Michael Bubl was born in British Columbia, Canada, in 1975, the son of a salmon and herring fisherman. He spent the months his parents were away with his music-loving Italian grandfather, who introduced him to the singers who would become his idols: Bobby Darin, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Elvis Presley. Michael honed his skills as a showman through years of performing in hotel lounges and smoky bars - gigs his grandfather, a plumber, helped the underage singer secure by trading his plumbing services. He has won several awards, including two Grammy Awards, topped the charts around the world, and he regularly performs to packed stadiums in every continent on earth.