Big hair and a big voice – Jon Bon Jovi has been rocking stages since the 80s. The New Jersey native – born John Francis Bongiovi Jr on March 2, 1962 – began making music when he was just 13 years old, playing piano and guitar with his band Raze. After dabbling in jingle writing (yes, you read that right) he formed his iconic band Bon Jovi in 1983. They had their first hit in 1983 the with the song “Runaway”, cracking Billboard’s top 40.

The band capaulted to super-fame with their 1986 album ‘Slippery When Wet,’ which had sold 28 million copies and included the number one singles “You Give Love a Bad Name” and “Livin’ on a Prayer”. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009.

Here, Jon Bon Jovi appears on the British TV show ‘The Tube’.

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