Question: Facts: - instrument: vocals , piano - years active: 1964 -- present - caption: manilow center , st. paul , minnesota . performing live in 2008 at the xcel energy - birth name: barry alan pincus - label: bell arista rca concord - genre: pop , soft rock , easy listening - birth date: 17 june 1943 - name: barry manilow - background: solo_singer - image: barrymanilow.jpg - birth place: brooklyn , new york , u.s. - occupation: singer-songwriter , producer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of barry manilow .
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barry manilow -lrb- born barry alan pincus ; june 17 , 1943 -rrb- is an american singer-songwriter and producer .he is best known for such recordings as '' mandy '' , '' ca n't smile without you '' , and '' copacabana -lrb- at the copa -rrb- '' .in 1978 , five of his albums were on the best-seller charts simultaneously , a feat equalled only by herb alpert , the beatles , frank sinatra , michael jackson , bruce springsteen , and johnny mathis .he has recorded a string of billboard hit singles and multi-platinum albums that have resulted in his being named radio & records ' no. 1 adult contemporary artist , and winning three straight american music awards for favorite pop/rock male artist .between 1974 and 1983 manilow had three no. 1 singles and 25 that reached the top 40 .although not a favorite of music critics , several well-known entertainers have praised manilow , including sinatra , who was quoted in the 1970s saying , '' he 's next . ''in 1988 , bob dylan stopped manilow at a party , hugged him and said , '' do n't stop what you 're doing , man .we 're all inspired by you . ''as well as producing and arranging albums for other artists , including bette midler and dionne warwick , manilow has written songs for musicals , films , and commercials .from february 2005 to december 30 , 2009 , he was the headliner at the las vegas hilton , performing hundreds of shows before ending his relationship with the hotel .since march 2010 , he has headlined at the paris hotel in las vegas .he has sold more than 80 million records worldwide , making him one of the world 's best-selling artists of all time .