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ALBUMForeverBon Jovi
Albums by Bon Jovi
ALBUMForeverBon Jovi
ALBUM2020 (Deluxe)Bon Jovi
ALBUMThis House Is Not For Sale (Deluxe)Bon Jovi
ALBUMBurning BridgesBon Jovi
ALBUMWhat About Now (Deluxe Version)Bon Jovi
ALBUMThe CircleBon Jovi
ALBUMLost HighwayBon Jovi
ALBUMHave a Nice DayBon Jovi
ALBUMThis Left Feels RightBon Jovi
ALBUMBounceBon Jovi
Bon Jovi's Popular Music Videos
Livin' On a Prayer
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Wanted Dead or Alive
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You Give Love a Bad Name
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Wanted Dead Or Alive
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It's My Life
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Livin' On A Prayer
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What Do You Got?
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You Give Love A Bad Name
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I'll Be There for You
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Runaway
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Artist Playlists
Bon Jovi Essentials
Celebrating 40 years as a band and a million faces rocked.
Bon Jovi Video Essentials
The singer's magnetic charisma always commands the camera's gaze.
Bon Jovi: Influences
Hard and heavy heartland rock for the working-class hero.
At Home With Jon Bon Jovi: The Playlist
“We need to come together so that this doesn't boomerang on us.”
Bon Jovi: Deep Cuts
There's no shortage of ferocious hard rock in the band's catalog.
Inspired by Bon Jovi
Pop-metal mavens and glammy power balladeers.
Bon Jovi: Sing
Grab the mic and sing along with some of their biggest hits.
Artist Biography
Everything about Bon Jovi is huge—the choruses, the sales numbers, the riffs, the arenas—and they earned their place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with explosive tunes that command sing-alongs. But when Jon Bon Jovi formed the band with guitarist Richie Sambora, bassist Alec Such, and drummer Tico Torres in Sayreville, New Jersey in 1983, the biggest thing about them was their hair. They were a glammy pop-metal outfit who found themselves going from Garden State clubs to touring alongside Scorpions and Kiss on the strength of both their heartthrob looks and the 1984 Top 40 hit “Runaway” and its relentlessly catchy, New Wave keyboard line. With 1986’s Slippery When Wet, which broadened their arsenal with twangy power ballads (“Wanted Dead or Alive”) and blue-collar rock anthems in the Springsteen mold (“Livin’ On a Prayer”), they became MTV staples and global icons. As they aged ever-gracefully, Jon dabbled in acting—he had a recurring part on television’s Ally McBeal, among other roles—and the band continued reaching younger fans with 2000’s Max Martin-assisted “It’s My Life,” while later taking a stab at country on 2007’s Lost Highway, which featured guest spots from LeAnn Rimes and Big & Rich. But it’s the enduring lyrics of struggle and heartache and the eminently shoutable hooks that keep the fans coming in droves, whether or not they were alive for the days of spandex.
Hometown
Sayreville, NJ, United States
Genre
Rock