Barry Manilow

I will defend Barry Manilow against any accusation of being merely sentimental. Writing melodies that lodge in the collective memory for fifty years, from Mandy to Copacabana, is one of the hardest tricks in popular music, and he made it look effortless. The Brooklyn-born pianist understood something critics often miss: sincerity, delivered with impeccable craft, outlasts fashion. Six decades into his career he still fills rooms, which suggests the audience was right all along. To me he is less a pop star than a Tin Pan Alley craftsman who happened to arrive late, and I am confident the American songbook will treat him kindly.

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Name (English)

Barry Manilow

Name (Japanese)

バリー・マニロウ

Reading

ばりー・まにろう

Born

June 17, 1943 (age 83)

Origin

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Occupation

singer / singer-songwriter / composer / songwriter / pianist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Goat

High school

Eastern District High School

University

City College of New York

Awards & achievements

• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Official sitehttp://www.manilow.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/barrymanilowofficial/
• Xhttps://x.com/barrymanilow
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry%20Manilow
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8B%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A6
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q302762

Tags

• New York
• singer
• singer-songwriter
• composer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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