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Walter, David Foster, OC, OBC (born November 1, 1949 at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, composer and arranger.David Foster is a self-titled solo album, released in 1986. The album was mostly instrumental duet with two songs-style Featuring a rare vocal Foster himself. This work resulted in a Foster Juno Award for “Instrumental Artist of the Year” in 1986 and 1987, as well as Grammy Award nomination for “Best Pop Instrumental Performance” in 1986. Co-producer Humberto Gatica was also nominated for a Grammy in 1986 for “Best Engineered Recording” for this album.David Foster was one of the most commercially successful producers and composers in all of popular music, lending his signature Sweeping Power Ballad aesthetic smash hits from Celine Dion, Chicago and Whitney Houston and in the process of identifying virtually adult contemporary format. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Foster began studying piano at the age of five, and only eight years later enrolled in the University of Washington’s music program. At age 16 he joined a support group for Chuck Berry, and in 1971 moved to Los Angeles with his group Skylark, scoring a major hit in the next year with the single “Wildflower”. Foster also became a desired session keyboardist, appearing on recordings from superstars including John Lennon, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross and Rod Stewart.

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