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Michael Bolton hits Metro Centre

Metronews - Found Mar. 19, 2010
A large crowd of cheering women will no doubt greet singer Michael Bolton as he performs at the Halifax Metro Centre on Friday at 7:30 p.m. The

Posted on March 19, 2010, 4:13 am

Michael Bolton impressed with Lady Gaga

Monsters and Critics - Found Mar. 12, 2010
Singer Michael Bolton has said he was impressed with Lady Gaga when he worked with her on a track for his album. Singer Michael Bolton is pictured...

Posted on March 12, 2010, 5:32 am

Tuesday Tidbits: Diana DeGarmo, Kris Allen, Danny Gokey and more

USA Today - Found Mar. 9, 2010
... which will honor Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen, former Senator William H. Frist, M.D., singer Michael Bolton, country music duo Brooks...

Posted on March 9, 2010, 2:08 am

Michael Bolton Live At The Royal Albert Hall

KPBS - Found Mar. 8, 2010
Now Michael Bolton takes us on a spectacular grand tour of his music at London's Royal Albert Hall.

Posted on March 8, 2010, 3:40 am

Collaborations help fuel Michael Bolton's new tour, CD

Morning Call - Found Mar. 13, 2010
Michael Bolton is something of a nerd. That is not to put him down, since nerds (hopefully) can be cool.

Posted on March 13, 2010, 7:50 am

Michael Bolton brings One World One Love tour to American Music ...

PennLive.com - Found Mar. 5, 2010
It seems like an unlikely alliance but Michael Bolton, the singer with formerly flowing locks and husky takes on songs like 'When a Man Loves a ...

Posted on March 5, 2010, 7:27 am

Lady Gaga sings with Michael Bolton

NEWS.com.au - Found Jan. 13, 2010
It appears on Bolton's new album THE shock collaboration between Michael Bolton and Lady Gaga has been released.

Posted on January 13, 2010, 5:05 am

Lady Gaga sings with Michael Bolton

NEWS.com.au - Found Jan. 13, 2010
THE shock collaboration between Michael Bolton and Lady Gaga, Murder My Heart, has been released.

Posted on January 13, 2010, 4:21 am

Tami duets with Michael Bolton - Chynn re-records own song for ...

Jamaica Star - Found Jan. 8, 2010
( l - r ) Michael Bolton, Tami Chynn - Claudine Housen Singer Tami Chynn has touched the international scene again, as she is featured on Michael

Posted on January 8, 2010, 10:48 am

Edmonton to welcome Michael Bolton for a spring serenade

Edmonton Journal - Found Jan. 25, 2010
Former mulletman Michael Bolton is ready to kiss and make up with his Edmonton fans ?16 years after pulling the plug on his last local show.

Posted on January 25, 2010, 3:55 am

Michael Bolton Biography

Michael Bolton
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Michael Bolton

Bolton performing in October 2006
Background information
Born February 26, 1953 (1953-02-26) (age 57)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres Rock, pop, pop-rock, adult contemporary
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 1968–present
Labels RCA Records
Columbia Records
Jive Records
Concord Music Group
Sony Classical
Passion Music Group
Associated acts Blackjack
Website MichaelBolton.com

Michael Bolton (born February 26, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and a former hard rock singer. He is best known for his soft rock ballads and tenor vocals.

His achievements include selling many albums, eight top ten albums, two number one singles on the Billboard charts, and awards from both the American Music Awards and Grammy Awards.

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Mainstream success

Bolton at the 1990 Grammy Awards

Bolton's hard rock band, Blackjack, once toured with heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. He began recording as Michael Bolotin in 1975. He gained his first major hit as a songwriter, co-writing "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" for Laura Branigan, previously best-known for singing the disco-pop classic "Gloria". Narrowly missing the Top 10 on the U.S. pop chart, Branigan took the song to number one on the Adult Contemporary chart for three weeks in 1983. The two sought to work with each other again, and their next collaboration was when Bolton co-wrote "I Found Someone" for Branigan in 1985. Her version was only a minor hit, but two years later, Cher resurrected the song, and with it her own singing career. Bolton co-wrote several other songs for both singers.

Bolton would achieve his greatest success in the late eighties and early nineties as a singer in the adult contemporary/easy listening genre. One of his first major hits was his 1987 interpretation of the Otis Redding classic, "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay". Always interested in soul and Motown classics, Bolton's success with that song encouraged him to tackle the standard "Georgia On My Mind," with which he had another hit. In 1991, Bolton released the album "Time, Love & Tenderness", which featured his Grammy award winning cover of "When a Man Loves a Woman".1

Most of Bolton's recordings are original material;, however, he has also written songs for such artists as Conway Twitty,Barbra Streisand, Kiss, Kenny Rogers, Kenny G, Peabo Bryson and Patti LaBelle.citation needed Bolton's early songwriting collaborators included Doug James and Mark Mangold, and as his fame grew he began to cowrite with higher-profile writers such as BabyFace, Diane Warren, and Bob Dylan.citation needed

As a singer, he has performed with Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, José Carreras, Tony Cetinski, Lucia Aliberti, Renée Fleming, Zucchero, Patti LaBelle, Céline Dion, Ray Charles, Percy Sledge, Wynonna Judd, and BB King.citation needed

Bolton's last Top 40 single in the US was the 1997 hit "Go the Distance" (featured in the Walt Disney motion picture Hercules), which peaked at #1 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart. He hired conductor Larry Baird (orchestral musical director/conductor/arranger for The Moody Blues, Three Dog Night, Al Jarreau, etc.) for his 2001 tour.

In 2006 Bolton and then fiancee Nicollette Sheridan sang a duet, "The Second Time Around", for the album Bolton Swings Sinatra. In March 2007, Bolton toured South Africa for the first time. He was the headline act at Jacaranda 94.2 FM's two day concert.

Bolton recorded the song "New York, New York" (also on his Bolton Swings Sinatra album), for an album which was recorded in five days, Over the Rainbow. This was for an episode of the TV series, Challenge Anneka. The proceeds from the album went to children's hospices across the U.K.

Bolton performed a duet entitled "Il Mio Amico" with the Italian singer Anna Tatangelo at the Sanremo Music Festival 2008. The song was originally sung by Tatangelo alone, but the duet version contained English lyrics as well. It is a song about the difficulties of being gay in Italy, written by Tatangelo's partner, Gigi D'Alessio.citation needed

Bolton's album Only A Woman Like You was released in 2002. The title song was co-written by Shania Twain and with background vocals by Skyler Jett. Bolton released an album in the UK on September 21, 2009 entitled One World One Love. The first single entitled 'Just One Love', was released on September 14, 2009.2

Appearances in other media

Bolton appeared as an extra in the theatrical release of Frank Herbert's Dune featuring Sting and Kyle MacLachlan. In their final fight scene, he plays a "spice-eyed" drummer.citation needed

Legal troubles

On May 9, 2000, a U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a jury's 1994 decision that Bolton's 1991 pop hit, "Love Is a Wonderful Thing", infringed on the copyright of the 1964 Isley Brothers song of the same name, and let stand the jury's award of $5.4 million against the singer, his co-author, Andrew Goldmark, and their record company, Sony Music Entertainment. See Three Boys Music Corp. v. Bolton, 212 F.3d 477 (9th Cir. 2000). This was the biggest payout in musical copyright infringement to date.

Personal life

Michael Bolton was born to a Jewish family in New Haven, Connecticut.3 He is the father of three children.citation needed

Bolton became engaged to actress Nicollette Sheridan in March 2006; however, it was confirmed in August 2008 that they had broken off their engagement.citation needed

Charity work

In 1993, he established the Michael Bolton Foundation (now the Michael Bolton Charities) to assist women and children at risk from the effects of poverty, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.4 The foundation has provided over $3.7 million in funding to local and national charities.

Bolton also serves as the honorary chairman of Prevent Child Abuse America,5 the national chairman for This Close for Cancer Research,6 and a board member for the National Mentoring Partnership7 and the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital.8

In March 2003, Bolton joined with Lifetime Television, Verizon Wireless, and many others to lobby on behalf of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence,9 urging legislation to provide more assistance for victims of domestic violence, such as affordable housing options.

Bolton has received the Lewis Hine Award from the National Child Labor Committee, the Martin Luther King Award from the Congress of Racial Equality, and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations.10 The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce11 also recognized Bolton with a star on the "Hollywood Walk of Fame" for his musical and charitable contributions.

Discography

Filmography

As executive producer

See also

References

External links