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Michael Steven Bublé (IPAEng 'bu?ble? or boo-BLAY[ (search results for Michael Bublé: Juno Awards Artist Summary)] While achieving modest chart success in the [[United States]], his [[2003]] self-titled album has reached the top ten in [[Lebanon]], the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and his home country
. However, he did find commercial success in the U.S. with his 2005 album ''[[It's Time (Michael Bublé album)|It's Time]]''. He has sold over 18 million albums.Michael has also appeared on the TV series Rove four times.
Early years Bublé was born in Burnaby, British Columbia in a family of fishermen.[ He is of mostly Italian heritage.][TheFlorentine.net, "Singer Bublé Tours Italy as New Citizen"] Bublé grew up listening to his grandfather's collection of jazz records, and on his website he highlights the importance of his grandfather in encouraging his musical tastes. He recorded three independent albums, one as a present to his grandfather. Bublé received two Genie Award-nominations in 2000 for both songs he wrote for the film ''Here's to Life''. Michael's first national TV performance was on a 1997 award-winning Bravo! documentary titled "Big Band Boom!" which was directed by Mark Glover Masterson.
Career breakthrough .
Bublé's career breakthrough came when Michael McSweeney, associate to former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, saw his performance at a business party.[ Bublé was then invited to sing at the wedding of Mulroney's daughter [[Caroline Mulroney|Caroline]] in 2000, where he sang [[Kurt Weill]]'s "[[Mack the Knife]]".][ At the wedding, Brian Mulroney introduced Bublé to [[David Foster]], a multi-Grammy award winning producer and a [[Warner Brothers]] record executive who had worked with [[Josh Groban]] previously.][ Foster signed Bublé to his '143' record label,][ producing the ''[[Michael Bublé (album)|Michael Bublé]]'' in 2000. 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 (Van Morrison song)|Moondance]]" and [[Lou Rawls]]'s "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine". [[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?". This song is credited as the main reason Buble' broke through, as it was a # 1 hit in many countries, and sold very well in the US as well, after the CD was stickered with "Includes 'How Can You Mend A Broken Heart' featuring Barry Gibb".]
The album Michael Bublé was released early 2003 and soon entered the Canadian album charts. Chart success in the UK, U.S., 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. The album has reached the top 50 of the Billboard 200 album charts in the U.S. His version of George Michael's "Kissing a Fool" was released as a single from the album and reached the top 30 of the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" reached the top 30 of the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart as well. His third single "Sway" also reached the top 30 of the Adult Contemporary chart, while a Junkie XL remix of the song reached the top 20 in Australia in May 2004.
Bublé won the "New Artist of the Year" award at the Juno Awards of 2004 and his self-titled album was nominated for "Album of the Year", but lost out to Sam Roberts.
Bublé released a Christmas EP Let it Snow in late 2003. The title track reached the top 40 of the Australia singles chart. He released a live album and video in April 2004 with the video reaching the top 10 of the Billboard video charts. The album also reached the top 50 of the Australian album charts as at the end of April and the Billboard 200 album charts. Let it Snow was re-released in the United States on October 9, 2007.
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. He also has appeared in, and sang several soundtrack songs for, Totally Blonde in 2001 and in The Snow Walker in 2003.
Songs from Bublé's debut album ("For Once in My Life", "Kissing a Fool") were released on the soundtrack for the movie Down with Love, but the soundtrack also included a previously unreleased duet with Holly Palmer on the movie's title theme. The Junkie XL remix of the theme for the 60s TV cartoon version of Spider-Man from Bublé's Babalu album was played during the closing credits of Spider-Man 2, and this version was also released as a single.
''It's Time Bublé's second studio album, ''It's Time, debuted as a hugely successful performance. The album reached number 7 on the Billboard 200 album chart and number 2 on the ARIA Album Charts in Australia. It's Time also debuted at number 4 on the UK Album Charts. The album features covers of Beatles and Ray Charles songs, and the hit single "Home".
Personal life Michael Bublé was engaged to long-time girlfriend Debbie Timuss, a stage actress, dancer, and singer. Both were in the musicals Red Rock Diner in 1996 and Dean Regan's Forever Swing in 1998.Timuss was listed as one of the dedicatees in Bublé's self-titled album Michael Bublé and ''It's Time, and as background vocalist on It's Time. While away in Italy, Bublé co-wrote the hit single "Home" for Timuss.Timuss was also featured in the music video for "Home"
. Their engagement ended in November 2005. Their breakup inspired Bublé to co-write the hit original song "Lost".During an appearance at Australian television's Logie Awards in 2005, he met British actress Emily Blunt backstage. He thought she was a BBC television producer. She also provided background vocals on the cover of "Me and Mrs. Jones" on the album Call Me Irresponsible.[ The hit original song "Everything" was penned by Bublé for Blunt.As confirmed by Bublé's publicist on July 11, 2008, he and longtime girlfriend Emily Blunt have parted ways, due to his questionable sexual orientation. ]
DiscographyStudio albums
Live albumsBoth albums contain Live CD and DVD.
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