An American singer-songwriter and musician is named as Bret Michaels who rose into the fame as the lead singer of the glam metal band Poison who has sold over 40 million records worldwide and 15 million records in the United States alone. He has several solo albums to his credit, including the soundtrack album to the movie "A Letter from Death Row" in which he starred, wrote and directed in the year 1998, and a Poison-style rock album, Songs of Life, in the year 2003. He has also appeared in several movies and TV shows, including as a judge on the talent show Nashville Star which led to his country influenced rock album Freedom of Sound in 2005. He is also known for hosting on the Travel Channel. In the year 2006, Hit Parader ranked Michaels at #40 on their list of greatest Heavy metal singers of all-time. He is a very talented singer.
Bret Michaels’ daughter Raine named Sports Illustrated Swimsuit finalist
The up-and-coming model, who also happens to be the daughter of rocker Bret Michaels, was announced as one of the six finalists in the 2019 SI Swimsuit model search competition. The 18-year-old beauty has a one in six chance of shooting a spread for this year's edition of the iconic magazine issue. Since graduating high school last summer, Raine has started classes at Belmont University, where she balances a busy schedule of music classes and modeling. After she was announced as a finalist, Raine took to Instagram to respond to the exciting news. "Feeling so many emotions right now," she captioned a photo of herself. "I am moving onto the Top 6 of the #siswimsearch and will officially be apart of the 2019 @si_swimsuit issue that comes out this May!! So beyond grateful to everyone that has believed in me since the beginning of this journey and to everyone who is just joining me I love you all too!! It has been my dream to be a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model since I was 13 years old and it is now coming true..xoxo". Other finalists include Books Nader, Jessica Aidi, Veronica Pomee, Erin Willerton, and Manuela Alvarez.
Early Life, Family, Birthday, Education, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity, Wikipedia, Bio of Bret Michaels
On 15th March 1963, Bret Michaels was born with the birth name of Bret Michael Sychak in Butler, Pennsylvania, the U.S. His nationality is American. As of 2019, his age is 55 and will be 56 on his next birthday on upcoming March. He was born to Wally and Marjorie Sychak, his parents. He grew up in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Talking about his siblings, he has two sisters named Michelle and Nicole. He is of Carpatho-Rusyn (from his paternal grandfather), Irish, English, German, and Swiss descent. His ethnicity is White. His birth sign is Pisces. At the age of 6, Michaels fell ill, and during a three-week stay in the hospital, he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. His other early life background will be updated soon.
Regarding his education, he attended Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School.
Height, Weight and Other Body Measurement
Bret is a very handsome and cool singer with an attractive personality. He has a tall height of 1.75 m and balanced weight of 68 KG. His body build is Athletic. His hair color is Blonde and eye color is Blue. His shoe size is 10 US. His other body measurement will be updated soon.
How Bret Began His Career?
- Bret began his career in music by playing the guitar and forming a band with drummer Rikki Rockett, bass player Bobby Dall and guitarist David Besselman named Paris in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
- Later, the band name was changed to Poison.
- This band deals with Enigma Records, and their first album, Look What the Cat Dragged In was released.
- He was inspired by the breakup to write "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", explaining that the rose represented his fame and success, whereas the loss of his relationship represented the thorn.
- Then, the song was released as a power ballad single in December 1988, and is regarded as "the ultimate '80s anthem about heartbreak".
- From the 1980s and early 1990s, the band, Poison became one of the biggest glam metal bands in the world, recording their second album, the multi-platinum selling Open Up and Say... Ahh!, and their third album, the multi-platinum selling Flesh & Blood.
- He recorded his first solo album in 1998 titled A Letter from Death Row which was the soundtrack to the same-titled movie he directed, wrote, and starred in.
- He released a brand new studio album Songs of Life which featured the singles "Raine" (dedicated to his daughter) and "Bittersweet" in the year 2003.
- He released a best of an album called Rock My World in June 2008.
- He then released a 30-minute DVD from Time Life in 2008 called Hard & Heavy Confidential featuring Bret Michaels which included acoustic versions of "All I Ever Needed", "Driven", "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" and "Something to Believe In".
- He released a new single called "Nothing to Lose" from his album, Custom Built in the year 2010.
- He released the second single "Lie to Me" in April 2010 and in May 2010 released the third single, "Wasted Time".
- He also performed a duet of "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" with Miley Cyrus on the June 18, 2010 episode Good Morning America.
- Later, he released his new album Custom Built on 6th July 2010.
- The single "Get Your Rock On (featuring Phil Collen & Sal Costa)" was released on 9th January 2012.
- He released a new single "They Don't Make An App For That (The App Song)" through Michaels official Bret Michaels App in the year 2012.
- He released his new solo single, "A Beautiful Soul" on 1st April 2014.
- On 7th April 2015, he released a new song titled "Girls On Bars", making it the second year in a row he released a new song during the month of April.
- Besides music, he starred in the reality television dating competition series Rock of Love with Bret Michaels.
- He along with Charlie Sheen, an actor produced the movie A Letter from Death Row (1998), Free Money, In God's Hands and more.
- He appeared in the CBS sitcom Yes, Dear, Season 1, Episode 6, titled Greg's Big Day, first aired November 6, 2000.
- He hosted the Miss Universe 2010 pageant along with Natalie Morales on August 23, 2010.
Marital Status, Affairs, Children's, Sexual Orientation
The marital status of Bret has not been revealed yet. He may be married or may not be married. He proposed to Kristi Lynn Gibson, his on-again, off-again companion of 16 years. They were also engaged. Later, he announced that he and Gibson had separated in July 2012. They have two daughters together, Raine Elizabeth (b. May 20, 2000) and Jorja Bleu (b. May 5, 2005). Later, he involved with Pamela Anderson. His sexual orientation is Straight. As of today, he is enjoying his single life happily without any disturbances and he is focusing his career rather than being in a relationship.
Net Worth, Salary and Source of Income
The net worth of this famous American musician is estimated to have $18 Million as of 2019. His exact salary has not been revealed yet but it will be updated soon. The major source of his income is from his music career, film career, and television career. He is satisfied with his earning.