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Bon Jovi is an American rock band that rose to major prominence in the 1980s with catchy, stadium-filling songs and a significant influence on popular music. The band matters because it became one of the most commercially successful rock acts in history, helping to define the sound and style of rock music during a pivotal era in the genre's development.
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It sits within the topics 1983 establishments in New Jersey, American hard rock musical groups and American musical quintets.
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- Jon Bon Jovi
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- Bon Jovi
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- arena rock
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- United States
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- Mercury Records
- Discography
- Bon Jovi discography
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- www.bonjovi.com
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Encyclopedic overview
Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in Sayreville, New Jersey in 1983. The band consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarists John Shanks and Phil X, percussionist Everett Bradley, and bassist Hugh McDonald. Original bassist Alec John Such left the band in 1994, and longtime guitarist and co-songwriter Richie Sambora left in 2013.
In 1984, Bon Jovi released their self-titled debut album, and its single "Runaway" managed to reach the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. In 1986, the band achieved widespread success and global recognition with their third album, Slippery When Wet, which included three Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, two of which reached No. 1: "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Livin' on a Prayer". Their fourth album, New Jersey (1988), was also commercially successful, featuring five Top 10 singles, including the number ones "Bad Medicine" and "I'll Be There for You". The band toured and recorded during the late 1980s, culminating in the 1988–90 New Jersey Syndicate Tour.
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