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Michael Bublé

B ublé's success is The eponymous Michael Bublé Sings
reflected in numerous and Swings, an hour-long event taped
industry awards in Manchester, England is his sixth
such as Grammys annual special. It featured a blend of
(including the Grammy for Best Bublé’s pop smashes, including cuts
Traditional Pop Vocal Album a total from his latest album, Nobody but
of four times), and number one Me, along with a generous helping Michael Bublé and Laura Pausini
of jazz standards that he spiced up
songs, but then, he has been in the with his now legendary magic touch.
entertainment business since the People Magazine describes the special
tender age of seventeen, starting as as “...a show-stopping night with the
just a child with some raw talent and Grammy-winning icon”.
determination.

The jazz/soul sensation's newest The special was taped before it
offering, Nobody but Me, released in was revealed that Bublé's 3-year-
2016, from Reprise Records, is the old son, Noah, was diagnosed with
ninth studio album and seventh major cancer. Since the heartbreaking
label studio album from Bublé. It announcement, Bublé has stated that
debuted at number three in Canada, he and his wife will put their careers
making it Bublé's sixth top three debut on hold during their son's treatment.
in the country. In the United States
and United Kingdom, Nobody but Me
debuted at number two.

“I want to be around for
a long time. I want this
to be a career. I want to
sing like Tony Bennett.
I want to be an old man
and I want to go through
all the ups and downs
and I wanna still love
what I do.”

– Michael Bublé

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