Glenn Alan Medeiros is an American singer and songwriter of Portuguese
descent who achieved chart success in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
After his musical career he taught and was vice-principal at the Maryknoll
School, a parochial school in his native Honolulu, Hawaii. On July 1, 2015,
Medeiros became the president of Saint Louis School in Honolulu.
Biography Medeiros began his musical career at the
age of 10 when he helped his father entertain guests on his tour bus on the
island of Kauai. In 1987, at the age of 17, Medeiros won a local radio talent
contest in Hawaii when he performed a cover version of George Benson's
"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" which was subsequently produced into an
album by a small local independent label. A visiting radio executive, Guy
Zapoleon, from KZZP in Phoenix, Arizona heard the song and took the record back
to Phoenix, where, through word of mouth, it became a national hit. Later,
a worldwide hit, it reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent four weeks
at number one on the UK Singles Chart in July 1988.
In 1988, he recorded the single "Un Roman d'amitié", a duet in French with
Elsa Lunghini. He also achieved a 1990 United States #1 hit duet with Bobby
Brown titled "She Ain't Worth It". The same track peaked at #12 in the UK
chart. He had another hit duet with Ray Parker, Jr. titled "All I'm Missing Is
You" which peaked at US #32. In 1989, Glenn recorded "Under Any Moon" with The
Jets, which was included on the soundtrack of The Karate Kid, Part III.
Medeiros' relationship with the British media somewhat soured in 1990 when he
was seemingly ridiculed on the music review program Juke Box Jury. A panel
consisting of footballer Jon Fashanu, singer Neneh Cherry and comedians Vic
Reeves and Bob Mortimer, overseen by Jools Holland, slated the video of "All
I'm Missing Is You". Unbeknownst to the guest reviewers at the time, Medeiros
was present and live in the studio, watching their commentary. Emerging
afterwards as that weeks "special guest", all parties were visibly
embarrassed, with Medeiros exiting the set swiftly. This moment was later
included in both Channel 4's "TV Hell" program.
In 1992 Medeiros recorded a duet with Thomas Anders titled "Standing Alone"
and shot a video. Medeiros wrote "Break These Walls" for
the New Zealand singer, Sam Verlinden. He also wrote the song "Follow the Sun"
for Regine Velasquez which was later recorded by the group Forte. In
addition, Glenn wrote the song entitled "These Tears I Cry" for Martin Nievera.
Glenn has written nearly two hundred songs, many of which have been recorded
by various artists throughout the world. Today, Dr. Medeiros is the host and
performer at the Hale Koa Hotel's luau in Waikiki, and is the Vice Principal of
Maryknoll Grade School. He has taught grades K, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and high school
at various schools throughout Oahu starting in both public and private
schools including Mililani Middle School, St. Joseph School in Waipahu,
Island Pacific Academy in Kapolei, and Maryknoll High School.
April 23, 2015, Medeiros has been appointed as President of St. Louis
School, an all boys school in Honolulu Oahu
Personal life Medeiros is of Portuguese ancestry. When
finished touring, he was an excellent student in the Humanities, Literature,
and History and graduated from The University of Hawaii-West Oahu with a BA
in History and The University of Phoenix-Hawaii with an MA in Elementary
Education. In May 2014, Glenn received his doctorate degree in Education from
the University of Southern California. Discography
= Albums = Glenn Medeiros US #83
Not Me UK #63 Glenn Medeiros US #82
It's Alright to Love The Glenn Medeiros Christmas Album
Sweet Island Music Captured
ME With Aloha
Aloha from Paradise = Singles =
External links Glenn Medeiros & Thomas Anders
References