Kurtis Blow

He has appeared in the films Krush Groove and The Show. He also has appeared in Totally Blonde in 2001 and in The Snow Walker in 2003. The whole field was derided as a fad, though, and thus there was much resistance to signing Blow. Bublé has also appeared in a variety of films in the past few years including his appearance as a karaoke singer in Duets opposite Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis. This occurred after recording "Christmas Rappin", his first single; during this time, "Rappers Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang became the first hit for hip hop. The album also reached the Australian top 50 of the album charts as at the end of April and the Billboard 200 album charts. He was the first rapper to record a full lengh album on a major label (1980). He released a live album and video in April 2004 with the video reaching the top 10 of the Billboard video charts.

Blow began his career in New York in the mid-1970s, when he was a breakdancer until switching to DJing and then rapping. The title track reached the Australian top 40 in the singles charts, ironically in mid-summer in that country. Bob Dylan appeared on Kurtis Blow's 1986 album "Kingdom Blow". Bublé released a Christmas EP Let It Snow in late 2003. He was influenced by DJ Hollywood. Bublé won the "Best New Talent" award at the Juno Awards of 2004 and his self-titled album was nominated for "Album of the Year" losing out to Sam Roberts. "The Breaks" (1979) is one of hip hop's undisputed classics (basically a catchy disco tune with rapping) and Nas made a new version of Blow's "If I Ruled The World". His third single "Sway", originally performed by Dean Martin also reached the top 30 of the adult contemporary chart while a Junkie XL remix of the song has reached the top 20 in Australia as at May 2004.

Kurtis Blow, (born Curtis Walker on August 9, 1959), is one of the most influential early rappers and hip hop's first mainstream star. "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" reached the top 30 of the Billboard adult contemporary chart as well. 1988 Back by Popular Demand. His version of "Kissing A Fool" by George Michael was released as a single from the album and reached the top 30 of the Billboard adult contemporary chart. 1986 Kingdom Blow. The album has reached the top 50 of the Billboard 200 album charts. 1985 America. Chart success in the UK, US, Australia and elsewhere soon followed with the album going platinum and reaching the top ten of the album charts in the UK and Canada and going all the way to #1 in Australia.

1984 Rapper in Town. The album was released in early 2003 and soon entered the Canadian album charts. 1984 Ego Trip. Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees sang back up vocals on Bublé's version of the group's "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart". 1983 Party Time (EP). The album features a range of standards from various eras including "Fever", "The Way You Look Tonight", "For Once In My Life", Van Morrison's "Moondance" and Lou Rawls' "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine". 1982 Tough. Foster signed Bublé to his '143' record label and he started recording a self-titled album 2001 with Foster as producer.

1981 Deuce. Mulroney introduced Bublé to David Foster, a multi-Grammy awarding producer and a Warner Brothers record executive who had worked with Josh Groban previously. 1980 Kurtis Blow (Mercury). Michael Bublé's career breakthrough came when he sang Kurt Weill's "Mack The Knife" at the wedding of Brian Mulroney's daughter Caroline in 2000. Bublé received two Genie Awards in 2000 for songs he wrote for the film Here's To Life starring Eric McCormack. He recorded a couple of independent albums one as a present to his grandfather.

He also appeared in an episode of Death Game in 1996. He appeared as Elvis in a Red Rock Diner road show and sung as a star of a musical revue called Forever Swing. For the next few years, Michael Bublé pursued a musical career without great success. Not discouraged, Bublé won first prize in a Canadian Youth Talent Search at the age of 17.

Bublé's grandfather encouraged him to learn the standards that he loved and to enter a talent contest in Vancouver which he won before a later disqualification for being underage. I wanted to be a singer and I knew that this was the music that I wanted to sing.". It was like seeing my future flash before me. the way a song should be for me.

The lyrics were so romantic, so real.. Although I like rock & roll and modern music, the first time my granddad played me the Mills Brothers, something magical happened. He was the one who opened me up to a whole world of music that seemed to have been passed over by my generation. "My grandfather was really my best friend growing up.

On his website Bublé highlights the importance of his grandfather in encouraging his musical tastes. He grew up listening to his grandfather's collection of jazz records. Michael Bublé was born in Burnaby, British Columbia in 1975. A 2004 live album and video "Come Fly With Me" is in the Billboard music video charts as at May 1 2004 and has reached the top 40 album charts in Australia.

While achieving modest chart success in the US, his 2003 self-titled album has reached the top ten in Canada, the UK and Australia. Michael Bublé (born 9 September 1975) is a Canadian crooner jazz singer and actor. CTV article (http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1047339541736_98/?hub=Entertainment/). Internet Movie Database entry (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0117826/).

VH1 Michael Bublé artist page (http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/buble_michael/albums.jhtml/). Michael Bublé home page (http://www.michaelbuble.com/home.php/). The Snow Walker (2003). Totally Blonde (2001).

Duets (2000). It's Time (2005). Come Fly With Me (2004). Let It Snow (EP) (2003).

Michael Bublé (2003). Dream (2002). Babulu (2001).