![]() ![]() Bolton later stated this was untrue, saying "That rumor about me auditioning for Black Sabbath was only a rumor, I don't know how on earth it started." Īfter anglicizing his family name to Bolton, 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 pop hit " Gloria". It was rumored that in 1983 Bolton auditioned for, but was denied, the lead vocalist position with Osbourne's former band, Black Sabbath. Early in his musical career, he focused on hard rock, with his band Blackjack once opening for heavy metal artist Ozzy Osbourne on tour. This first album was self-titled using his original family name of Bolotin. Career Musicīolton began recording in 1975 at The Church Studio in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He took odd jobs, including as Paula Abdul’s babysitter. With his parents' permission, he dropped out of high school and left home at age 15 to travel cross country along U.S. At age 14, he formed a group, the Nomads, that were signed to a singles contract by Epic Records when Bolton was 16. By age 7, Bolton was able to play the saxophone. He has a brother, Orrin, and a sister, Sandra. ![]() His father, George Bolotin, was a local official in the Democratic Party, and his mother, Helen, was a homemaker. ![]() He has performed with artists including Lucia Aliberti, Patti LaBelle, José Carreras, Tony Cetinski, Ray Charles, Celine Dion, Plácido Domingo, Renée Fleming, Wynonna Judd, BB King, The Lonely Island, Luciano Pavarotti, Percy Sledge, and Zucchero.īolton was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He became better known for his series of pop rock ballads, recorded after a stylistic change in the late 1980s.īolton has sold more than 75 million records, and recorded eight top 10 albums and two number-one singles on the Billboard charts, as well as winning six American Music Awards and two Grammy Awards. Bolton performed in the hard rock and heavy metal music genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, both on his early solo albums and those he recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack. Michael Bolotin (born February 26, 1953), known professionally as Michael Bolton, is an American singer and songwriter. ![]()
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