Composer
Bret Michaels
American rock musician
b. 1963
3 works in the index
- Born
- 1963
- Birthplace
- Butler
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Bret Michael Sychak (born March 15, 1963), known professionally as Bret Michaels, is an American rock musician. He is the frontman of Poison, which has sold over 65 million albums worldwide and 30 million records in the United States. The band has also charted 10 singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, including six Top 10 singles and a number-one single, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn".
Besides his career as frontman, he has several solo albums to his credit, including the soundtrack album to the 1998 film A Letter from Death Row in which Michaels starred, wrote and directed, and a rock album, Songs of Life, in 2003. Michaels has appeared in several films and TV shows, including as a judge on the talent show Nashville Star which led to his country influenced rock album Freedom of Sound in 2005. He starred in the hit VH1 reality show Rock of Love with Bret Michaels and its sequels, which inspired his successful solo album Rock My World. He was also the winning contestant on NBC's reality show Celebrity Apprentice 3 and also featured in his own reality docuseries Bret Michaels: Life as I Know It, which inspired his highest-charting album as a solo artist, Custom Built, reaching No. 1 on Billboard's Hard Rock chart. He is also known for hosting Rock My RV with Bret Michaels on the Travel Channel. In 2006, Hit Parader ranked Michaels at No. 40 on their list of greatest heavy metal singers of all time.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- singer; singer-songwriter; composer; guitarist; recording artist; actor
- Recorded memberships
- Poison
- Instruments played
- voice
- Genres
- rock music; glam metal; country music
- Official website
- http://www.bretmichaels.com/
- Birth name
- Bret Michael Sychak
- Pseudonym
- Bret Michaels
- Native languages
- English
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 17430122
- ISNI
- 000000011438869X
- Library of Congress ID
- no2009150630
- MusicBrainz ID
- 4d4af9d3-3775-4f87-8f7c-abc198a64018
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Vocal
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 3
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every Rose Has Its Thorn | — | — | — | Vocal | — | 0 |
| Unskinny Bop | — | — | — | Vocal | — | 0 |
| I Want Action | — | — | — | Vocal | — | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 17430122. Portrait: Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.