Richard Marx

Richard Marx has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, starting with his self-titled  debut which went to No. 8 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. The album spawned four Top 5  singles, including “Hold on to the Nights” and “Don’t Mean Nothing,” which earned him a  Grammy nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. His follow-up, 1989’s Repeat  Offender, was even more successful, hitting No. 1 and going quadruple-platinum with two No. 1  singles, “Satisfied” and “Right Here Waiting.” He has since made history as the only male artist whose first seven singles reached the Top 5 on the Billboard charts. 

Richard has also written on a No. 1 single in each of the last four decades, an accolade  previously only reached by Michael Jackson. He has written with and for numerous artists,  including Barbra Streisand, Keith Urban, Kenny Rogers, Celine Dion, Chicago, Natalie Cole,  Kenny Loggins, Vince Gill, Daughtry, The Tubes, Martina McBride, Lifehouse, NSYNC,  Michael Bolton, Vixen, and Josh Groban, He also went on to earn a 2004 Song of the Year  Grammy for co-authoring Luther Vandross’ “Dance with My Father.” Overall, he has scored 14  No. 1 singles both as a performer and as a songwriter/producer, revealing him a true multi talented performer who continues to challenge himself and his fans.

In addition to being a musician, Richard is a committed philanthropist, supporting charitable  causes like the American Cancer Society and the Ronald McDonald House Charities, Mercy For  Animals, ASPCA, Humane Society, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and the charity  closest to Richard’s heart, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, for which his produced events have  raised over $4 million for research. The musician has toured extensively for the past three  decades, building a strong fanbase all over the world that only continues to grow. The legacy of  his career as a songwriter, singer and musician and now author is now well established and  Richard is happy to continue on his trajectory, wherever it takes him. 

 “Every year that I get to continue writing songs, making records and doing concerts all over  the world, I become more grateful. We musicians are the only occupation I can think of, other  than athletes, who have the incredibly good fortune to use the word “play” for what we do. The  “Songwriter” album is a longtime dream of mine finally realized, and I still have a bunch of  cards up my sleeve.”