CONNECTICUT - MICHAEL BOLTON

State: Connecticut

Hometown: New Haven, CT

Resident: Westport, CT

Song title: "Beautiful World"

Michael Bolton is a multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter who has sold more than 65 million records globally and continues to tour the world. Michael is strongly committed to humanitarian causes, especially through the Michael Bolton Charities. In recognition of his artistic achievements, Michael won two Grammys for Best Pop Male Vocal Performance (nominated four times), six American Music Awards and three Emmy Award nominations, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As a songwriter, he has earned more than 24 BMI and ASCAP Awards, including Songwriter of the Year and the Hitmakers Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. His coming-of-age story starts in Connecticut, where he was born and raised, and most importantly, where he discovered his love of singing and songwriting. He's proud to represent the state as an artist and as someone who still loves going home to Connecticut.