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Five for Fighting

ファイブ・フォー・ファイティング　/　ふぁいぶ・ふぉー・ふぁいてぃんぐ

American singer-songwriter

January 7, 1965 (age 61)　・　Los Angeles, California, United States

California
singer-songwriter
record producer
singer

My Take

There's something quietly clever about a solo artist hiding behind the band name Five for Fighting. Vladimir John Ondrasik III is, to me, a craftsman of emotion rather than spectacle. Songs like Superman and 100 Years work because they trust melody and lyric to do the heavy lifting, no flash required. As a UCLA-educated pianist from Los Angeles, he brings a disciplined gentleness that I find increasingly rare. I respect artists who aim for the heart instead of the charts, even when they hit both. He strikes me as someone who treats each song as a small, careful act of empathy.

Overview

Vladimir John Ondrasik III (born January 7, 1965), known professionally as Five for Fighting, is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. He is best known for his piano-based soft rock, such as the top 40 hits "Superman (It's Not Easy)" (2001), "100 Years" (2003), and "The Riddle" (2006).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Five for Fighting
Name (Japanese): ファイブ・フォー・ファイティング
Reading: ふぁいぶ・ふぉー・ふぁいてぃんぐ
Born: January 7, 1965 (age 61)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Snake
Origin: Los Angeles, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer-songwriter / record producer / singer / pianist / composer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of California, Los Angeles

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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