First published 2014
Michael Bublé transforms from a bleached-hair teenager in denim and hoop earrings into Canada's premier musical export. The Vancouver fisherman's son breaks through at 25 when he performs at the Canadian Prime Minister's daughter's wedding in 2000. He rejects MTV culture to embrace the sounds of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Bublé lies about his age to enter talent competitions and meets his first manager. He navigates brief acting roles and hard-to-find early recordings before achieving massive success. His album Crazy in Love becomes 2010's second-bestselling UK release, trailing only Take That's Progress. The singer sells over 25 million albums and wins two Grammy Awards while maintaining an obsession with ice hockey and an uncertain relationship with fame. His romantic life unfolds publicly through relationships with actress Emily Blunt and Argentine soap star Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre. The book reveals how a humble Canadian transformed himself into an international star while staying true to classic musical traditions.
Genres: biography, music, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: rags-to-riches, transformation
Setting: Canada, United Kingdom, Vancouver
Period: 2000s, 2010s
320 pages · Paperback · Omnibus Pr & Schirmer Trade Books