
Profile
Famous as :
R&B singerBirth Name :
Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr.Birth Date :
April 20, 1951Birth Place :
New York, New York, USAClaim to fame :
Album "Never Too Much" (1981)
American Music Awards
2003
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
2003
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Album for "Dance With My Father"
2002
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
1996
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
1994
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
1992
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Album for "Power Of Love"
1992
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
1990
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
1988
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
1988
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Album for "Give Me The Reason"
1986
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
1986
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Album for "The Night I Fell In Love"
BET Awards
2004
Got nomination for BET Awardcategory Male R&B Artist
Grammy Awards
2007
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male for "Got You Home"
2004
Won Grammy Awardcategory Song of the Year for "Dance With My Father"
shared with Richard Marx
2004
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Album for "Dance With My Father"
2004
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "The Closer I Get To You"
shared with Beyoncé Knowles
2004
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male for "Dance With My Father"
2004
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Song for "Dance With My Father"
2003
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for "Any Day Now"
1999
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male for "I Know"
1999
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for "I Know"
1998
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male for "When You Call On Me / Baby That's When I Come Runnin'"
1997
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male for "Your Secret Love"
1997
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Song for "Your Secret Love"
shared with Reed Vertelney
1995
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male for "Love The One You're With"
1995
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "Endless Love"
shared with Mariah Carey
1995
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male for "Always And Forever"
1995
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Album for "Songs"
1994
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male for "How Deep Is Your Love"
1993
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "The Best Things In Life Are Free"
shared with Janet Jackson
1992
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male for "Power Of Love"
1992
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Song for "Power Of Love/Love Power"
shared with Marcus Miller; Teddy Vann
1992
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Doctor's Orders"
shared with Aretha Franklin
1991
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male for "Here And Now"
1990
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male for "She Won't Talk To Me"
1989
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Any Love"
1989
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Song for "Any Love"
1987
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Song for "Give Me the Reason"
shared with Nat Adderley, Jr.
1987
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male for "Give Me the Reason"
1986
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male for "The Night I Fell In Love"
1983
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male for "Forever, For Always, For Love"
1982
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best New Artist
1982
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male for "Never Too Much"
NAACP Image Awards
2006
Got nomination for NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Album for "So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross"
shared with Various Artists
2004
Won NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Male Artist
2004
Won NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Music Video for "Dance With My Father"
2004
Won NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Song for "Dance With My Father"
2004
Won NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Album for "Dance With My Father"
2002
Won NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Male Artist for "Take You Out"
Soul Train Music Awards
2005
Got nomination for Soul Train Music Awardcategory Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo for "The Closer I Get To You"
shared with Beyonce Knowles
2004
Won Soul Train Music Awardcategory Best Male R&B/Soul Single for "Dance with My Father"
2004
Got nomination for Soul Train Music Awardcategory Best Male R&B/Soul Album for "Dance with My Father"
2004
Got nomination for Soul Train Music Awardcategory Album of the Year for "Dance with My Father"
1999
Won Quincy Jones Awardcategory Career Achievement
1992
Won Soul Train Music Awardcategory Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album - Male for "Power of Love"
1990
Won Soul Train Music Awardcategory Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single - Male for "Here and Now"
1987
Won Soul Train Music Awardcategory Best Album of the Year - Male for "Give Me A Reason"




