Michael Bolton is a hard rock musician who dominated his competitors during the initial ’90s, also a master at playing Heavy metal music and used to play from the ’70s to the mid-’80s. Approximately, Michael Bolton has a net worth of 60 million dollars.
For long periods of time more than 70 million records had been sold worldwide by him which boosted his wealth and made him one of the millionaire musicians and songwriters. And also attained Emmys and American Music Awards.
A copyright issue endangered his career in 1992 by claiming Bolton’s a prominent song titled ‘Love Is A Wonderful Thing’ duplicated the same name from a song of The Isley Brothers (musical group) in 1961. It did cost Bolton’s $932,924 dollars along with Gold Mark’s $220,785 dollars to solve this plagiarised issue.
Michael Bolton: At a Glance
| Name | Michael Bolotin |
| Date of Birth | 26 February 1953 |
| Birthplace | New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Musician, songwriter. |
| Genres | Blue-eyed soul, soft rock, pop-rock |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Height | 1.76m |
| Marital status | Married |
| Spouse name | Maureen McGuire (1975-1990) |
| Children | Isa Bolton, Holly Bolton, Taryn Bolton |
| Net Worth | $60 million |
| Nationality | American |
Personal Life:
Bolton, a great musician was born in Connecticut at New Haven. In 1975 he married Maureen McGuire but it lasted till 1990. Besides, they have 3 daughters together Isa, Holly and Taryn.
The Soul of It All: My Music, My Life is Bolton’s autobiography that was revealed in 2013.
Career:
Bolton proceeded his career by concentrating on Hard Rock in 1975. Later, along with Doug James, he was a co-writer of a hit song ‘Who Am I Supposed to Live Without You’. Consequently, in 1987 he also wrote a song with Mark Mangold named I Found Someone.
Soul Provider helped him to be a certified celebrity and his ‘Desmond Child’ touched The Top Ten and traded 40 million pieces.
‘When a Man Loves a Woman’ brought him a Grammy Award. Later, Bolton created a song named Go The Distance for a Disney movie ‘Hercules’ in 1997.
Bolton released ‘All That matters’ in the same year but it couldn’t hold his flow of fame. Next year he focused on ‘My secret passion’. Bolton then faded away from the eyes of fans for more than three years.
Only a Woman Like you in 2001 through which he returned to his realm. After coming back he worked on ‘Till the End of Forever’, ‘Bolton Swings Sinatra’ in 2006.
Later he worked on many famous works including ‘The Lonely Iceland’ (2011), ‘Ain’t no Mountain High Enough: A Tribute to Hitsville U.S.A.’, and more.
Awards and Achievements:
Bolton totally won 9 awards including the American Music Awards 6 times, Grammy Awards 2 times, and BMI award and got nominated 17 times.
Quotes:
” The bigger you are, the harder they come down on you”.
“It’s an important thing to remember where you came from”.
FAQs:
Michael Bolton has a net worth of 60 million dollars.
Maureen McGuire, they married in 1975 and got separated in 1990.
Michael Bolton is 1.76m or 5’9″.
