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 Bon Jovi in Hyde Park, London in 2013. Left to right: Phil X, Hugh McDonald, Jon Bon Jovi, Tico Torres, and David Bryan. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Sayreville, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Discography | |
| Years active | 1983–present |
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| Website | bonjovi |
Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey. The band currently consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarist Phil X, and bassist Hugh McDonald.[2] Original bassist Alec John Such left the band in 1994, and longtime guitarist and co-songwriter Richie Sambora left in 2013. The band has been credited with "bridging the gap between heavy metal, rock and pop with style and ease".[3]
In 1984, Bon Jovi released their first album and their debut single "Runaway" managed to crack the Top 40. In 1986, the band achieved widespread success and global recognition with their third album, Slippery When Wet, which sold over 20 million copies and included three Top 10 singles, two of which reached No. 1 ("You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Livin' on a Prayer")[4] Their fourth album, New Jersey (1988), was also extremely successful, selling over 10 million copies and featuring five Top 10 singles, two of which reached No. 1 ("Bad Medicine" and "I'll Be There for You"). After the band toured and recorded extensively during the late 1980s, culminating in the 1988–1990 New Jersey Tour, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora released successful solo albums in 1990 and 1991, respectively.
In 1992, the band returned with the double-platinum Keep the Faith. This was followed by their biggest-selling and longest-charting single "Always" (1994) and the album These Days (1995), which proved to be a bigger success in Europe than in the United States, producing four Top Ten singles in the United Kingdom. Following a second hiatus, their 2000 album Crush, particularly the lead single, "It's My Life", successfully introduced the band to a younger audience, and the band considered this their comeback album. The band followed up with Bounce in 2002. The platinum albums Have a Nice Day (2005) and Lost Highway (2007) saw the band incorporate elements of country music into some of the songs, including the 2006 single "Who Says You Can't Go Home", which won the band a Grammy Award and became the first single by a rock band to reach No. 1 on the country charts. The Circle (2009) marked a return to the band's rock sound. The band also enjoyed great success touring, with both the 2005–2006 Have a Nice Day Tour and 2007–2008 Lost Highway Tour ranking among the Top 20 highest-grossing concert tours of the 2000s. After recording and releasing Because We Can in 2013, lead guitarist Richie Sambora left the band just before an April concert during the supporting tour to spend more time with his family. The band released their first studio album without Sambora, Burning Bridges, in 2015 and the follow-up album This House Is Not For Sale in 2016, the tour for which encompassed 2017–2019. Their most recent album 2020 (2020) was re-worked to include songs inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic and George Floyd protests; its supporting tour was delayed to 2022.
Bon Jovi has released 15 studio albums, five compilations and three live albums. They have sold more than 120 million records worldwide,[5] making them one of the best-selling American rock bands,[6][7] and performed more than 2,700 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans.[8][9] Bon Jovi was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006, and into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.[10] The band received the Award of Merit at the American Music Awards in 2004,[11] and Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009.[12][13]
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Their first notable album was Slippery When Wet, a USA No. 1 that stalled at No. 6 here in 1986. In all that album spawned four hit singles in the UK.
- ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (January 13, 2017). "Jon Bon Jovi on hard work, losing his wingman and US inequality". Financial Times. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ Coscarelli, Joe (December 13, 2017). "Bon Jovi Leads 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees: 'It's About Time'". The New York Times. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ Weiss, Dan (October 24, 2017). "Bon Jovi's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ "Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful". Top 40 Charts.com. April 6, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
- ^ McCall, Tris (November 20, 2012). "Bon Jovi to play MetLife Stadium in July". The Jersey Journal. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
- ^ "Bon Jovi to enter UK Hall of Fame". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. October 16, 2006. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
- ^ "Bon Jovi honoured at American Music Awards – Music". Smh.com.au. November 15, 2004. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Jon Bon Jovi Exhibit". Songwriters Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Richie Sambora Exhibit". Songwriters Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
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