Bon Jovi Profile

Name: Bon Jovi
Formed: 01/01/1983

The bands turning point came with the release of their third album, “Slippery When Wet” and propelled them to super-stardom with the songs “You Give Love A Bad Name”, “Livin’ On A Prayer” and “Wanted Dead Or Alive”. The album has sold in excess of 26 million copies worldwide since its release in late 1986.
The bands next album was “New Jersey”, released in 1988 and is a firm favourite amongst their fans, with the hit songs “Bad Medicine”, “Lay Your Hands On Me” and “I’ll Be There For You”. It was a commercial hit and became the first hard rock album to spawn five top ten singles.

In June 2007, Bon Jovi released their new tenth studio album, Lost Highway. The album debuted at No1 in the Billboard Charts, the first time Bon Jovi have had a number one album since the release of New Jersey.
To promote the new album, as well as making numerous TV appearances, Bon Jovi played the Live Earth conert and embarked on a promotional tour and as part of the tour they were the first band to perform at Londons new O2 Arena when it opened to the public on June 24, 2007.
On November 14, 2006, Bon Jovi were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame.

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