). His third effort moderately entered the US Billboard 200 — becoming his first solo project to do so — and spawned the US Billboard Hot 100-top 40 single "I Got It From My Mama". His fourth album, #willpower (2013), peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200, and was supported by the Billboard Hot 100-top five hit, "Scream & Shout" (with Britney Spears). In addition, he guest appeared on Fergie's 2006 single "Fergalicious" and Usher's 2010 single "OMG", which peaked at numbers two and one on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.

From both his solo career and groupwork with the Black Eyed Peas, he has had 41 UK singles chart-top 40 entries since 1998, and has sold 9.4 million singles in the country. He founded a self-titled record label in 1998, which has signed artists including LMFAO, Kelis, and Macy Gray. Outside of music, Adams founded the technology company i.am+ in 2013; he has also served as a panelist and mentor on the reality competition series The Voice UK (2012–present), The Voice Australia (2014), and The Voice Kids (2017–2023). He is the recipient of seven Grammy Awards, a Latin Grammy Award, and a Daytime Emmy Award.

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will.i.am, de son vrai nom William James Adams Jr., né le 15 mars 1975 à Los Angeles, (Californie, États-Unis), est un rappeur, chanteur, auteur-compositeur, disc jockey, producteur et acteur américain d'origine jamaïcaine et martiniquaise.

Durant sa carrière, il utilise de temps à autre Zuper Blahq comme second nom de scène. Il est l'un des membres fondateurs du groupe The Black Eyed Peas, actif depuis 1992. Il mène par ailleurs une activité de producteur, pour son groupe mais aussi pour d'autres artistes : Fergie pour son album solo The Dutchess (2006), Michael Jackson pour Thriller 25 (2008), Cheryl Cole, ou encore Britney Spears pour son album Britney Jean (2013). Sa carrière le conduit également vers des fonctions plus imprévues, telle que directeur de la création pour le fabricant de semi-conducteurs Intel.

will.i.am compte quatre albums solo. Le premier, Lost Change, est publié en 2001 chez Atlantic Records. Un clip vidéo est tourné pour le single I Am. Le deuxième album solo, Must B 21, est publié le 23 septembre 2003. La 17e chanson, Go!, devient le thème en 2005 des jeux vidéo de la série NBA Live et Madden NFL. Le troisième album, Songs About Girls, est publié le 25 septembre 2007. Le premier single de l'album s'intitule I Got It from My Mama et atteint la 31e place du Billboard Hot 100 en août 2007. Son quatrième album, willpower, est publié en 2013.

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