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From left to right: Phil X, Hugh McDonald (American musician)|Hugh McDonald, Jon Bon Jovi, Tico Torres, and David Bryan. | origin = Sayreville, New Jersey, U.S. | genre = flatlist| * Hard rock * glam metal * arena rock * pop rock | discography = hlist|Bon Jovi discography|Discography|List of songs recorded by Bon Jovi|list of songs | years_active = 1983–present | label = flatlist| * Island Records|Island * Mercury Records|Mercury * Vertigo Records|Vertigo | website = URL|bonjovi.com | current_members = * Jon Bon Jovi * David Bryan * Tico Torres * Phil X * Hugh McDonald (American musician)|Hugh McDonald * Everett Bradley (musician)|Everett Bradley * John Shanks | past_members = * Alec John Such * Dave Sabo * Richie Sambora ''Bon Jovi'' is an American Rock music|rock band formed in Sayreville, New Jersey in 1983. The band consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarists John Shanks and Phil X, percussionist Everett Bradley (musician)|Everett Bradley,Cite magazine Bain Katie 2024-04-25 Bon Jovi on the Band's New Doc, If They'll Ever Tour Again & Driving Around New Jersey With Bruce Springsteen https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bon-jovi-documentary-thank-you-goodnight-jon-bon-jovi-tico-torres-1235665873/ 2024-10-10 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US and bassist Hugh McDonald (American musician)|Hugh McDonald.cite web Bon Jovi History http://www.historyking.com/Music-History/Bon-Jovi-History.html |work=Historyking.com June 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090528161817/http://www.historyking.com/Music-History/Bon-Jovi-History.html May 28, 2009 Original bassist Alec John Such left the band in 1994, and longtime guitarist and co-songwriter Richie Sambora left in 2013. In 1984, Bon Jovi released Bon Jovi (album)|their self-titled debut album, and its single "Runaway (Bon Jovi song)|Runaway" managed to reach the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 1986, the band achieved widespread success and global recognition with their third album, ''Slippery When Wet'', which included three Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, two of which reached No. 1: "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Livin' on a Prayer".cite web Whitewood Alan Bon Jovi Keep the Faith http://www.islandpulse.co.uk/b2/bon-jovi-keep-the-faith-10240/ Island Pulse December 31, 2012 December 24, 2012|quote=Their first notable album was ''Slippery When Wet'', a USA No. 1 that stalled at No. 6 here in 1986. In all that album spawned four hit singles in the UK. https://web.archive.org/web/20131213182253/http://www.islandpulse.co.uk/b2/bon-jovi-keep-the-faith-10240/ December 13, 2013 Their fourth album, ''New Jersey (album)|New Jersey'' (1988, was also commercially successful, featuring five Top 10 singles, including the number ones "Bad Medicine (song)|Bad Medicine" and "I'll Be There for You (Bon Jovi song)|I'll Be There for You". The band toured and recorded during the late 1980s, culminating in the 1988–90 New Jersey Syndicate Tour. In 1992, the band returned with the double-platinum ''Keep the Faith'', which included the hit “Bed of Roses (Bon Jovi song)|Bed of Roses”. This was followed by their biggest-selling and longest-charting single "Always (Bon Jovi song)|Always” in 1994. The album ''These Days (Bon Jovi album)|These Days'' (1995, proved a bigger success in Europe than in the US, producing four Top Ten singles in the UK. Following a second hiatus, their 2000 album ''Crush (Bon Jovi album)|Crush'', particularly the lead single, "It's My Life (Bon Jovi song)|It's My Life", successfully introduced the band to a younger audience. The platinum albums ''Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi album)|Have a Nice Day'' (2005) and ''Lost Highway (Bon Jovi album)|Lost Highway'' (2007) saw the band incorporate elements of country music into some songs, including the 2006 single "Who Says You Can't Go Home", which won the band a Grammy Award and became the first single by a rock band to reach No. 1 on the country charts. ''The Circle (Bon Jovi album)|The Circle'' (2009) marked a return to the band's rock sound. The band further success touring, with the 2005–06 Have a Nice Day Tour and 2007–08 Lost Highway Tour ranking among the Top 20 List of highest-grossing concert tours|highest-grossing concert tours of the 2000s. After releasing ''Because We Can'' in 2013, lead guitarist Richie Sambora left the band, just before a concert during the Because We Can Tour|supporting tour to spend more time with family. The band released their first studio album without Sambora, ''Burning Bridges (Bon Jovi album)|Burning Bridges'', in 2015 and the follow-up album ''This House Is Not for Sale'' in 2016, This House Is Not for Sale Tour|touring it in 2017–19. Their album ''2020 (Bon Jovi album)|2020'' was reworked to include songs inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic and George Floyd protests. Bon Jov has been credited with "bridging the gap between heavy metal music, rock and pop with style and ease".cite web Erlewine Stephen Thomas Bon Jovi ! Biography & History https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bon-jovi-mn0000069534/biography June 29, 2021 AllMusic |language=en The band has released 16 studio albums, five compilation album|compilations and three live albums. They have sold more than 130 million records worldwide,cite news https://www.ft.com/content/a3951c6c-d788-11e6-944b-e7eb37a6aa8e https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/a3951c6c-d788-11e6-944b-e7eb37a6aa8e December 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription live Jon Bon Jovi on hard work, losing his wingman and US inequality Ludovic Hunter-Tilney |work=Financial Times January 13, 2017 January 13, 2017 making them one of the List of best-selling music artists|best-selling American rock bands,cite news https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/13/arts/music/rock-roll-hall-fame-bon-jovi-nina-simone-cars.html Bon Jovi Leads 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees: 'It's About Time' Joe Coscarelli|work=The New York Times December 13, 2017 December 13, 2017cite magazine https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7998847/bon-jovi-songs-best-hits-list Bon Jovi's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks Dan Weiss|magazine=Billboard October 24, 2017 December 13, 2017 and performed 2,700 concerts in 50 countries for 34 million fans.cite web| title=Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful http://top40-charts.com/news/Metal-Hard-Rock/BON-JOVI-WHEN-WE-WERE-BEAUTIFUL--Documentary-Celebrates-Bands-25-Year-Career/47464.html |work=Top 40 Charts.com April 6, 2009 June 1, 2009cite news http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2012/11/bon_jovi_to_play_metlife_stadi.html Bon Jovi to play MetLife Stadium in July Tris McCall|author-link=Tris McCall|newspaper=The Jersey Journal November 20, 2012 March 21, 2013 Bon Jovi was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006, and the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.cite news| title=Bon Jovi to enter UK Hall of Fame http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6055938.stm |work=BBC News British Broadcasting Corporation October 16, 2006 June 1, 2009 The band received the Award of Merit at the American Music Awards in 2004.cite news https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/11/15/1100384463983.html Bon Jovi honoured at American Music Awards – Music Smh.com.au November 15, 2004 March 20, 2013
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