Bret Michaels
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Bret Michael Sychak (born March 15, 1963), known professionally as Bret Michaels, is an American rock musician. He is the frontman of Poison, which has sold over 65 million albums worldwide and 30 million records in the United States. The band has also charted 10 singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, including six Top 10 singles and a number-one single, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". Besides his career as frontman, he has several solo albums to his credit, including the soundtrack album to the 1998 film A Letter from Death Row in which Michaels starred, wrote and directed, and a rock album, Songs of Life, in 2003. Michaels has appeared in several films and TV shows, including as a judge on the talent show Nashville Star which led to his country influenced rock album Freedom of Sound in 2005. He starred in the hit VH1 reality show Rock of Love with Bret Michaels and its sequels, which inspired his successful solo album Rock My World. He was also the winning contestant on NBC's reality show Celebrity Apprentice 3 and also featured in his own reality docuseries Bret Michaels: Life as I Know It, which inspired his highest-charting album as a solo artist, Custom Built, reaching No. 1 on Billboard's Hard Rock chart. He is also known for hosting Rock My RV with Bret Michaels on the Travel Channel. In 2006, Hit Parader ranked Michaels at No. 40 on their list of greatest heavy metal singers of all time.
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Bret Michaels Unable to Perform at Fair St. Clair on Friday, July 31; Headlining Concert Schedule Changes
Headliner Bret Michaels cancels Fair St. Clair show after surgery to remove kidney stone
Bret Michaels postpones tour after emergency kidney stone surgery, went straight from a show to the hospital
Bret Michaels Postpones Tour as He Recovers from ‘Complicated’ Kidney Stone Surgery
Norman Voss of the Bret Michaels Band and The Stormin’ Norman Band on His New Album Shine the Light — It’s About Finding the Light in the Darkness
Bret Michaels hospitalized after 7-day medical ordeal left him playing through 'intense' pain
Bret Michaels undergoes emergency surgery after performing 3 concerts in ‘intense’ pain
Bret Michaels says officials ended his central Pa. concert too early: ‘Wanted to finish the show strong’
Raine Michaels' time to rock – How Bret Michaels' daughter fuels 'Calabasas Confidential'
Why Did Bret Michaels Withdraw From the Freedom 250 Concert? What He Said and How Organizers Responded
Bret Michaels Partners with Premiere Collectibles for Exclusive Memorabilia Ahead of 2026 Tour
Bret Michaels bringing his Live and Amplified Tour to the Island Resort & Casino in November
Bret Michaels talks 'bucket list' NFL Draft performance – 'Nothin’ but a good draft'
'F--K OFF' - Bret Michaels' Guitarist Hits Back at Critics Following Freedom 250 Concert Backlash
Bret Michaels is supportive of daughter Raine’s ‘brilliant decision’ to follow her dreams of selling feet pics
Bret Michaels Approves of Daughter Raine Selling Feet Pics: 'Brilliant Decision'
What the Backlash to Artists Booking or Backing Out of ‘Freedom 250′ Tells Us About the Fickleness of Fan Bases: Bret Michaels’ Guitarist Speaks Up
Bret Michaels becomes fifth performer to withdraw from Trump-linked Great American State Fair amid backlash
Bret Michaels drops out of Freedom 250 concert over 'threats and safety concerns': 'This isn't about politics'
BRET MICHAELS Drops Out Of 'Freedom 250' Concert Series: It 'Has Evolved Into Something Much More Divisive Than What I Agreed To Be A Part Of'
Poison frontman Bret Michaels is latest artist to withdraw from Freedom 250 concerts
Bret Michaels Pulls Out of Freedom 250 Concert, Citing ‘Threats and Safety Concerns’
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