Jon Bon Jovi

John Francis Bongiovi, Jr, better known as Jon Bon Jovi is one of the most celebrated singer-songwriters in the world. He is also an actor but is best known for being the lead singer and founding member of the band Bon Jovi. He was born on the 2nd of March 1962. He has sold over 120 million albums and is also the owner of the Arena Football Team Philadelfia Soul. When he was seventeen jon was working sweeping the floors at his cousin Tony's recording studio. When Meco was there recording, Tony recommended Jon for the song "R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas". This was Jon's first professional recording. He got his first record deal in 1983.

Jon called up Richie Sambora, David Bryan, Tico Torres and Alec John Such and formed a band. Jon said he wanted a group name. One of the people from the group suggested Bon Jovi. The name stuck even though Jon had to marginally alter his name to suit the band. With the help of manager Doc McGhee, the band released their bebut album- Bon Jovi in 1984. The album recieved the status of a gold album in the US. Their second album 7800 Fahrenheit however got a very poor response. The members of the band had stated that they will never perorm a single song from this album live. Their third album Slippery When Wet was much better. This was largely due to the efforts of new songwiter Desmond Child.

Between 1990 and 1992, the band members went their separate ways. This was after their two year New Jersey tour which consisted of 200 shows across five continents. During this time Jon recorded a solo album Blaze Of Glory which consisted of songs from and inspired by the movie Young Guns II. The album featured guests such as Elton John and Jeff Beck. The title track hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and earned Jon Bon Jovi an Academy Award nomination. Blaze of Glory was awrded the Golden Globe the same year.

In 1992 the band got together an released an album named Keep The Faith. This album was produced by Bob Rock( producer of Metallica's album of the same name otherwise known as the Black Album). In 1994 Bon Jovi released their album Cross Road which was actually a greatest hits album.

In 1997 Jon released another solo album Destination Anywhere. At this time he was handling lead roles in many movies and wrote the songs whenever he had time to.

In 2000 the band released an album Crush which had a smash hit single- It's My Life which was co-written by Max Martin. Bon Jovi's long awaited 9th studio album Have A Nice Day was relased in 2005.

Jon has also done a lot of charity work. He has worked on behalf of the Special Olympics and theAIDs foundation among many other orginazations. He has been named the first Founding Ambassador of the Habitat for Humanity Ambassador program. In 2006 Jon made a $1 million donation to make 28 homes for people in Louisiana who were affected by hurricanes. During an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show the band made a donation of $i million to the Angel Nework foundation.