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Michael Bolton Biography Michael Bolton, American singer-songwriter, was born Michael Bolotin in New Haven, Connecticut, on February 26, 1954. He is a two-time Grammy Award winning artist and has received six American Music Awards. Over the course of his career he has sold over 52 million albums and singles worldwide. Bolton is a solo vocalist and has found his success in the 'easy listening' genre. Unbeknownst to many, however, Bolton got his musical start in the late seventies with a heavy metal band called BlackJack, in which he was known by his birth name. He began recording as Michael Bolton in 1983. He has also performed with Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Renee Fleming, Patti Labelle, Ray Charles, Percy Sledge, Wynonna Judd, and BB King. Although Bolton is known for singing other artists' songs, he is also a prolific songwriter, having written songs for Barbra Streisand, KISS, Kenny Rogers, Kenny G., Cher, Peabo Bryson and Patti Labelle, as well as co-written songs with Bob Dylan, BabyFace and Diane Warren, among others. Bolton is the father of daughters in their late 20s - Isa, Holly and Taryn. Charity work In 1993, he established the Michael Bolton Foundation (now the Michael Bolton Charities, Inc.) to assist women and children at risk from the effects of poverty and emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. The foundation has provided over .7 million in funding to local and national charities. Bolton also serves as the honorary chairman of Prevent Child ...