Glenn Medeiros
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| Born | Glenn Alan Medeiros June 24, 1970 R&B |
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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 "
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
Medeiros was born in
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
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
In 1988, he recorded the single "
The song was featured on Medeiros's second album,
In 1989, Medeiros recorded "
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 produce "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
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Studio album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||
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| US |
AUS [18] |
UK [11] |
NLD
[19] | ||||||||||||
| Glenn Medeiros |
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83 | 98 | — | 23 | ||||||||||
| Not Me |
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— | 124 | 63 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Glenn Medeiros |
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82 | 69 | — | — | ||||||||||
| It's Alright to Love |
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— | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| The Glenn Medeiros Christmas Album |
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| Sweet Island Music |
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— | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Captured |
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— | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| With Aloha |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
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| US | AUS [18] |
UK
[11] |
FRA
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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
- ISBN 2-9518832-0-X.
- ^ a b Meiers, Rich. "Former pop star named Maryknoll Vice Principal". Hawaii News Now.
- ^ 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. 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. 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.
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ISBN 2-9518832-0-X.
- OCLC 29800226. Retrieved August 12, 2023 – via World Radio History.
- ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- ^ "Glenn Medeiros | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
- ^ Elsa's certifications Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved June 1, 2008)
- AMG. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ^ a b Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIAbetween 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. 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. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- Top 100 (
- ^ "Dutch charts".
- ^ "German Charts".
- ^ "Dutch Charts".
- ^ "UltraTop".
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All There Is To Know. Discography Glenn Medeiros". irishcharts.ie. IRMA. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
- Glenn Medeiros & Thomas Anders
- Glenn Medeiros at IMDb
- Glenn Medeiros discography at Discogs
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