The Rock Music icon, Jon Bon Jovi, experienced a phenomenal ascent. Starting from nothing, he met with success both as a solo artist and with his good jovi training that he himself founded. He was at the top of the record with more than 130 million albums sold worldwide. Compared to many other singers of his caliber, his life was led without much scandal. On the contrary, he made himself known for his good deeds and his philanthropic side, according to a new biography.
Jon Bon Jovi, the leader of the group Bon Jovi who became known in the early 1980s, first pointed out for his charismatic side, to the point of bringing women into his path. Add to its exceptional beauty a powerful voice, a remarkable scenic presence and songs that are popular, no surprising that its success was phenomenal.
Moreover, the singer rock, who has also become an actor, has long been on the list of the 50 most beautiful people in the world and was named the sexiest rock-star in the world by several organizations and media, among others the magazine People, In addition to having been rewarded for his music.
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In addition, he is among the 100 most influential personalities in the world of music. Today, at the age of 63, he is still talked about.
Born in 1962 in New Jersey, John Francis Bongiovi Jr., his true name, comes from a believing and practicing Catholic family. His father is a hairdresser and his mother is a florist. From childhood, he bathes in music.
It all starts for him at 13, when he already founded a group, Raze, with friends. Then at 16, things become more serious, when he got to know David Bryan with whom he founded another group, Atlantic City Expressway. These are still modest beginnings for him.
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In 1982, Jon Bon Jovi won a job as a concierge in a studio in Manhattan. This is an opportunity for him to record several demos, in the evening after work, which he sends to many producers, but it unfortunately does not work.
Motivated to succeed, he will go so far as to put pressure on high leaders of radio stations so that his song, Runawaycan play on the air.
Then, after having made several first parts of various local groups, he founded in 1983, at the age of 21, the group Bon Jovi, by associating with the guitarist Richie Sambora, the keyboardist David Bryan, bassist Alec John Such and drummer Tico Torres.
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His group will experience a nice boom with the songs Livin’ on a Prayer et Wanted Dead or Alive. Between 1980 and 1990, Bon Jovi became the most popular group of the hour, multiplying world tours. There are ten studio albums and nearly 3000 concerts in the world that have ignited the crowds.
Jon Bon Jovi shines with his group as well as solo. His first solo album Blaze of Glory becomes a world hit.
Even if he does not necessarily wish to make an actor career, preferring music which is anchored forever in his heart, we will see it in various TV series, as Sex and the City, West Wing et Ally McBeal. His performances make people talk and Hollywood decision -makers notice it.
-Thus, we will see his brilliant performances in various films, including Moonlight and Valentino, The Leading Man or in the war film U-571. We will then see him in Cry Wolf And several others, but the singer will refocus his energy in music, nevertheless proving all his versatility.
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Aware of his luck, with an estimated fortune of US $ 410 million according to the magazine Forbes(more than $ 550 million CA) Jon Bon Jovi is involved in several causes and gives the poorest, taking advantage of his notoriety to improve things in the world. In addition to having created his own foundation, The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, whose mission is to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness, he also gets involved in various organizations, including the American Red Cross, reports the collective of authors in this biography. Social housing is one of its concerns. Thus, he has been collaborating with Habitat for Humanity International since 2005.
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In 2006, he made a personal donation of $ 1 million for the construction of new houses in Louisiana, to help families with modest income struck by Hurricane Katrina. Then he continued his mission in 2007 with the construction of new houses in Philadelphia. He also donated $ 1 million to the Angel Network Foundation, among others. He opened a community restaurant offering customers to pay what they want for their meal. He also helped the victims of Haiti.
In 2010, witness to his work, the president of the time, Barack Obama, appointed him advisor to the White House to work on various community solutions and on private and philanthropic partnerships.
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His voice in danger
On the health side, Jon Bon Jovi was not spared. After 40 years of career, the singer encounters problems with his vocal cords. “I had to undergo an important surgical operation of major reconstruction of my vocal cords,” says Jon Bon Jovi after having experienced several difficulties with his voice in 2022, during his concerts, who did not escape the public and criticism.
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We also learn that his vocal cord problems started in 1987, forcing him to take steroids to keep his voice. “It was a difficult path, my strings were literally atrophied, but I found a doctor who made a procedure in which the paralyzed vocal cord is moved so that the functional vocal cord can find a normal vocal function,” he said.
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Despite the difficulties, the singer is optimistic for the future. Above all, he wants to maintain a level of excellence. “If I can’t be great, I get back,” said the singer.
Jon Bon Jovi has been married since 1989 to Dorothea Hurley, a classmate of his age, his first true love. Together, they had four children.
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Everything about Jon Bon Jovi
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Culture Rock
129 pages
