Desmond Child

Desmond Child (born 28 October 1953, Miami, Florida, USA) has worked as a music performer and songwriter. His hits as a songwriter include "Livin' On A Prayer" (Bon Jovi), and "Livin' La Vida Loca" (Ricky Martin). His career started when he formed a soft rock band 'Desmond Child & Rouge' in 1975. This band is known for their inclusion on the soundtrack to The Warriors in 1979, with the song "Last of an Ancient Breed". One member, Maria Vidal, went solo and had a hit in 1985 with "Body Rock". Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida. ... // Music is an art form consisting of sound and silence expressed through time. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Maria Vidal is an American singer, who had one major hit single with the song, Body Rock (the theme song to the film Body Rock) in 1984. ...

Child has had more success with his songwriting and has worked with/for various high profile artists from the pop and rock world - Cher, Billie Myers, Michael Bolton, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi,Scorpions, Robbie Williams, Bonnie Tyler, Alice Cooper, Dream Theater (on the album Falling into Infinity), KISS, Ricky Martin, Cheap Trick (for whom Child penned their final hit, 1987's "The Flame"), Roxette, Jesse McCartney, Sakis Rouvas, Chris Braide, Kelly Clarkson, INXS and LeAnn Rimes among others. Cheryl Sarkisian LaPierre (better known as Cher) (born on May 20, 1946),[1] is an American actress, singer, songwriter, author and entertainer. ... Billie Myers (born on 14 June 1971 in Coventry, Warwickshire) is an English singer/songwriter. ... Michael Bolton (born Michael Bolotin on February 26, 1953) is an American pop, rock, adult contemporary vocalist and songwriter, known for his soft rock ballads and powerful singing voice. ... This article is about the band Aerosmith. ... Bon Jovi is a hard rock band originating from New Jersey. ... A scorpion is an invertebrate animal with eight legs belonging to the order Scorpiones in the class Arachnida. ... For footballers with the same name, see Robbie Williams (footballer). ... Bonnie Tyler (real name Gaynor Hopkins born on June 8, 1951 in Skewen, Neath) is a pop/rock singer with a distinctive, powerful husky voice, with worldwide record sales in excess of 80 million[1]. // Her success with the song Lost in France led Tyler to record her first album... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band comprised of James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, John Myung, and Jordan Rudess. ... Falling into Infinity is the fourth full-length studio album by progressive metal band Dream Theater, released in 1997. ... Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Roxette is a Swedish pop-music double act, sometimes rock-influenced, whose members are Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. ... Jesse A. McCartney (born April 9, 1987) is an American pop singer and Daytime Emmy-nominated actor. ... Anastasios Sakis Rouvas (Greek: ) (born January 5, 1972 in the island of Corfu) is a very popular gay Greek singer and athlete, as well as an actor, and a model, who has sold over 200,000 records in Greece. ... Chris Braide (born 6 February 1973 in Cheshire) is a British singer, songwriter, record producer and music publisher. ... Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American pop singer from Texas. ... INXS (pronounced In Excess) are an Australian rock group. ... LeAnn Rimes (born Margaret LeAnn Rimes August 28, 1982 in Jackson, Mississippi) is an American country music singer. ...

Child is credited with discovering Troy Tuminelli and recommending him to Edgardo Diaz before Tuminelli landed in Menudo, and, eventually, in Guiding Light. Troy Kurtis (born December 30, c. ... Edgardo Diaz born (c. ... This article concerns the boy band Menudo. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

He produced Meat Loaf's new album Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose, and co-wrote six of its songs. Michael Lee Aday (born September 27, 1947)), better known as Meat Loaf, is an American rock singer and actor of stage and screen. ...

Recently, he finished working on the new Scorpions album Humanity - Hour 1. A scorpion is an invertebrate animal with eight legs belonging to the order Scorpiones in the class Arachnida. ... Humanity - Hour 1 is a concept album by the German hard rock band Scorpions, which was released in Europe on May 14, 2007. ...

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