Robbie Nevil

Robert S. Nevil (born October 2, 1958) is an American pop singer, songwriter, record producer, and guitarist who had five Billboard top 40 hits including his songs "C'est la Vie" (#2, 1986), "Dominoes" (#14, 1987), and "Wot's It to Ya" (#10, 1987).

Life and career Nevil began playing guitar at age 11 and played in a series of cover bands. He began performing his original music and signed a publishing deal in 1983, writing songs for the Pointer Sisters; El DeBarge; Alison Moyet; and Earth, Wind & Fire. propelling the album into the top 40 on both the U.S. pop and Billboard R&B chart. His second single "Dominoes" hit #14 on the Hot 100 and #22 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, while the third single "Wot's It to Ya" peaked at #10 on the Hot 100 and Dance Club/Play charts, and #69 on the R&B chart.

In 1991, Nevil's album Day 1 was released to fewer sales.

From 2011 on, Nevil has been creating, writing, and producing music for Extreme Music, part of Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Several of his Extreme Music compositions appear on the 2015 Sony compilation album Party Pop.

Nevil is married with two children and divides his time between Southern California and Colorado. He is the older brother of actor Alex Nevil.

Discography Studio albums Year Album Peak chart positionsUS US R&B AUS AUT NOR SWE UK 1986 Robbie Nevil 37 32 — 19 9 6 93 1988 A Place Like This 118 — — — — 30 — 1991 Day 1 — — 89 — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Compilation albums The Best of Robbie Nevil (1998) Wot's It to Ya: The Best of Robbie Nevil (1999) Party Pop (2015)

Singles Year Song Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumUS US Dance US R&B AUS NOR SWE 1986 "C'est la Vie" 2 1 7 4 4 1 4 2 2 3 MC: Gold Robbie Nevil 1987 "Dominoes" 14 22 ― 38 ― 26 ― 38 — 26 "Wot's It to Ya" 10 10 69 — ― 24 ― 37 ― 43 1988 "Back on Holiday" 34 ― 52 ― ― 33 ― ― ― ― A Place Like This 1989 "Somebody Like You" 63 ― ― 176 ― ― ― ― ― ― "Getting Better" ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― — 1991 "Just Like You" 25 ― ― 4 ― 30 ― ― ― ― ARIA: Gold Day 1 "For Your Mind" 86 ― 93 ― ― ― ― ― ― ― 1992 "Partners in Crime" ― ― — 62 ― ― ― ― ― ― 1996 "I'll Be There for You" (duet with Seiko Matsuda) ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.