Lionel Richie, love song, OK, thank you very much, good-bye. And all of a sudden I realized that, in my career, what has made my career has always been the surprises.

Richie and Harvey divorced on August 9 1993 after being married nearly 18 years. [citation needed]
On June 17 2012 Richie made a special guest appearance on The Voice Australia performing Easy with son-in-law Joel Madden. #1 song "Truly" which launched his career as one of the most successful balladeers of the 1980s and the Top Five hits "You Are" and "My Love.

From 1968 he was a member of the musical group Commodores signed to Motown Records. Lionel Brockman Richie Jr.