David Foster

Canadian and American record producer and songwriter

Born: November 1, 1949

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Who is David Foster?

David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian and American record producer, composer, arranger, and musician. He has also been nominated three times in the Best Original song category at the Academy Awards. Foster has contributed to material for music industry artists across various genres. Some of the songs he has been involved with include: "I Will Always Love You", "I Have Nothing", "The Prayer", "After the Love Has Gone", "Hard to Say I'm Sorry", "Hard Habit to Break", "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)", "Glory of Love", "Winter Games", "Grown-Up Christmas List", "Best of Me", "Look What You've Done to Me", "She's a Beauty", "Somewhere", and "Wildflower". Foster served as senior vice president of Warner Music Group from 1997, then he chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016. In the 2020s, Foster composed Boop!

Foster speaking in a ceremony for Andrea Bocelli at the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 2010

Historical significance

He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 45 nominations across four decades (the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s). Since the 1970s, Foster has composed and produced some of the most successful songs of each decade, with multiple songs reaching the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and other individual genre charts. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 45 nominations across four decades.

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