Barry's grandfather had his surname changed to Manilow a few weeks before Barry's bar mitzvah. His Irish roots trace back to Limerick, Ireland. Barry's maternal grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants, and his paternal grandfather was Jewish, though his grandmother was a Catholic of Irish descent. Barry’s parents were divorced when he was a baby, and his mother’s Jewish family allowed no further contact between Barry and his father. Barry’s mother made his father change his name to Pincus, which was the name of a Jewish uncle of his father from the 1800s. Early life īarry Manilow was born Barry Alan Pincus on June 17, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Edna Manilow and Harold Kelliher, a truck driver of Irish descent. Manilow has sold more than 85 million records as a solo artist worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists. He has also produced Grammy-nominated albums for Bette Midler, Dionne Warwick, Nancy Wilson, and Sarah Vaughan. He has been nominated for a Grammy Award (winning once) as a producer, arranger and performer a total of fifteen times (and in every decade) from 1973 to 2015. Although not a favorite artist of music critics, Manilow has been praised by his peers in the recording industry, including Frank Sinatra, who was quoted in the 1970s as saying, "He's next." Īs well as producing and arranging albums for himself and other artists, Manilow has written and performed songs for musicals, films, and commercials for corporations such as McDonald's, Pepsi Cola, and Band-Aid. Manilow has released 13 platinum and six multi-platinum albums. He has recorded and released 51 Top 40 singles on the Adult Contemporary Chart, including 13 that hit number one, 28 that appeared within the top ten, and 36 that reached the top twenty. His hit recordings include " Could It Be Magic", " Looks Like We Made It", " Mandy", " I Write the Songs", " Can't Smile Without You", " Weekend in New England" and " Copacabana (At the Copa)". Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades.
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