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Michael Bolton was born Michael Bolotin, 26 in February 1953 is an
American singer-songwriter and
former hard rock singer. He is best known for his
soft rock ballads and
tenor vocals. His
accomplishments 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. He was born to
Jewish parents, George and
Helen Bolotin in New Haven,
Connecticut.
His band, Blackjack, once toured with heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. Michael got his first big hit as a songwriter, co-wrote "How shall I live without you" for Laura Branigan, previously best known for singing pop hit "Gloria".
He has performed with Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras, Tony Cetinski, Lucia Aliberti, Renee Fleming, Zucchero, Patti LaBelle, Celi ne Dion, Ray Charles, Percy Sledge, Wynonna Judd, and BB King. Bolton performed a duet entitled "Il Mio Amico" with Italian singer Anna Tatangelo in Sanremo Festival 2008.