Michael Bolton

Michael Bolton Net Worth

Michael Bolton Net Worth: Michael Bolton is an American singer-songwriter who has a net worth of $60 million dollars. Michael Bolton has released eight top-ten albums, had nine #1 songs, and is also a Grammy winner. Initially, he was a sought-after songwriter, but made the shift to performing in the late 80s. He has released 17 studio albums. He was born Michael Bolotin on February 26, 1953, in New Haven, Connecticut. Even though he initially performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, Bolton rose to prominence with the series of soft rock ballads that he recorded after a stylistic change in the late 1980s. Getting interested in music from an early age, he started recording in 1975. That year he saw the release of his debut album, which was self-titled using his original surname, Bolotin. It was in the early stages of his career that he was mainly devoted to hard rock, especially as the frontman of the band Blackjack. As Blackjack's singer, he even once toured with heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. Michael first started to make a name for himself as a songwriter, co-writing "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" for Laura Branigan. Later on, he fully developed his music career, singing his own songs which have led him earning Grammy awards and other accolades. Bolton has won 2 Grammys for Best Pop Male Vocal Performance (among four nominations), 6 American Music Awards, as well as a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Appreciated for his distinctive tenor/countertenor voice and "strained" vocal style, Bolton's overall achievements include recording eight top 10 albums and two number one singles on the Billboard.