 Michael Buble's career breakthrough came when he sang Kurt Weill's "Mack The Knife" at the wedding of Brian Mulroney's daughter Caroline in 2000. Mulroney introduced Buble to David Foster, a multi-Grammy awarding producer and a Warner Brothers record executive who had worked with Josh Groban previously. Foster signed Buble to his '143' record label and he started recording a self-titled album 2001 with Foster as producer. The album features a range of standards from various eras including "Fever", "The Way You Look Tonight", "For Once In My Life", Van Morrison's "Moondance" and Lou Rawls' "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine". Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees sang back up vocals on Buble's version of the groups "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart". The album was released in early 2003 and soon entered the Canadian album charts. Chart success in the UK, US, Australia and elsewhere soon followed with the album going platinum and reaching the top ten of the album charts in the UK and Canada and going all the way to #1 in Australia. The album has reached the top 50 of the Billboard 200 album charts. His version of "Kissing A Fool" by George Michael was released as a single from the album and reached the top 30 of the Billboard adult contemporary chart. "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" reached the top 30 of the Billboard adult contemporary chart as well. His third single "Sway", originally performed by Dean Martin also reached the top 30 of the adult contemporary chart while a Junkie XL remix of the song has reached the top 20 in Australia as at May 2004. Bublé won the "Best New Talent" award at the Juno Awards of 2004 and his self-titled album was nominated for "Album of the Year" losing out to Sam Roberts. Buble released a Christmas EP Let It Snow in late 2003. The title track reached the Australian top 40 in the singles charts, ironically in mid-summer in that country. He released a live album and video in April 2004 with the video reaching the top 10 of the Billboard video charts. The album also reached the Australian top 50 of the album charts as at the end of April and the Billboard 200 album charts. Buble has also appeared in a variety of films in the past few years including his appearance as a karaoke singer in Duets opposite Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis. He also has appeared in Totally Blonde in 2001 and in The Snow Walker in 2003. But Michael also brings a quality entirely his own to these thirteen stellar tracks. "Michael hasn't just learned this music," concludes Foster. "He's lived it. He brings a youthful energy to it, tough and tender at the same time and like nothing else I've ever heard. The great thing is that he's tapped into a repertoire that can last him 50 years. He's at the beginning of a very long career." A half a century of swing. It just doesn't get any better than that. Michael Buble has continued to cultivate a strong fan base since his self-titled release. A combination of live and studio albums have drawn rave reviews from critics and have pleased his enamored fans. The latest studio release, Crazy Love, enjoyed an early release in the United States while everyone else around the world had to wait four days to pick up this latest album. The album features 12 tracks and one bonus tracks. Radio play has already helped spread the word thanks to the single Haven't Met You Yet. Discography Babulu (2001) Dream (2002) Michael Bublé (2003) Let It Snow (EP) (2003) Come Fly With Me (2004) Its Time (2005) Caught in the Act (2005) Call Me Irresponsible (2007) Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden (2009) Crazy Love (2009) Filmography Duets (2000) Totally Blonde (2001) The Snow Walker (2003) Buble will head out on a world tour to support his latest album, which spent two weeks at number one on the U.S. charts. The tour has concerts scheduled beginning in May in the United Kingdom before crossing the channel and playing through Europe. Michael Buble tickets are sure to draw interest no matter where the singer goes, so find them at OnlineSeats and get a great seat at an affordable price.
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