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One of the music industry's most
successful singer/songwriters, Michael Bolton has
also gained recognition as an author and human
rights activist. Most recently, he authored his
first children's book (The Secret Of The Lost
Kingdom, published by Hyperion/Disney Press in the
fall of 1997) and recorded "Go The
Distance" -- the theme song for the Disney
animated film, Hercules. Michael brings the same
passion, devotion, and commitment to his other major
projects that have made him -- with sales of more
than 40 million albums -- one of the world's most
popular singers.
His new album of pop songs, All That Matters,
appeared in the fall of 1997, and an album of opera
arias, My Secret Passion, was released in 1998 (SK
63077).
In 1993, Michael established the Michael Bolton
Foundation, which provides assistance, through local
and national charities and "safe house"
shelters, to children and women at risk from
poverty, as well as from emotional, physical, and
sexual abuse. He's the honorary chairman of the
National Committee To Prevent Child Abuse and
National Chairman for This Close For Cancer
Research. In 1994, he received the prestigious Lewis
Hine Award from the National Child Labor Committee.
In 1995, he was named a Hendon Fellow at Yale
University. In January 1996, Michael became the
recipient of the Martin Luther King, Jr./C.O.R.E.
Award. He is currently serving on the Board of
Directors for One-To-One, a youth mentoring program
and the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital.
Michael's predilection for good works dovetailed
with his developing love of opera recently when he
joined Luciano Pavarotti on stage in Modena, Italy,
at the "Luciano & Friends Together For The
Children of Bosnia" benefit concert. "The
experience was indescribable," he remembers.
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