Five For Fighting
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John Ondrasik was born in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. He grew up there in a musical family with his mother teaching him the piano from the age of two. As a teenager, he learned how to play the guitar as well and started to write music. While he also learned to sing opera briefly, he quickly decided that he would like to be a piano playing popular musician along the lines of Elton John and Billy Joel. He adopted the name “Five for Fighting” which is an expression in ice hockey when a player is sent from the rink by the referee for a major penalty. The name was used for the reason that it would be more memorable than his real name.
In 1997, his first album Message for Albert was released by EMI. After the success of “America Town,” Capitol Records re-released this debut album.
In 2000, Five for Fighting signed with Columbia Records and released America Town on September 26, 2000. At first, it made little impact until “Superman (It’s Not Easy)” became an anthem after the September 11 attacks. He would perform the song at The Concert for New York City in late 2001.
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SLICE Listening Party
28 Jun 2010 | from www.fiveforfighting.com/home/
- John's Q&A with ESPN.com 22 Jun 2010 | from www.fiveforfighting.com/home/
- Five For Fighting Merch Sale 21 Jun 2010 | from www.fiveforfighting.com/home/
- "Slice" re-released with bonus track 15 Jun 2010 | from www.fiveforfighting.com/home/
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