CeeLo Green Top Songs and Awards
Sophia Dalton
Updated on January 03, 2026
CeeLo Green is a $10 million net-worth American singer, rapper, songwriter, and actor. CeeLo Green rose to prominence as a member of the hip-hop group Goodie Mob. Before CeeLo went solo in 2002, the trio recorded three critically praised albums.
His solo career, however, did not go as anticipated, and he catapulted to international prominence four years later as a part of the soul group Gnarls Barkley, whose debut single “Crazy” became a hit and topped several singles charts around the world. Their initial single’s success was followed by their album “St. Elsewhere,” which reached #4 on the US “Billboard” 200.
Who is CeeLo Green?
CeeLo Green was born Thomas DeCarlo Burton in Atlanta, Georgia on May 30, 1974. CeeLo’s father, an ordained clergyman, died when he was only two years old, and he adopted his mother’s surname, Callaway. He started singing in church and went to Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, Georgia.
CeeLo’s mother, Sheila (a firefighter and ordained preacher), was paralyzed in a vehicle accident when he was 16 and died two years later. In 1991, he established the band Goodie Mob with T-Mo, Khujo, and Big Gipp, and the group gained popularity around the time Sheila died. CeeLo fell into a deep sadness after her death, which he discussed in multiple songs, including Goodie Mob’s “Free” and Gnarls Barkley’s “Just a Thought.”
What are some of CeeLo Green top songs?
Some of the music the gem’s songs include:
Forget you, Bright Lights Bigger City, The King and I, It’s OK, Cry Baby, Anyway, Kung Fu Fighting, Down By Law, Major, I want You, Music to My Soul, In da Wind, I’ll Be Around, Loaded Bases, Crazy, Sugar (Gimme Some), It’s Ok CeeLo Green
What are some of CeeLo Green Awards?
Green has received 18 Grammy nominations and has won Best Alternative Music Album (“St. Elsewhere”) and Best Urban/Alternative Performance (“Crazy”) in 2007, Best Urban/Alternative Performance (“Fuck You”) in 2011, and Best Traditional R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for “Fool for You” (featuring Melanie Fiona) in 2012.
In 2007, Gnarls Barkley won a BET Award for Best Group, as well as two MTV Europe Music Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards, and a Soul Train Music Award. CeeLo received a Billboard Music Award for Viral Innovator of the Year in 2011, as well as a Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist and a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Male Artist in 2011.
He also received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Male Artist in 2012, and his performance on “The Voice” garnered him an Online Film & Television Association award in 2011, which he shared alongside Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Carson Daly.
