David Foster
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Foster at a ceremony to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in May 2013
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| Birth name | David Walter Foster |
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November 1, 1949 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Pop, pop rock, classical, gospel, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Music executive, record producer, musician, composer, songwriter, arranger |
| Instruments | Piano, keyboards, vocals, French horn, synthesizer |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Labels | Verve, Reprise, 143, Atlantic |
| Associated acts | Skylark, Chicago, Attitudes, Airplay |
| Website | davidfoster |
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David Walter Foster, OC, OBC (born November 1, 1949), is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, songwriter, and arranger. He has been a producer for musicians including Alice Cooper, Christina Aguilera, Andrea Bocelli, Toni Braxton, Michael Bublé, Chicago, Natalie Cole, Céline Dion, Kenny G, Josh Groban, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Lopez, Kenny Rogers, Seal, Rod Stewart, Donna Summer, Olivia Newton-John, Madonna, Mary J. Blige, and Barbra Streisand. Foster has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. He is the chairman of Verve Records.
Foster was born in Victoria, British Columbia, the son of Maurice (Morry) Foster, a maintenance yard superintendent, and Eleanor May (Vantreight) Foster, a homemaker. In 1963, at the age of 13, he enrolled in the University of Washington music program. In 1966, he joined a backup band for Chuck Berry. In his teens, he moved to England with the Victoria rock band, the Strangers, and then back to Toronto where he played with Ronnie Hawkins. In 1974, he moved to Los Angeles with his band Skylark.
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