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David Foster is a Canadian singer, composer, and music producer who got his start as a keyboardist for the pop band, Skylark. He went on to produce albums for countless musicians, including The Corrs, Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, Kenny Rogers, Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Buble and Josh Groban.
Foster composed the soundtracks for several films, including St. Elmo's Fire and The Bodyguard. He also went on to score the theme song for the Calgary Olympics.
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Fast Facts
- Name: David Walter Foster
- Born: November 1, 1949
- Genres: Pop, R&B, Classical
- Origin: Victoria, British Columbia
- Active: 1974 - Present
- Albums: Skylark, Attitues, Time Passing, David Foster O Canada, Love Stories, The Best of Me
- Labels: Reprise Records and 143 Records
- Band: Skylark (formerly)
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Career
David Foster began his career by founding the Canadian group Skylark. After their initial success, he segued into becoming a music producer. He produced albums for such adult contemporary artists such as Gordon Lightfoot, Faith Hill, Josh Groban, and Michael Buble. -
Awards
- 14 Grammy Awards (43 Nominations)
- 3 Oscar Nominations for Best Song
- Golden Globe for "The Prayer" (Quest for Camelot)
- 1995: Order of British Columbia
- 2006: Officer of the Order of British Columbia
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American Idol Performance
On March 12, 2008, Foster appeared on an episode of American Idol, in which he sang the George Harrison classic song, "Something" along with Katharine McPhee. -
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Hit Man: David Foster And Friends (Amazon Exclusive) [Blu-ray] - $24.99
The spectacular one night only concert of David Foster and Friends is now available on Blu Ray disc. Spotlighting #1 hits, award winning songs and other favorites.The May 23, 2008 show at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas was unforgettable. Now 'Hi...
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Vivere Live in Tuscany [DVD/CD] - $24.98
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli grew up in Lajatico, a rural village in Tuscany, where his family still farms nearby. Last July, on the slopes of his ancient hill town, a special theater was constructed for a one-night-only concert of his grea...
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This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life - $14.99
Only once did David Foster Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, during a commencement address given in 2005 at Kenyon College. The speech is reprinted for the first time in book form in THIS IS WATER. How does one keep from goin...
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Hit Man: David Foster And Friends (CD+DVD) - $27.98
Two disc edition. (Disc 1 is a CD, Disc 2 is a DVD) The spectacular one-night only concert by David Foster and his famous friends finds the songwriter and hit producer gathering together the best tracks from his bottomless well of hits and ...
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question of the day - which book are you most ashamed of NOT liking? My vote goes to "Infinite Jest" by David Foster Wallace
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Glad to know "howling fantods" is a real phrase and not one David Foster Wallace made up.
@RebeccaLH1 | July 09, 2009 08:53 PM -
Maybe Gar Allen, maybe David Foster, maybe Bocelli, definitely Starbucks
@bbonniol | July 09, 2009 06:52 PM -
no Internet again. time to dive deep into David foster Wallace.
@ericcroskey | July 09, 2009 06:51 PM
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