Artist

Barry Manilow

Wins

1

Nominations

15

Category

General Traditional Pop Composing/Arranging Jazz Pop

Biography

"I am a musician. My passion for music has obliterated everything in its path for my entire life."

  • Born Barry Manilow on June 17, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York
     
  • Manilow covered a song co-written by Scott English and Richard Kerr called "Brandy" in 1974, changing the title to "Mandy." It became Manilow's first No. 1 hit. Released in 1974, Barry Manilow II became his first album to crack the Top 10, hitting No. 9 on the Billboard 200. 
     
  • Manilow won his first GRAMMY for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Copacabana (At the Copa)" for 1978. He performed "Mandy" and "Could It Be Magic" at the 18th GRAMMY Awards in 1976. 
     
  • Did you know? Manilow has written or performed music in advertisements for State Farm, Band-Aid, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Dr. Pepper, and McDonald's.
     
  • In 2011 Manilow performed "Memory" at the MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Barbra Streisand. 
     
  • The Manilow Music Project, a program of the Manilow Fund for Health and Hope, donates instruments and materials to public school music programs. 

All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Barry Manilow

  • Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

    My Dream Duets. Barry Manilow

  • Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

    Night Songs. Barry Manilow

  • Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

    The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time. Barry Manilow

  • Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

    In The Swing Of Christmas. Barry Manilow

  • Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

    Manilow Sings Sinatra (Album). Barry Manilow

  • Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group

    Blue (Track). Barry Manilow, Sarah Vaughan

  • Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

    I'll Never Love This Way Again (Single). Artie Butler, Barry Manilow

  • Album Of The Year

    Even Now (Album). Barry Manilow, Barry Manilow

  • Male Pop Vocal Performance

    Copacabana (At The Copa). Barry Manilow

  • Record Of The Year

    I Write The Songs (Single). Barry Manilow, Barry Manilow

  • Record Of The Year

    Mandy (Single). Barry Manilow, Barry Manilow

  • Album Of The Year

    The Divine Miss M (Album). Bette Midler

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