[歌手介绍]

　　Hailing from New Jersey, Bon Jovi has been a dominant force in the pop/rock genre since the mid-1990s. Slippery When Wet, their 1986 multi-platinum opus, contained two No. 1 singles, "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Livin' on a Prayer," which helped define a new American pop metal sound.

　　The band got its start in 1983 when John Bongiovi cut a demo at a New York recording studio. Finding success with the song, "Runaway," Bongiovi put together a permanent band. He recruited high school friend and keyboardist David Bryan Rashbaum, bassist Alec John Such, drummer Tico Torres and, last but not least, guitarist Richie Sambora.

　　The band signed with Mercury Records, took on the name Bon Jovi, and released their debut in January 1984. Shortly thereafter, a re-recorded version of "Runaway" went gold. They found gold again in their 1985 follow-up, 7800 Degree Fahrenheit. 1986's Slippery When Wet was a phenomenal breakthrough for the band. The album featured the chart-topping singles "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Livin' on a Prayer," as well as "Wanted Dead or Alive." Slippery When Wet went on to sell more than 10 million copies and spend eight weeks at the top of the album charts.

　　Bon Jovi released their next album in 1988. New Jersey, was another huge success that sold more than five million copies worldwide. Adding to the success of Bon Jovi was the fact that they had sold more than 25 million albums in less than five years. The band reappeared in 1992, with Keep the Faith. The also reappeared with noticeable shorter hair. Gone were the eighties.

　　A "greatest hits" collection was released on the band's 10th anniversary. Cross Road: 14 Classic Grooves became an international multi-platinum seller. The next year brought about These Days, which lost a little bit of the rock edge to a more easy-listening sound. Huge fan support for this album led to a massive tour of mostly sold-out venues.

　　Their latest album, Crush, was released in June 2000 to above-average reviews. Besides their more than 15 years in the music business all the members have found some solo projects to work on. Jon Bon Jovi in particular has been seen recently in the feature film U571 which is only the latest of his acting accolades.

　　With this much experience under their belt and an international fan base broader than most bands will ever know, it is certain that it won't be long before we're hearing from them again.

　　“Bon Jovi”是当今十分著名的一支重金属摇滚乐队。乐队的成员有吉它兼主唱Jon Bon Jovi，贝司手Alec John Such，鼓手Tico Torres，吉他手Richie Sambora和键盘手David Bryan。从80年代至今，乐队一直保持着健康而充满活力的音乐风格。在充满了叛逆性的重金属摇滚乐中，这是颇为罕见的。

　　乐队的灵魂人物Jon Bon Jovi于1962年出生于新泽西。他从小就喜欢音乐。在高中时，他就已经走上了音乐之路。1982年，他推出了自己的首张单曲“Runaway”，引起了人们的关注。1983年，Bon Jovi与“Mercury”唱片公司签下了合约，开始招集乐队的成员，并把这支乐队命名为Bon Jovi.

　　1984年1月，乐队推出了他们的首张专辑《Bon Jovi》，获得了不俗的反响。1987年，乐队的第三张专辑《Slippery When Wet》 获得了巨大的成功。专辑中有2 首歌曲位列单曲榜的榜首，专辑本身也在专辑榜上夺冠。

　　第二年，他们又推出了专辑《New Jersey》，再次创造了极佳的成绩。在《Slippery When Wet》推出之后，乐队还进行了长达16个月的世界巡回演出。在《New Jersey》推出时，Bon Jovi乐队已成为世界上最为走红的摇滚乐队之一。他们那健康、性感而充满活力的形象和风格无疑是他们成功的一大原因之所在。

　　乐队的5 位成员又于1991年制作了乐队的第5张专辑《Keep The Faith》，再次获得了不错的反响，达到了800万的销量。歌迷们再次感受到了“Bon Jovi”的震撼力。　　

　　90年代以后，乐队没有随着时代的巨轮而改变，坚强地保持着自身的风格。1995年，乐队推出了一张精选专辑《Cross Road》，贝司手Alec John Such也于此后离队。这张专辑本是作为乐队行将结束时的回顾而发行，却意外地达到了1300万张的销量。这对“Bon Jovi”乐队而言是一个极大的鼓舞。而乐队在英国的销量也超过了美国，这标志着英国乐迷们已经正式接受了“Bon Jovi”，展现了乐队的美好前景。

　　1995年，“Bon Jovi”又推出了他们的一张新专辑《These Days》。与以往的作品相比，这张专辑的手法显得更为成熟。Bon Jovi几乎已完全摆脱了以往那风靡万千少年男女的集会摇滚风格，由充满活力变成成熟稳重。《These Days》再一次使Bon Jovi 获得了巨大的成功，而歌迷们也由此而重新认识了一个已经成熟的Bon Jovi。

　　Bon Jovi或许不是摇滚历史上获得乐评众多赞扬与肯定的摇滚乐团，但他们将艰涩的硬式摇滚流行化而吸引更广大歌迷的创举却是不争的事实。随着这10年来音乐型态的流转变迁，Bon Jovi仍坚定自己的摇滚路线，以真实的自我，在每个音乐交替的时代呈现出最具震撼力的作品。