HARRY BELAFONTE – 93 YEARS OLD

A classic icon in the music industry, Harry Belafonte is known as one of the most successful pop artists in history. He was critical in bringing Caribbean-inspired music to the international music scene. He was also dubbed as “The King of Calypso” for making the Trinidad Caribbean music style famous. His breakthrough album, Calypso, became the first LP that sold a million copies for a solo artist. Despite the success in his career, his personal life, however, faced challenges. He needed to consult lawyers to handle some of those problems. Fortunately, his marriage to his third wife seems to be heading in the right direction.

Belafonte was one of the organizers of the Grammy hit song We Are the World, which was a song that helped raise funds for Africa. He performed in the Live Aid concert the year the song was released. He was appointed as a goodwill ambassador by UNICEF. After his appointment, he jetted off to Dakar, Senegal where he became the chairman of the International Symposium of Artists and Intellectuals for African Children.