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Michael Bolton
Bolton performing in Barcelona, January 14, 2010
Background information
Birth name	Michael Bolotin
Born	(1953-02-26) February 26, 1953 (age 71) New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Genres	Soft rock, pop rock, hard rock, blue-eyed soul
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1975 – present
Labels	RCA, Columbia, Jive, Concord, Universal Motown
Website	Official website

Michael Bolotin^[1] (born February 26, 1953), better known as Michael Bolton, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter. He has eight Top 10 records and received Grammy Awards as well as the American Music Awards. He began singing in hard rock, though he later went to the soft rock styles starting in the late 1980s and has stayed there since. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut^[source?] with family from Ukraine.^[2]

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