David Foster
David Walter Foster, OC, OBC (lahir 1 November 1949), adalah seorang ahli muzik, penerbit rakaman, komposer, penulis lagu, dan penggubah lagu dari Kanada. [1] Beliau telah menjadi penerbit untuk sebilangan pemuzik tersohor termasuk Alice Cooper, Christina Aguilera, Andrea Bocelli, Toni Braxton, Michael Buble, Chicago, Natalie Cole, The Corrs, Celine Dion, Jackie Evancho, Kenny G, Josh Groban, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Lopez, Kenny Rogers, Seal, Rod Stewart, Donna Summer, Olivia Newton-John, Madonna, Barbra Streisand dan Westlife.
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Nama lahir | David Walter Foster |
Kelahiran | Victoria, British Columbia, Kanada | 1 November 1949
Genre | Pop, pop rock, klasik, gospel, R&B |
Pekerjaan | Eksekutif muzik, penerbit rakaman, pemuzik, komposer, penulis lirik, penggubah lagu |
Instrumen | Piano, keyboards, vokal, French horn, synthesizer |
Tahun aktif | 1971–kini |
Syarikat rakaman | Verve, Reprise Records, 143 Records, Atlantic Records |
Pengkarya berkait | Skylark, Chicago, Attitudes, Airplay, Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks, Whitney Houston |
Laman sesawang | davidfoster |
Beliau telah memenangi 16 Anugerah Grammy daripada 47 pencalonan. Beliau turut merupakan pengerusi label Verve Records.[2]
Diskografi
suntingSelain album yang diterbitkan, berikut adalah karya solo atau band Foster:
- 1972: Skylark
- 1974: 2 Skylark
- 1976: Attitudes
- 1977: Good News Attitudes
- 1980: Airplay
- 1983: The Best of Me
- 1986: David Foster
- 1988: The Symphony Sessions
- 1989: Time Passing
- 1990: River of Love
- 1991: Rechordings
- 1993: The Christmas Album
- 1994: Love Lights The World
- 2008: Hit Man: David Foster & Friends
- 2011: Hit Man Returns: David Foster & Friends
Single
sunting- 1985: "Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (For Just a Moment)" (US #15)
- 1986: "The Best of Me" (Duet with Olivia Newton-John) (US #80)
- 1988: "Winter Games (Can't You Feel It)" - Lagu tema Sukan Olimpik musim sejuk 1988 di Calgary (Amerika Syarikat #85)
- 2001: O Canada (with Lara Fabian)
- 2003: Teko’s Theme - with Nita Whitaker
Kompilasi
sunting- 1992: A Touch Of David Foster
- 2000: The Best Of Me: A Collection of David Foster’s Greatest Works
- 2002: Love Stories
- 2010: The Magic of David Foster & Friends
Anugerah
suntingRujukan
sunting- ^ "David Foster Current Biography at Executive Visions". Diarkibkan daripada yang asal pada 2009-02-28. Dicapai pada 2016-06-14.
- ^ "David Foster Named Chairman of Verve Music Group"
Bacaan lanjut
sunting- David Foster; Pablo F. Fenjves (6 October 2009). Hitman: Forty Years Making Music, Topping the Charts, and Winning Grammys. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4391-4950-8.