Richard Marx

Richard Marks is a singer, without whom it is impossible to imagine the genre of romantic rock ballad. The American, whose peak of creativity came at the end of the 80s, and now captivates listeners with a voice with a slight hoarseness. The artist is known not only as a performer, but also as a songwriter, producer, guitarist. Hits written by him are included in the golden fund of world rock.

Childhood years in the biography of the vocalist were marked by music. Marx was born on September 16, 1963 in Chicago. From early childhood, the boy was immersed in a creative atmosphere.

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Mother is a successful singer who has performed on stage, father is a popular composer of jingles, small musical variations for commercials and TV shows. There were many records of famous American performers in the house, among whom the child especially loved the records of Lionel Richie and Billy Joel.

The singer's personal life can be called calm for a star of his scale. In 1989, Richard married actress and dancer Cynthia Rhodes. Among the most iconic films in the artist's filmography are Dirty Dancing, where she played Penny, and Lost, where she played Jackie. In a creative union, the couple had three sons, Brandon, Lucas and Jesse.

For a long time, the artist's family lived in Illinois, the small town of Lake Bluff. After a quarter of a century of living together, the couple decided to leave and officially announced the divorce in April 2014. In December of the following year, the performer remarried. Marx's second wife was TV presenter and model Daisy Fuentes.

Before that, the spectacular Cuban, who managed to star in the cult series "Rescuers Malibu", was married to actor Timothy Adams. The woman actively participates in her husband's creative career, goes on tour with him. The blonde beauty posts joint photos on her Instagram account.

Even in his youth, the performer knew that he would connect life with music. The first teachers of the teenager were his parents; later he took private lessons in guitar and piano from famous Chicago musicians. While at school, Richard began performing in clubs, bars, and school parties. After graduating from high school, the guy moved to Los Angeles to seriously take up writing there and make a career.

However, conquering the musical Olympus was not as easy as the young man thought. Faced with the reality of life in a large city, quickly left without a livelihood, the singer was forced to create melodies for advertisements, like his father. But Marx did not despair, continuing on his way, taking on any work related to the musical sphere.

Soon, perseverance and efforts bore fruit - the guy was lucky enough to perform on the backing vocals with Madonna and Whitney Houston. The artist's childhood dream also came true - he managed to work in the studio with his idol Lionel Richie. Marx's voice is the backing vocals on Richie's All Night Long (1984).

Gradually, the young guitarist also recorded his own singles, sent out demos to record companies. The songs composed were performed by members of the Chicago project, as well as singer Kenny Rogers. Only 6 years after his arrival in Los Angeles, Marks managed to conclude the first serious contract - EMI / Manhattan Records wanted to cooperate with him.

This gave the guitarist confidence - the young man invited session musicians and began to create his debut album. The release of Richard Marx in 1987 was a highlight. Compositions Hold On to the Nights, Satisfied and Right Here Waiting literally took off to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. After a while, the disc received platinum status, and the performer turned out to be a superstar.

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In 1989, the musician released his second disc, Repeat offender, which outperformed the first. The audience liked the romantic ballads, especially "Angelia", and the author consolidated his success. These works were followed by others who supplemented the American's discography. The singer went on tour not only in the States, but also in other countries.

By the second half of the 90s, public interest in Richard's work had subsided. This did not become a reason for Marx to withdraw into the "shadow". The man began to write compositions for popular Western vocalists. These songs were performed by artists both solo and in duet with the author. So, with Sarah Brightman, the composer created the hit The Last Words You Said, with Toni Braxton he recorded the track Suddenly, and with Lara Fabian - Surrender To Me.

At the 2004 Grammy Awards, Richard received the Song of the Year award for Dance with My Father, co-written with soul singer Luther Vandross. By 2010, the guitarist was gradually moving away from the genre of lyrical rock ballad in his works. The records were replenished with more rhythmic songs with country-style influences.

In the spring of 2013, Marx gave a concert in Moscow as part of a tour timed to coincide with the musician's 50th birthday. On the eve of the show, which took place at the Crocus City Hall, the artist was invited to the studio of the Evening Urgant program. For the guests of the program, the American performed the legendary hit Right Here Waiting.

The artist continues to be creative. In February 2020, the man released an album with the philosophical title Limitless. Music critics called this disc a family one: the son from his first marriage, Lucas, and the singer's wife, Daisy Fuentes, participated in the recording. The guitarist's wife starred with him in the video for the song Front Row Seat, which was included in the new disc. In connection with the release of the album, the performer went on a tour of the States and Europe.

1987 - Richard Marx 1989 - Repeat Offender 1991 - Rush Street 1994 - Paid Vacation 1997 - Flesh and Bone 2000 - Days in Avalon 2004 - My Own Best Enemy 2008 - Emotional Remains 2008 - Sundown 2012 - Christmas Spirit 2014 - Beautiful Goodbye 2020 - Limitless

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