US music producer Timbaland: He had a hand in these stars

Musician and producer Timbaland is one of the big stars that the USA has to offer. On March 10, the artist, whose real name is Timothy Zachary Mosley, celebrates his 50th birthday. He can look back on an amazing career: not only has he become more and more famous over the years, he has also turned numerous other musicians into stars. Thanks to him, many well-known artists experienced their breakthrough or celebrated great success.

He made Aaliyah big

Timbaland started his successful career as a music producer in the 1990s. Together with his childhood friend Missy Elliott (50) he worked as a songwriter and producer team. Together with newcomer Aaliyah (1979-2001) they worked on the album “One In a Million” (1996), which became a resounding success. The long player sold more than eight million copies and was certified double platinum in the USA. Timbaland and Aaliyah also co-produced the soundtrack for the chart-topping martial arts film Romeo Must Die (2000).

Aaliyah died in a plane crash on August 25, 2001 at the age of 22. After her tragic death, Timbaland declared that “the chemistry was right” between the two. “I lost half my creativity to her.” Aaliyah was the “most remarkable person I’ve ever met”.

Ginuwine celebrated breakthrough thanks to Timbaland

R&B singer Ginuwine (51) released his debut album “Ginuwine… the Bachelor” in 1996. The long player was produced by Timbaland, as was the successor “100% Ginuwine” (1999). Both albums made it into the charts not only in the USA and Great Britain, but also in Germany. Among other things, the singles “Pony” and the Prince cover “When Doves Cry” were successful.

Justin Timberlake started a successful solo career

Justin Timberlake (41) celebrated his first successes in the boy band *NSYNC. After the band broke up in 2002, the singer began his solo career. Timbaland was involved in his solo debut album “Justified” (2002) – and the long player promptly reached number one in Great Britain and number two in the USA. Timberlake won two Grammys: for “Best Pop Vocal Album” and “Best Male Pop Vocal Performance” for the single “Cry Me a River”.

It continued to be successful: His second album “FutureSex/LoveSounds”, co-produced by Timbaland, landed at the top of the charts in the USA and Great Britain and number three in Germany. Timberlake also brought Timbaland to his side as producer for his comeback album “The 20/20 Experience”. It rained again top chart positions: number one in Germany, Switzerland, Great Britain and the USA. “Man of the Woods” (2018), in collaboration with Timbaland, was number one again in Germany, just like in the USA.

Worldwide success for Nelly Furtado

Originally, Nelly Furtado only wanted to produce one title together with Timbaland. Instead, it turned into numerous new songs for their third album “Loose” (2006). The result: their most successful long player to date was born. She achieved unbelievable chart positions worldwide, among other things Furtado landed at number one with the album in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the USA and Canada.

Timbaland co-produced the successful singles “Maneater”, “Say It Right” and “All Good Things (Come to an End)”, which also charted at number one in many countries.

“Apologize” becomes an international hit for OneRepublic – thanks to Timbaland

The US band OneRepublic celebrated their big break in 2007 with the song “Apologize”. Timbaland had a big influence on this: his remix of the song became a number one hit in many countries, including Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The song also made it onto Timbaland’s own solo album, Shock Value (2007).

And yet another cooperation with Timbaland led to a great success for the band in this country: the title “Marchin’ On” became the anthem of the 2010 World Cup on ZDF.

Timbaland also helped other stars achieve great success, such as Madonna (63) and her album “Hard Candy (2008) and his childhood friend Missy Elliott in various projects. His numerous collaborations also made him a star himself. On his albums, he regularly combines the Crème de la crème of the industry: Katy Perry (37), Justin Timberlake and Brandy (43) can be heard on his album “Shock Value II” (2009).