1.  Real name Thomas DeCarlo Callaway

2.  CeeLo Green was born on May 30, 1974, in Atlanta, Georgia

3.  His father died when Green was 2 years old.  Later his mother was paralyzed in a car crash and died two years later when Green was 18. His mother’s death led Green into depression

4.  Along with Big Gipp, T-Mo, and Khujo, Green was an original member of the Atlanta hip hop group Goodie Mob. He is the youngest of the four.

5.  The group released their debut album, Soul Food in 1995

6.  CeeLo Green also contributed backing vocals to TLC’s hit 1995 song “Waterfalls”

7.  Again Along with DJ Danger Mouse, CeeLo Green was part of a duo called Gnarls Barkley. They first met when Danger Mouse took second in a talent contest and opened for OutKast and Goodie Mob at a University of Georgia concert in 1998

8.  CeeLo Green is one of the coaches for contestants on seasons one through three on the singing TV show The Voice. He returned as a coach on the fifth season.

9.  Green has described himself as having been a “goon” in his youth, as well as a “kleptomaniac, pyromaniac, just plain maniac”

10.  CeeLo Green has won 8 Awards to date