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My Take
Michael Bublé occupies a niche I once assumed was extinct: the crooner as mainstream superstar. What impresses me is not just the 75 million records or the five Grammys — it is that he convinced generations raised on streaming playlists to care about the Great American Songbook. That takes real interpretive intelligence, not nostalgia. I also appreciate that he wears the tuxedo lightly; there is a self-deprecating Burnaby everyman under the polish, and apparently a beekeeper too, which delights me. His seasonal grip on the world's speakers is a running joke, but jokes do not sell out arenas for twenty years. Craft does, and his is immaculate.
Overview
Michael Steven Bublé (IPA: boo-BLAY; born September 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Regarded as a pop icon, he is often credited for helping to renew public interest and appreciation for traditional pop standards and the Great American Songbook. Bublé has sold over 75 million records worldwide, and won numerous awards, including five Grammy Awards and fifteen Juno Awards.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Michael Bublé
- Name (Japanese)
- マイケル・ブーブレ
- Reading
- まいける・ぶーぶれ
- Born
- September 9, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / actor / composer / jazz musician / beekeeper
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- 2015 Canada's Walk of Fame
- 2015 Juno Fan Choice
- 2010 Juno Fan Choice
- 2008 Juno Fan Choice
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Officer of the Order of Canada
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Singer — see all → · Actor — see all → · More people from Canada →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.