Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, actor and musician.  Early in his career, he started by writing commercial jingles for major companies. He is best known for songs such as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana (At the Copa)".

Personal life
Manilow was born in Brooklyn, New York City.Barry Manilow at jewishvirtuallibrary.org

Manilow officially came out as gay in April 2017, telling People that he had kept his sexual orientation quiet out of concern that it would disappoint his largely female fan base, but when his fans learned of the marriage, they were supportive.

On December 22, 2025, Manilow announced a diagnosis of early stage lung cancer, for which he would undergo surgery.

Studio albums

 Year Album details Chart positions Sales Certifications(sales thresholds) US UKhttp://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/barry%20manilow/ 1973 Barry Manilow
Released: July 7, 1973
Label: Bell / Arista (Re-release) 28 —  
US: Platinum  1974 Barry Manilow II
Released: October 1974
Label: Bell / Arista (Re-release) 9 —  
US: 2× Platinum 1975 Tryin' to Get the Feeling
Released: October 1975
Label: Arista 5 —  
US: 3× Platinum
CAN: Gold 1976 This One's for You
Released: August 1976
Label: Arista 6 —  
US: 3× Platinum
CAN: Gold 1978 Even Now
Released: February 1978
Label: Arista 3 12  
US: 3× Platinum
UK: Silver 1979 One Voice
Released: September 25, 1979
Label: Arista 9 18  
US: 2× Platinum
UK: Gold
CAN: Platinum 1980 Barry
Released: November 19, 1980
Label: Arista 15 5  
US: Platinum
UK: Platinum
CAN: Gold 1981 If I Should Love Again
Released: September 1981
Label: Arista 14 5  
US: Platinum
UK: Platinum 1982 Here Comes the Night
Released: November 1982
Label: Arista 32 7  
US: Platinum
UK: Platinum 1984 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe
Released: November 15, 1984
Label: Arista 28 40  
US: Platinum
UK: Silver 1985 Manilow
Released: 1985
Label: RCA 42 40   1987 Swing Street
Released: 1987
Label: Arista 70 —  
US: Gold 1989 Barry Manilow
Released: May 2, 1989
Label: Arista 64 —  
US: Gold
UK: Silver 1990 Because It's Christmas
Release: September 25, 1990
Label: Arista 40 —  
US: Platinum 1991 Showstoppers
Released: September 24, 1991
Label: Arista 68 53   1994 Singin' with the Big Bands
Released: October 11, 1994
Label: Arista 59 54  
US: Gold 1996 Summer of '78
Released: November 19, 1996
Label: Arista 82 66  
US: Gold 1998 Manilow Sings Sinatra
Released: November 10, 1998
Label: Arista 122 72   2001 Here at the Mayflower
Released: November 13, 2001
Label: Concord 90 18   2002 A Christmas Gift of Love
Released: November 12, 2002
Label: Concord Jazz / Columbia 55 —  
US: Gold 2004 Scores
Released: September 28, 2004
Label: Concord 47 —   2006 The Greatest Songs of the Fifties
Released: January 31, 2006
Label: Arista 1 12 US: Platinum 
UK: Gold
CAN: Gold The Greatest Songs of the Sixties
Released: October 31, 2006
Label: Arista 2 56  
US: Gold
UK: Gold 2007 The Greatest Songs of the Seventies
Released: September 17, 2007 
Label: Arista 4 27  
US: Gold In the Swing of Christmas
Released: November 26, 2007
Label: Arista / Hallmark 127 —  
US: Gold 2008 The Greatest Songs of the Eighties
Released: November 21, 2008
Label: Arista 14 22  
US: Gold 2010 The Greatest Love Songs of all Time
Released: January 22, 2010
Label: Arista 5 26  
US: Gold 2011 15 Minutes
Released: June 14, 2011
Label: STILETTO / Fontana (US) Rhino (UK) 7 20   "—" means releases that did not chart.

Awards
 1977 Emmy for Outstanding Special – Comedy, Variety or Music – The Barry Manilow Special
 1977 Special Tony Award – Barry Manilow on Broadway
 1978 American Music Awards – Best Pop/Rock Male Artist
 1979 Grammy – Copacabana Best Pop Male Vocal Performance
 1979 American Music Awards – Best Pop/Rock Male Artist
 1980 American Music Awards – Best Pop/Rock Male Artist
 2002 Songwriter's Hall of Fame
 2006 Emmy for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program – Barry Manilow: Music And Passion
 2007 RIAA – Plaque commemorating worldwide record sales of 75 million
 2009 Clio Awards Honorary award for prior work with commercial jingles

Selected TV and movie appearances
 Donny & Marie in 1977.
 ABC special The Stars Salute Israel At 30 on May 8, 1978.
 May 8, 1982, Goldie & Kids a special where he acted in skits and sang "One Voice" and "I Am Your Child" with hostess Goldie Hawn.
 In 1985 Barry wrote and starred in the Television movie Copacabana (musical), which was inspired by his 1978 song Copacabana.
 On September 17, 1987, he was in the star-studded CBS special We The People 200: The Constitutional Gala taped at the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to debut his song "Let Freedom Ring".
 On May 17, 1989, made first of eight appearances as a guest on The Arsenio Hall Show over five years.
 On May 17, 1993, Manilow made a guest appearance on the CBS show Murphy Brown. On the show, Candice Bergen's character often said she doesn't like Manilow's music. After she became a mother, Manilow appeared to sing her a sweet version of his tune "I Am Your Child", winning her over with the song about a parent's bond with a child. Later that year he was in England on Surprise! Surprise! with Cilla Black where he performed the new single he had recorded with Cilla of "You'll Never Walk Alone".
 Guest appearance in a 2001 episode of Ally McBeal. He played both a hallucination of Ally's and himself on stage at the end of the show.
 Played himself in a cameo in the 2002 dark comedy Unconditional Love starring Kathy Bates and Rupert Everett where "Can't Smile Without You" also played a key role in the plot.
 On December 11, 2003, Manilow was on the NBC show Will & Grace as himself backstage between tour stops. The name of the episode is "Fanilow" as in "a fan of Manilow".
 On April 20–21, 2004, Manilow got back together with Debra Byrd.  She was his backup singer and was a vocal coach at American Idol. He was a guest judge for season three.  The contestants sang his songs as the theme for the week.
 On December 8, 2004, he was a guest on the NBC special A Clay Aiken Christmas, hosted by the former Idol runner-up.
 On March 21–22, 2006, Manilow returned to American Idol in season five. 1950s music was the theme. He again helped the top eleven finalists to fine tune their performances and again sang on the results show.
 In November 2006, he was on Logo's reality show Jacob and Joshua: Nemesis Rising as himself in Las Vegas for a recording session with the twins.
 On November 23, 2006, Manilow was live on a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.  He sang the song "What the World Needs Now" on the television broadcast of the parade.
 On December 2, 2006, Manilow was the celebrity guest and theme for the week on The X Factor.
 On December 12, 2006, he was live at the 2006 Royal Variety Performance and performed a selection from his latest album.
 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on October 31, 2007, on November 17, 2008, and on July 12, 2011.
 He guest starred on Family Guy in "Back to the Woods" on February 17, 2008
 On December 4, 2008, he was the main guest on UK's The Graham Norton Show.
 He guest starred on Strictly Come Dancing on December 7, 2008
 Barry narrated and wrote original music for the Ocean Spray Christmas special "Cranberry Christmas".
 He was a guest on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (UK) on September 11, 2009.
 On October 2, 2009, he was on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.
 He was a guest on The Jay Leno Show (US) on December 10, 2009.
 He was a guest on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (US) on January 21, 2010. He mentioned that, before he became famous, he wrote advertising jingles, including two well-known jingles for Band-Aid and State Farm. Also, he commented on his diet of "forgetting to eat".
 On February 6, 2010, he was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where Jimmy showed a photo of him in the 1970s and discussed his new album.
 On December 11, 2010, he ended the Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo, Norway singing four of his most known and popular songs. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.
 On June 15, 2011, he was on "Good Morning America" performing his new album, "Fifteen Minutes".
 On June 23, 2011, he was on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight.
 On June 24, 2011, he was on the UK's Paul O'Grady Live.
 On October 28, 2011, he was the star of the UK's show An Audience With... Barry Manilow.
 On December 11, 2011, he was on ITV's Text Santa: The Launch
 On December 14, 2011, he was on the Royal Variety Show on ITV.

References

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