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David Foster
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Canadian musician, record producer, songwriter
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David Walter Foster is a Canadian composer, songwriter, musicologist, and actor. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, on November 1, 1949, he has been active since 1971. He is recognized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Foster plays the piano and voice, and his work spans genres including contemporary R&B, classical music, and gospel music. He is also associated with tags such as instrumental, pop, easy listening, and adult contemporary.
Foster has received several Grammy Awards, including Best R&B Song, Best Musical Theater Album, Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, and Album of the Year. He has also been nominated for Song of the Year. He was educated at the University of Southern California and The Royal Conservatory of Music. His record labels include 143 Records, Atlantic Records, Reprise Records, and Verve Records. He is represented by Broadcast Music, Inc.
Foster is married to Linda Thompson, Yolanda Hadid, and Katharine McPhee. He has children named Sara Michael Foster and Erin Foster. He resides in Victoria and speaks English.
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Film & TV
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
David Walter Foster OC OBC (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian record producer, composer, arranger, and musician. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His career began as a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark in the early 1970s before focusing largely on composing and production. Often in tandem with songwriter Diane Warren,[4] Foster has contributed to material for prominent…
Known for
- Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart — Self2026
- Diane Warren: Relentless — Self2025
- Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration — Self2024
- Christmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special2024
- David Foster's EGGGPAA — Self2022
- The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration — Self2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self2022
- Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble — Self2020
- David Foster: Off the Record — Self2019
- The Masked Singer — Self2019
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 120,275
- Total plays
- 873,396
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David Foster, OC, OBC, LL.D. born November 1, 1949 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, is a multi Grammy Award winning musician, producer, composer and arranger. David Foster was part of the group Skylark whose song "Wildflower" was a huge hit in 1972. He has worked with Clay Aiken, Josh Groban, Katharine McPhee, Céline Dion, Barbra Streisand, Kenny Rogers, The Corrs, George Harrison, Earth, Wind & Fire, Chaka Khan, Filippa Giordano, Laura Pausini <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/David+Fos
Key facts
- Born
- David Walter Foster , ( 1949-11-01 ) November 1, 1949 (age 76) , Victoria, British Columbia , Canada
- Citizenship
- Canada United States
- Occupations
- Record producer composer songwriter arranger musician
- Years active
- 1966–present
- Genres
- Pop rock gospel R&B
- Instruments
- Synthesizers keyboards vocals
- Labels
- Verve Reprise 143 Atlantic
- Formerly of
- The Strangers Skylark Attitudes Airplay
- Website
- davidfoster .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Family name
- Foster
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Victoria
- Child
- Erin Foster
- Occupation
- pianist
- Educated at
- The Royal Conservatory of Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- gospel music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Verve Records
- Official website
- www.davidfoster.com
- Image
- David Foster by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- Number of children
- 5
- Residence
- Victoria
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- date of birth
- 1949-11-01
- Commons category
- David Foster
- start of work period
- 1971-00-00
- social media followers
- 371000
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- birth name
- David Walter Foster
- name in native language
- David Foster
- P12674
- Max Heinze
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Encyclopedic overview
David Walter Foster OC OBC (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian and American record producer, composer, arranger, and musician. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 45 nominations across four decades (the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s). Across the last fifty years, Foster has composed and produced some of the most successful songs of each decade, with multiple songs reaching the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and other individual genre charts.. He has also been nominated three times in the Best Original song category at the Academy Awards.
Foster has contributed to material for prominent music industry artists across various genres. Some of the notable songs he has been involved with include: "I Will Always Love You," "I Have Nothing," "The Prayer," "After the Love Has Gone," "Hard to Say I'm Sorry," "Hard Habit to Break," "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)," "Glory of Love," "Winter Games," "Grown-Up Christmas List," "Best of Me," "Look What You've Done to Me," "She's a Beauty", "Somewhere," and “Wildflower.”
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