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David Foster

Background information
Birth name David Walter Foster
Born November 1, 1949 (1949-11-01) (age 58)
Origin Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Genre(s) pop, r&b, classical, gospel, adult-contemporary
Occupation(s) Record producer, composer, songwriter, arranger
Instrument(s) piano, keyboards, synthesizers
Years active 1974 - present
Label(s) Reprise Records/143 Records
Associated acts Skylark
Website davidfoster.com

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Career

Foster was a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark whose song “Wildflower” was a top ten hit in 1972. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more Skylark was a Canadian pop / Rock band active from 1971-1973 and based in the Pacific Northwest. He has worked as a producer with Whitney Houston, Céline Dion, Barbra Streisand, Kenny Rogers, Deniece Williams, Donna Summer, Faith Hill, The Corrs, Brandy, Luis Miguel, Peter Allen, Richard Marx, Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, Red Army Choir, Vanessa Williams, Anne Murray, Olivia Newton-John, Andrea Bocelli, Deborah Blando, Lisa Marie Presley, Lara Fabian, Dolly Parton, Julio Iglesias, Gordon Lightfoot, Madonna, All-4-One, Ricardo Montaner, Al Jarreau, Kenny Loggins, Natalie Cole, Yolanda Adams, The Tubes, Michael Bublé, Chicago, Peter Cetera, Katharine McPhee and many others. Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston Texas) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter Deniece "Niecy" Williams (born June 3, 1950) is a Grammy Award -winning American Singer, Songwriter and Record Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines December 31, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who gained Audrey Faith McGraw, known professionally as Faith Hill (born September 21 1967 is an American country singer known both for her commercial success The Corrs are a Celtic Folk rock group from Dundalk, County Louth Ireland. Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born April 19, 1970) known as Luis Miguel, is a Peter Allen ( February 10, 1944 &ndash June 18, 1992) was an Australian Songwriter and Entertainer. Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963 in Chicago Illinois) is an Adult contemporary and Pop/rock Singer, Songwriter Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American Singer-songwriter and actress. Anne Murray CC ONS (born Morna Anne Murray on June 20 1945 is a Canadian singer Olivia Newton-John, AO, OBE (born September 26 1948) is a Grammy Award -winning and Golden Globe -nominated English-born Andrea Bocelli, Grande Ufficiale Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana OMRI (born 22 September 1958 is an Italian Operatic pop Tenor Deborah Salvatrice Blando is a popular Italian - Brazilian Singer who became known in Europe, in 1992 with the Pop ballad "Innocence" Lisa Marie Presley (born February 1 1968 is an American Singer-songwriter. Lara Fabian (born Lara Crokaert January 9, 1970 in Etterbeek, Belgium) is an international Belgian - Italian Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Country music Singer / Songwriter, Author, actress Julio Iglesias (born September 23 1943 in Madrid) is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million albums in 14 languages and released 77 albums Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr, (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer and songwriter who achieved international success in folk country and Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American All-4-One is a Grammy Award -winning male R&B group best known for their hit single " I Swear " from their self-titled 1994 debut album Ricardo Montaner (born as Hector Eduardo Reglero Montaner on September 8 1957) is an Argentine - Venezuelan singer and Songwriter Alwyn Lopez "Al" Jarreau (born March 12, 1940) is an American singer Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Loggins (born January 7, 1948 in Everett, Washington) is an American Singer and Songwriter Natalie Cole (born Natalie Maria Cole on February 6 1950) is an influential American Singer-songwriter and performer who has Yolanda Adams (born Yolanda Yvette Adams on) is a American Gospel music Singer and Radio Show host. The Tubes are a San Francisco -based rock band, which was popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s and was known for its live performances that Michael Steven Bublé (ˈbuːbleɪ or boo-BLAY (born 9 September, 1975) is a Canadian Big band singer and Actor. Chicago is a Rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago Illinois. The band began as a politically charged sometimes experimental rock band and later moved to a predominately Peter Paul Cetera (born September 13, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, U Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984) is an American pop & R&B Singer, actress and model Foster also helped launch the career of Kevin Sharp, after the two met through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Kevin Sharp may refer to Kevin Sharp (country singer, American country music singer Kevin Sharp (cricketer, English cricketer

He has produced debut albums for The Corrs,[2] Michael Bublé,[3] Renee Olstead, and Josh Groban, which were released under his own record label, 143 Records, and distributed through Warner Music. The Corrs are a Celtic Folk rock group from Dundalk, County Louth Ireland. Michael Steven Bublé (ˈbuːbleɪ or boo-BLAY (born 9 September, 1975) is a Canadian Big band singer and Actor. Renee Olstead (born Rebecca Renee Olstead, June 18, 1989) is an American Actress and Singer. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and He also was one of the executive producers of John Stevens' debut CD, Red. John Bassat Stevens IV (born July 28 1987) is a university student and former American Classic pop Singer and was the sixth-place [4]

Foster also composed the score for the film St. Elmo's Fire,[5] including "Love theme from St. St Elmo's Fire is a 1985 Coming-of-age film directed by Joel Schumacher. Elmo's Fire" which hit #15 in US pop charts. Another song from the film, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)", recorded by John Parr hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 7, 1985. " St Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion " is a song recorded by John Parr. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry He collaborated with then-wife Linda Thompson on the song "I Have Nothing" sung by Whitney Houston in the 1992 film, The Bodyguard. Linda Diane Thompson (born May 23, 1950, in Memphis Tennessee) is an American Actress " I Have Nothing " is a song by American diva Whitney Houston and is the third single released from the The Bodyguard soundtrack The Bodyguard is a 1992 romantic-suspense film directed by Mick Jackson, written by Lawrence Kasdan, and starring Kevin Costner The couple was nominated for a Grammy Award and an Academy Award for Best Song for the song. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Foster, along with Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, composed "The Power of the Dream" as the official song of the 1996 Summer Olympics, with Thompson providing the lyrics (sung by Céline Dion). " The Power of the Dream " is a single by Céline Dion, released on August 20 1996 in Japan. The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International He also composed "Winter Games", the theme song for 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Calgary Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada "Winter Games" is the soundtrack for a fountain show at the Bellagio resort in Las Vegas as well as a fountain show at Sea World Orlando. Bellagio is an AAA Five-Diamond Mobil Four-Starred rated luxury Hotel and Casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in the Paradise area SeaWorld Orlando is a Theme park near Orlando Florida. It is owned and operated by Busch Entertainment Corporation, a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch In 2001, he produced an album of his own arrangement of Canada's national anthem, O Canada, with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Lara Fabian. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page "O Canada" is the National anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by the then Lieutenant Governor of Quebec the Honourable Théodore The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO is a Canadian Orchestra performing in Vancouver, British Columbia. Lara Fabian (born Lara Crokaert January 9, 1970 in Etterbeek, Belgium) is an international Belgian - Italian In 2003, Foster won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music and Lyrics for The Concert for World Children's Day.

Television

In early 2001, Foster was in Popstars, a reality series that aired on WB. Popstars is an international Reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series The series aimed at coming up with the next girl group and eventually became Eden's Crush (featuring Nicole Scherzinger). Eden's Crush was a Girl group based in Los Angeles created on the American Television series Popstars which aired on The Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger (also known as Nicole Kea, born June 29, 1978) is an American pop singer songwriter He and Linda Thompson wrote and produced several songs on their album.

Foster's home life was featured in a Fox staged[6] reality TV show called The Princes of Malibu, in which he attempts to force his two spoiled stepsons, Brandon and Brody Jenner, the children of Thompson and Olympian Bruce Jenner, to straighten their lives up and earn their own way. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary The Princes of Malibu is a short lived American reality show that aired on the Fox Network, premiering on July 10, 2005 Sam Brody Jenner (born August 21, 1983 William Bruce Jenner (born October 28, 1949, in Mount Kisco New York) is a U

In late April 2006, Foster appeared as a special guest on both American Idol (as a mentor) and Nashville Star (as a judge) two weeks apart. American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition Nashville Star is a reality Television program. It airs Mondays on NBC in the United States of America, following five seasons on He was also a judge on Celebrity Duets, a FOX TV show. This article is about the original TV series for the Philippine edition see Celebrity Duets Philippine Edition. He also appeared on Star Tomorrow, where auditions were held in Los Angeles and New York for undiscovered talent. StarTomorrow is an online-only musical talent search created by NBC and music executive Tommy Mottola. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous It aired only one [July 31, 2006] episode on NBC. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's

In July 2006, Foster made a brief appearance on The View as Star Jones's vocal coach. The View is an Emmy Award -winning American Talk show created by Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie and broadcast on Star Jones (born March 24, 1962) is an American Lawyer and television personality, best known for her role as a co-host of the In August 2006, he was the musical director for JCPenney Jam: The Concert For American Kids, which aired on CBS and was later released in CD/DVD format. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is In November 2007, Foster appeared in Oprah's annual "Favorite Things" episode, performing with Josh Groban.

On March 12th, 2008, Foster accompanied Katharine McPhee on the Beatles' song "Something" on American Idol. Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984) is an American pop & R&B Singer, actress and model American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition After the song Foster announced that he and McPhee were working together on an album. He subsequently appeared on Access Hollywood with Michael Johns, who he invited to play in his one-night tribute concert, David Foster & Friends on May 23, 2008 (also featuring Andrea Bocelli, Michael Buble, Josh Groban, Katharine McPhee and Charice Pempengco) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip. Access Hollywood is a weekday Television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry Michael Johns can refer to Michael Johns (executive, American business executive federal government official and writer Michael Johns (singer Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Andrea Bocelli, Grande Ufficiale Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana OMRI (born 22 September 1958 is an Italian Operatic pop Tenor Michael Steven Bublé (ˈbuːbleɪ or boo-BLAY (born 9 September, 1975) is a Canadian Big band singer and Actor. Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984) is an American pop & R&B Singer, actress and model Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco (born May 10 1992 better known as Charice, is a Filipina Singer who rose to popularity through YouTube Mandalay Bay Events Center is a 12000 seat Indoor arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise Nevada, USA. The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is an approximately 4 mile (6 [7]

Discography

In addition to the numerous albums he has produced, the following are Foster's own solo or band works:

Singles

Awards and honours

In 1995, Foster became the recipient of the Order of British Columbia, the highest honour awarded in his native province of British Columbia. Skylark was a Canadian pop / Rock band active from 1971-1973 and based in the Pacific Northwest. Attitudes was a pop/rock quartet from Los Angeles made up of producer/composer/arranger David Foster on keyboards guitarist Danny Kortchmar (who has worked Airplay was a short-lived American band formed by music legends David Foster and Jay Graydon. David Foster is a self-titled solo album released in 1986 The album is mainly instrumental with two duet-style songs featuring rare vocals from Foster himself "O Canada" is the National anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by the then Lieutenant Governor of Quebec the Honourable Théodore Lara Fabian (born Lara Crokaert January 9, 1970 in Etterbeek, Belgium) is an international Belgian - Italian Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Calgary Foster became an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2006.

Foster has won fourteen Grammy Awards (three for producer of the year) and has been nominated a total of forty-three times. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences He has been nominated three times for an Academy Award for Best Song and won a Golden Globe Award for the song “The Prayer” from the film Quest for Camelot and he has been named BMI's "Songwriter of the Year". The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner "The Magic Sword" redirects here For other uses see Magic sword (disambiguation. Broadcast Music Incorporated ( BMI) is a US Performing rights organization. [8]

References

  1. ^ David Foster Current Biography at Executive Visions.
  2. ^ =The Corrs, The Pride of Ireland - family biography".
  3. ^ Michael Bublé biography.
  4. ^ "John Stevens debuts with Red".
  5. ^ [1] St. Elmo's Fire credits, IMDB
  6. ^ Reality Blurred: "Princes of Malibu’s fakeness “was meant to play funny,” producer says".
  7. ^ David Foster's 'Idol' Surprise For Michael Johns
  8. ^ David Foster at Peermusic.

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