In 1983, Bon Jovi visited a local radio station WAPP 103.5FM "The Apple" in Lake Success, New York to write and sing the jingles for the station. In 1980, when Meco was there recording Christmas in the Stars: The Star Wars Christmas Album, Tony Bongiovi recommended John for the song "R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas", which became his first professional recording (credited as John Bongiovi). When he was seventeen, Bon Jovi was sweeping floors at his cousin Tony Bongiovi's recording studio, Power Station. By 1980, he had formed another band, the Rest, and opened up for New Jersey acts such as Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. Still in his teens, Bon Jovi played in the band John Bongiovi and the Wild Ones, playing clubs such as the Fast Lane and opening for local acts. At 16, he met David Bryan and formed a band called Atlantic City Expressway. Jon Bon Jovi began playing music in 1975, at the age of 13, playing piano and guitar with his first band, Raze. He later transferred to Sayreville War Memorial High School in Parlin, New Jersey. Joseph High School, in Metuchen, New Jersey, during his freshman and sophomore years. He spent summers in Erie, Pennsylvania, with his grandparents, and sold newspapers.
He has stated that he is a blood relative of singer Frank Sinatra. His father was of Italian (from Sciacca, Sicily) and Slovak ancestry and his mother is of German and Russian descent. He has two brothers, Anthony and Matthew. and Playboy Bunny turned florist Carol (Sharkey).
was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a son of two former Marines, barber John Francis Bongiovi Sr. He is the founder of The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, founded in 2006. In 2000, People awarded him the title "Sexiest Rock Star", and he was placed at #13 on VH1's list of "100 Sexiest Artists".īon Jovi was a founder and majority owner of the Arena Football League team, the Philadelphia Soul. In 1996, People Magazine named him one of the "50 Most Beautiful People In The World". In 2012, Bon Jovi ranked #50 on the list of Billboard Magazine's "Power 100", a ranking of "The Most Powerful and Influential People In The Music Business". In the 1990s, Bon Jovi started an acting career, starring in the films Moonlight and Valentino and U-571 and appearing on television in Sex and the City and Ally McBeal.Īs a songwriter, Bon Jovi was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009. Bon Jovi has also released two solo albums. Bon Jovi is best known as the founder and frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi, which was formed in 1983.īon Jovi has released 12 studio albums with his band to date, the band has sold over 130 million albums worldwide. (born March 2, 1962), known professionally as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, and actor.
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