Connie Chung
American journalist from the United States
Bret Michaels, the frontman of the rock band Poison, has had a successful music career, selling over 65 million albums worldwide and 30 million in the US. He has also appeared in various films and TV shows, including as a judge on Nashville Star and as the winning contestant on Celebrity Apprentice 3.
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Bret Michael Sychak (born March 15, 1963), known professionally as Bret Michaels, is an American singer and musician. He is the frontman of rock band Poison who has sold over 65 million albums worldwide and 30 million records in the United States. The band has also charted 10 singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, including six Top 10 singles and a number-one single, “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”.
Besides his career as frontman, he has several solo albums to his credit, including the soundtrack album to the 1998 film A Letter from Death Row in which Michaels starred, wrote and directed, and a rock album, Songs of Life, in 2003. Michaels has appeared in several films and TV shows, including as a judge on the talent show Nashville Star which led to his country influenced rock album Freedom of Sound in 2005. He starred in the hit VH1 reality show Rock of Love with Bret Michaels and its sequels, which inspired his successful solo album Rock My World. He was also the winning contestant on NBC’s reality show Celebrity Apprentice 3 and also featured in his own reality docuseries Bret Michaels: Life as I Know It, which inspired his highest-charting album as a solo artist, Custom Built, reaching No. 1 on Billboard’s Hard Rock chart. He is also known for hosting on the Travel Channel. In 2006, Hit Parader ranked Michaels at No. 40 on their list of greatest heavy metal singers of all time.
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Bret Michaels’ band Poison has sold over 65 million albums worldwide.
Poison’s hit single was ,Every Rose Has Its Thorn,, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Bret Michaels has appeared as a judge on the talent show Nashville Star and was the winning contestant on NBC’s reality show Celebrity Apprentice 3.
Bret Michaels’ highest-charting solo album is Custom Built, which reached number one on Billboard’s Hard Rock chart.
Bret Michaels was born on March 15, 1963.
Bret Michaels starred in, wrote, and directed the soundtrack album for the 1998 film A Letter from Death Row.
Bret Michaels is known for hosting shows on the Travel Channel.
5 Quotes by Bret Michaels
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Any band that is out there chasing it is doing more destruction to music then someone who is out there playing what they truly feel.
Bret MichaelsAmerican musician
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Thoroughly read all your contracts. I really mean thoroughly.
Bret MichaelsAmerican musician
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I’ve had plenty of big hits and plenty of big misses.
Bret MichaelsAmerican musician
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I’m addicted to creating and writing.
Bret MichaelsAmerican musician
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I am truly independently owned and operated.
Bret MichaelsAmerican musician