Michael Bolotin (born February 26, 1953), known professionally as Michael Bolton, is an American singer and songwriter. 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. He became better known for his series of pop rock ballads, recorded after a stylistic change in the late 1980s.
Bolton 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. He has performed with artists including Lucia Aliberti, Patti LaBelle, José Carreras, Tony Cetinski, Ray Charles, Celine Dion, Plácido Domingo, Renée Fleming, Wynonna Judd, B.B. King, The Lonely Island, Luciano Pavarotti, Percy Sledge, and Zucchero.
Bolton was born in New Haven, Connecticut. His father, George Bolotin, was a local official in the Democratic Party, and his mother, Helen, was a homemaker. He has a brother, Orrin, and a sister, Sandra. By age 7, Bolton was able to play the saxophone. He began writing songs at age 9. At age 14, he formed a group, the Nomads, that were signed to a singles contract by Epic Records when Bolton was 16. With his parents' permission, he dropped out of high school and left home at age 15 to travel cross country along U.S. Route 66 and pursue music full-time. He took odd jobs, including as Paula Abdul’s babysitter.
Michael Bolton MIDI KARAOKE FILES HERE
- Michael Bolton - A Love So Beautiful (4:07)
- Michael Bolton - A Whiter Shade Of Pale (4:52)
- Michael Bolton - Go The Distance (4:32)
- Michael Bolton - How Am I Supposed To Live Without You (4:14)
- Michael Bolton - Lean On Me (4:41)
- Michael Bolton - Nessun Dorma (2:41)
- Michael Bolton - Said I Loved You But I Lied 1 (5:15)
- Michael Bolton - Said I Loved You But I Lied 2 (4:54)
- Michael Bolton - Sitting On The Dock (2:46)
- Michael Bolton - Time, Love and Tenderness (5:40)
- Michael Bolton - To Love Somebody (4:06)
- Michael Bolton - When A Man Loves A Woman (4:24)
MIDI'S
- Michael Bolton - All For Love (4:41)
- Michael Bolton - Drift Away (5:53)
- Michael Bolton - Heart And Soul (4:08)
- Michael Bolton - How Can We Be Lovers (3:39)
- Michael Bolton - Love Is A Wonderful Thing (4:20)
- Michael Bolton - Soul Of My Soul (5:14)
- Michael Bolton - Soul Provider (4:26)
- Michael Bolton - To Love Somebody (4:06)
- Michael Bolton - Try A Little Tenderness (4:54)
