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About Bon Jovi
The name of the band is
derived from their lead
singer, Jon Bon Jovi
and, contrary to many
other bands and their 26
year history, the band
structure has remained
relatively stable.
The story begins with
their lead singer who
began to play the piano
at the age of just 13.
He was a member of a
variety of bands before
singing Runaway, his
demo song which received
radio airplay.
From this point onwards,
Bon Jovi organised
himself all the
necessary components of
his band, some of which
even gave up higher
education to join. The
band's early musical
exploits involved
opening for the local
artists and they soon
caught the eye of Derek
Shulman who signed them
to Mercury Records.
Under this deal, they
released their first
album in 1984 carrying
the name of the band,
Bon Jovi.
Their second album 7800°
Fahrenheit wasn't met
with as much enthusiasm
as their first but it
was enough to get them
noticed and to get them
on tour. Then came their
big breakthrough when
they moved to Vancouver.
This was in order to
work on their third
album, Slippery When Wet
which became their
biggest success to date.
Their first singe, You
Give Love a Bad Name
managed to bring home
their first chart
topping, as did Livin'
on a Prayer which is now
known around the world
as their signature song.
In order to really
establish themselves as
being amongst the greats
of rock, Bon Jovi
released their fourth
album in 1988 called New
Jersey which was a real
success. They spent four
weeks at number one in
the Billboard charts and
managed to sell over
seven million copies of
the album in the US
alone. From this album,
an incredible five
singles were born and
this remains the all
time record for any rock
album. Shortly after
this the band performed
a worldwide tour in over
22 different countries
and with over 200
performances, this was
an immense effort.
In 1990 the band
separated in order to
work on their own solo
careers. This was
attributed to the huge
levels of stress and
pressure that they
encountered whilst
producing their
successful albums. This
lasted until 1992,
during which they
managed to settle their
outstanding issues and
reunited. After two more
albums, the band took
yet another sabbatical
period until the year
2000.
After finally coming
back together again, the
band produced an
incredible six albums,
in between tours and
promotions to put a firm
stamp on the rock
history books. Their
latest album is entitled
the Circle, a fitting
name, and was released
in 2009.
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