Did David Foster discover Celine Dion? Who did David Foster make famous?

David Walter Foster OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, composer, arranger, record producer and music executive who chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016.

David Foster has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations.

David Foster was born on November 1, 1949 in Victoria, Canada to son of Maurice (Maury) Foster, an office worker, and Eleanor May (Vantreight) Foster, a homemaker.

David Foster was a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark, notable for the song “wildflower”, which was a top ten hit in 1973.

When the band disbanded, David Foster remained in Los Angeles and together with Jay Graydon, he formed the band Airplay.

David Foster was a major contributor to the 1979 Earth, Wind and Fire album I Am, as a studio player and arranger, as well as being a co-writer on six of the album’s tracks, the most noteworthy being the song “After the Love Has Gone”, for which Foster and his co-writers, Graydon and Bill Champlin won the 1980 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song.

Did David Foster discover Celine Dion?

Music producer René Angélil discovered the singer Celine Dion when she was just 12 years old and later married her after successfully leading her to stardom.

Who did David Foster make famous?

David Foster produced major-label debut albums for Josh Groban (2001), Michael Buble (2003), Renee Olstead (2004), and Charice (2010), which were released under his 143 Records.

David Foster has produced or written for Christina Aguilera, Seal, Barbra Streisand, Andrea Bocelli, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Buble, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Donna Summer, Olivia Newton-John, Natalie Cole, Josh Groban, Toni Braxton and Alice Cooper, to name a few.