Musician David Foster Coming to the King Center for Performing Arts in Melbourne Feb. 26

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BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – Musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, producer, and recording artist David Foster will appear at the King Center for Performing Arts on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. 

Foster is also one of the most successful songwriters and record producers in history — shepherding albums that have collectively sold in the hundreds of millions.

Few other individuals can claim to have their fingerprints on more major moments in all of popular music than Foster.

He has created hit songs and award-winning gold and platinum albums for a diverse array of artists including Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson,Madonna, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire, Diana Krall,Natalie Cole, Michael Bolton, Seal,Chaka Khan, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Chicago, Hall & Oates, Brandy, ’N Sync, Boz Scaggs, and Gloria Estefan.

Foster has escorted singers who have straddled both pop and classical styles like Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban into the mainstream.

He has created culture-defining soundtracks for blockbuster films like The Bodyguard, Urban Cowboy and St. Elmo’s Fire; and crafted timeless holiday classics, including perennial best-sellers like JoshGroban’s Noel, Michael Bublé’s Christmas, Celine Dion’s These Are Special Times, Rod Stewart’s Merry Christmas Baby, Andrea Bocelli’s My Christmas, and Mary J. Blige’s A Mary Christmas.

Foster is gearing up to take on Broadway with several projects. These include writing the music for a new musical about the iconic, animated character Betty Boop, which will be directed by Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell.

He is writing the music for a musical based on the Amy Bloom novel and New York Times bestseller Lucky Us, directed by Tony Award-nominee Sheryl Kaller. Foster is also developing a scripted narrative one-man show based on the story of his career that he will perform himself.

For his remarkable work, Foster has won 16 Grammy Awards, including three for Producer of the Year, an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe, and racked up three Oscar nominations for “Best Original Song.” Take a walk down memory lane to some of his favorite hits!

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