Name: Michael Steven Bublé (Boe-Bléé)
Date of birth: 09-09-1975
Hometown: Burnaby, B.C., Vancouver, Canada.
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Parents: Amber & Lewis
Siblings: 2 younger sisters; Brandee & Crystal.
Grandparents: Grandpa Mitch & Grandma Yolanda
Status: married to Argentinian model Luisana Lopilato
Hair color: Dark blonde/brown
Eye color: Green
Height: 5'10 1/2 ft.
    ... he has Italian blood and owns his Italian citizenship?
    ... his favorite color is yellow?
    ... he's a huge Vancouver Canucks icehockey fan?
    ... "The Princess Bride" is his favorite film?
    ... he wanted to name the "It's Time" album, "Feeling
        Good"?
    ... Bobby Darin and Elvis are two of his biggest idols?
    ... he's a big fan of McDonalds?
    ... his favorite Sinatra song is ''Stardust''?
    ... ''Hugo Boss" is his favorite designer?
    ... he won't leave the house without his cellphone?
    ... he drives a purple Vespa?
    ... Amsterdam is one of his favorite travel destinations?
    ... he loves spending time with his family?
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Michael Steven Bublé was born on 9 September 1975 in Burnaby, Canada. He lovingly grew up with his parents and 2 younger sisters. Music has always been a part of his life, his grandpa was a huge inspiration to him. "My grandfather was really my best friend growing up," reveals Michael. "He was the one who opened me up to a whole world of music that seemed to have been passed over by my generation. Although I like rock & roll and modern music, the first time my granddad played me 'the Mills Brothers' something magical happened. The lyrics were so romantic, so real, the way a song should be for me. It was like seeing my future flash before me. I wanted to be a singer and I knew that this was the music that I wanted to sing."

It was, in fact, his grandfather who proved instrumental in moving Michael toward a career in music. "He asked me, as a favor to him, to learn the songs that he loved so much," Michael continues. "Grandpa got a real kick out of the fact that I liked the music so much. We'd start singing at the dinner table together, like 'Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime'," he says. "He started saying to me: "Hey Sunshine, before grandpa dies could you learn Stardust?" So I'd go and learn the songs word for word, sit with him at the table and I'd sing him the song. It was kind of a guilt trip, but he didn't have to do much convincing. I started practicing and entered a local talent contest. I won the competition, but was later disqualified for being underage. That was when my granddad, who was a skilled plumber, started offering to do free work for musicians in town in exchange for letting me perform a few numbers with them on stage." A star was born, even as leaky faucets all over Vancouver were being repaired.

By the age 17 Michael already had a wealth of experience under his belt and knew decisively where he was heading. He garnered another first prize at the Canadian Youth Talent Search, recorded and released a series of independent albums and racked up invaluable chops as part of a U.S. road company for "Red Rock Diner" (as Elvis) and a musical revue titled "Forever Swing".

It was former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, himself a devoted fan of classic pop, who introduced Michael to fellow countryman David Foster, the multi-Grammy winning producer, performer, and Warner Bros. Records label executive, and by the time the young singer performed "Mack The Knife" at the wedding of Mulroney's daughter, the creative chemistry between the fledgling artist and the accomplished producer was complete. Michael was duly signed to Foster's own 143 Records through Reprise and work began in the spring of 2001 on his major label debut. "We were walking a fine line in the studio," explains Michael. "The last thing we wanted to do was a tribute album or a lounge act. We wanted to treat this music with the love and respect it deserves, but the important thing was to capture a spirit and energy and that wasn't confined to any particular musical era."

While Foster, with invaluable assistance from the producer's longtime collaborator Humberto Gatica, initially focused on the singer's consummate facility with pop standards, it quickly became clear that Michael's formidable skills reached far beyond the 30's and 40's.

"We didn't end up where we thought we were going," Michael continues. "David and Humberto brought in a very wide range of material and I really started sparking to what was being presented. We were always careful to keep within my stylistic range, but we discovered, in that range, all kinds of music made the lineup.
Debutalbum "Michael Bublé" was born and reached a status of double platina in countries such as; Canada, England and Singapore. It was good for gold in USA, Italy, Ireland and Taiwan. It sold more than 2.800.000 copies worldwide

In spite of the great reviews his debutalbum got last year in Holland (and the well deserved, enthusiastic airplay), his name for many Dutchies remained secret unfortunately. The second album, "It's Time" was the final breakthrough in Holland and Belgium. After the release of DVD "Caught In The Act", third album "Call Me Irresponsible" and hitsongs such as "Home", "Everything" and "Lost" was Bublé's succes in Holland bigger than ever. The "Call Me Irresponsible" album reached #1 in Holland and that for 9 weeks. It sold 120.000 copies and was good for double platinum.

Currently Michael Bublé has sold over 22 million albums worldwide, recieved many awards such as Grammy's and Juno's and reached a superstar status worldwide!