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Judith Glory Hill (born May 6, 1984) is an American singer and songwriter born in Los Angeles, California. Her voice is "distinctive, soulful and has an earthy quality that makes it unique". She has provided backing vocals for such artists as Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, and Josh Groban. In 2009, Hill was chosen as Jackson's duet partner for the song "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" during his ''This Is It'' concert tour. After Jackson's death in 2009, she, along with the rest of the ''This Is It'' cast members, performed at Jackson's memorial service and attracted global attention when she sang the lead on the song "Heal the World". Hill's rise to fame is briefly recounted in ''20 Feet from Stardom'', a documentary film that tells the untold story of the backup singers behind some of the "greatest musical legends of the 21st century". She is also a featured artist on the film's soundtrack. She won the Grammy Award for Best Music Film for her performance in this film. A number of Hill's original ballads, including "Desperation" were featured in the 2012 Spike Lee film ''Red Hook Summer''. In March 2013, Hill became a contestant during the fourth season of ''The Voice''. Her elimination during the Top 8 show was considered one of the most shocking of the show. Hill opened for Josh Groban during the third leg of his All That Echoes World Tour (North America) in Fall 2013. She also performed two duets with him in his set for "The Prayer" and "Remember When It Rained", the latter of which was released as a single. She also toured with John Legend on the UK leg of his ''#AllOfMe'' tour in the Fall of 2014. She had signed with Sony Music in 2013. Her debut album "Back in Time" recorded at Paisley Park, with Prince as producer, was officially released as a free download 〔https://judithhill.wetransfer.com/downloads/de199adf4a8db8d18b5dcfb0b56eba8720150322035020/16723c〕 on Judith Hill's WeTransfer account on March 23 and made available till March 25, 2015, via a Livenation email with a note from Prince saying "Sorry 2 bother U. Just wanted 2 send U this baby picture of Judith Hill with Her 1st piano. Loox like her parents, who r also musicians- had a plan. Well, that plan succeeded. This is Judith Hill’s debut album BACK IN TIME. Please spend some time with this music and then share it with someone U love.".〔https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAzZ_d-U8AA0Aim.jpg〕 ==Life and career== Hill's mother is a pianist from Tokyo who met Hill's father in a funk band in the 1970s. Judith is of Japanese and African descent. She can speak and sing in both English and Japanese,〔(Judith singing A Man's World in Japanese )〕 and is also fluent in Spanish and French. After a degree in music composition from Biola University, Hill went to France in 2007 to perform with the French singer Michel Polnareff. She began a career as a singer-songwriter when she returned to the United States. According to Tom Meek of ''LA Weekly'', Hill's voice is distinctive, soulful and has an earthy quality that makes it unique. She moves easily from R&B to funk to hip-hop to jazz to gospel. Hill is credited for singing backing vocals and/or choir for Gregg Allman (''Low Country Blues''); Anastacia (''Freak of Nature''); Patrizio Buanne (''Patrizio''); Andraé Crouch (''The Journey''); Harold Faltermeyer (''Copout''); Josh Groban (''All That Echoes''); Taylor Hicks (''Taylor Hicks''); Elton John (''The Diving Board'' and ''The Union''); Carole King (''A Holiday Carole''); Evelyn "Champagne" King (''Open Book''); Mike Oldfield (''Man on the Rocks''); Barry Manilow (''15 Minutes''); Dave Stewart (''The Ringmaster General'' and ''The Blackbird Diaries''); Rod Stewart (''Soulbook''); Robbie Williams (''Intensive Care''); She is a featured vocalist for albums such as ''Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole'' by George Benson, ''I'll Take Romance'' by Steve Tyrell, ''The Last Ai'' by Ai and ''That's Life'' by Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr.. She has also provides vocals for soundtracks such as ''Dr. Seuss' The Lorax: Original Songs from the Motion Picture'', ''Happy Feet Two (Soundtrack)'', 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Judith Hill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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