Bret Michaels

Bret Michaels
Michaels performing in 2019
Michaels performing in 2019
Background information
Birth nameBret Michael Sychak
Born (1963-03-15) March 15, 1963 (age 61)[1]
Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musician
  • songwriter
  • actor
  • filmmaker
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1983–present
LabelsCapitol, Cyanide Music Inc., VH1 Classic
Websitebretmichaels.com

Bret Michael Sychak (born March 15, 1963), known professionally as Bret Michaels, is an American singer and musician. He is the frontman of rock band Poison who has sold over 65 million albums worldwide[2] and 30 million records in the United States.[3] 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".[4]

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 on the Travel Channel. In 2006, Hit Parader ranked Michaels at No. 40 on their list of greatest heavy metal singers of all time.[5]

  1. ^ "Bret Michaels". Biography.com. May 12, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Poison joins Def Leppard for summer 2009 tour!". Signatures Network Inc. February 25, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  3. ^ "Top Selling Artists". RIAA. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "Poison: Billboard". AllMusic.com.
  5. ^ "Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalist of All Time". Hit Parader. December 4, 2006.