Havana Cuba. — Singer John Francis Bongiovi Jr. (Bon Jovi) is turning 61 today. A lot has happened since that young man from New Jersey moved to New York to pursue his dream of becoming a rock star. The beginning was difficult, but a daring act and a golden opportunity catapulted him to the pinnacle of rock in the United States.
Bon Jovi cleaned floors at a New York record label while learning from all the work that was going on around him and writing his own songs. runaway it was his favourite. One day, being alone at the record company, she decided to record it for a radio contest where they would present all the songs sent by the listeners.
runaway It was a hit that was heard in almost the entire American Union. After that explosive debut, PolyGram Records offered Bon Jovi a contract on the condition that he find a band.
The boy from New Jersey, who never had a history of conflicts or addictions, gave himself body and soul to his musical career, which was one of the most solid of the 1980s and early 1990s. Enduring successes have been You give love to a bad name, Wanted dead or alive, Blaze of Glory, It’s my Life, Always and several others that the public continues to sing today as they did thirty years ago.
In a quite demanding decade, product of the excessive intellectualization of rock and the growth of thrash With its overwhelming riffs and incendiary fury, Bon Jovi burst in with a fresh proposal, elastic between hard rock and pop, singable, cool, without anger, something bland at times. His formula, made up of catchy lyrics, a scratchy voice and the powerful sound of guitars, has captivated all kinds of audiences.
Talented and charismatic, Jon Bon Jovi has also ventured into acting, with movies like Chain of favoursand the series ally mcbeal and sex and the city.
He has been a winner of the Golden Globe, the American Music Awards and the Brits Awards. In 2018 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
