David Foster
David Walter Foster OC OBC (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, songwriter and arranger. He produced for many musicians, including Chaka Khan, Alice Cooper, Christina Aguilera, Andrea Bocelli, Toni Braxton, Michael Bublé, Chicago, Natalie Cole, Celine Dion, Kenny G, Josh Groban, Brandy Norwood, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Lopez, Kenny Rogers, Seal, Rod Stewart, Jake Zyrus, Donna Summer, Olivia Newton-John, Madonna, Mary J. Blige, Michael Jackson, Peter Cetera, Cheryl Lynn and Barbra Streisand. Foster has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. He served as the chairman of Verve Records from 2012 to 2016.
Foster was born in Victoria, British Columbia. He has been married four times, all ending in divorce. His second wife was actress Linda Thompson, and his fourth wife was Dutch model Yolanda Hadid.[1] He has five daughters, including Amy S. Foster (born 1973), a songwriter and author. Since 2018, he has been engaged to Katharine McPhee of American Idol fame.[2]
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Foster speaking in a ceremony for Andrea Bocelli at the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 2010
David Foster at a ceremony for Rascal Flatts to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
References
- ↑ "It's Official! Yolanda Hadid & David Foster Divorce Finalized". Radar Online. May 24, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ↑ Murphy, Desiree (July 3, 2018). "David Foster and Katharine McPhee Are Engaged". E! Online. Retrieved April 1, 2019.