Aloe Blacc

Aloe Blacc (born January 7, 1979) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, businessman and philanthropist. His first album, Shine Through was released in 2006 by Stones Throw Records. He is best known for his singles "I Need a Dollar", "The Man", which was at the top of the charts in the United Kingdom. He is also known for writing and performing vocals on Avicii's "Wake Me Up", which was at the top of the charts in 22 countries.^[1][2][3]

Aloe Blacc
Blacc at Festival Mundial in Tilburg on June 19, 2011
Background information
Birth name	Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III
Born	(1979-01-07) January 7, 1979 (age 46) Laguna Hills, California, U.S.
Genres	Soul R&B hip hop funk
Occupation(s)	Musician singer songwriter record producer actor businessman philanthropist
Instruments	Vocals synthesizer trumpet cello piano electric guitar drum machine keyboards sampler bass guitar percussion horns acoustic guitar
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Stones Throw Records Goontrax XIX Recordings Interscope Dirty Science Shaman Work
Website	www.aloeblacc.com

Awards

• 2011 Soul Train Awards - Centric Award (nomination)^[4]
• 2011 Worker's Voice Award^[5]
• 2014 BET Awards - Centric Award (nominated)^[6]

Brit Award

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2012	Aloe Blacc[7]	Best International Breakthrough Act	Nominated
		Best International Male Soul Artist	Nominated[7]

Grammy Award

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2015	Lift Your Spirit	Best R&B Album	Nominated

Discography

Main article: Aloe Blacc discography

Studio albums

• Shine Through (2006)
• Good Things (2010)
• Lift Your Spirit (2013)
• Christmas Funk (2018)
• All Love Everything (2020)