Michael Bublé

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Michael Steven Bublé Template:Post-nominals (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell; born September 9, 1975)<ref name=allmusicbio>Template:Cite web</ref> 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,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and won numerous awards, including five Grammy Awards<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and fifteen Juno Awards.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2003, Bublé's self-titled third album reached the top ten in Canada and the United Kingdom. He found a worldwide audience with his 2005 album It's Time and his 2007 album Call Me Irresponsible – which reached number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, the UK Albums Chart, the US Billboard 200, the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and several European charts. His 2009 album Crazy Love debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 after three days of sales, and remained there for two weeks. It was also his fourth number-one album on BillboardTemplate:'s Top Jazz Albums chart.

His 2011 holiday album, Christmas, was in first place on the Billboard 200 for the final four weeks of 2011 and the first week of 2012, totalling five weeks atop the chart, it also made the top 5 in the United Kingdom. With this, Christmas became his third-consecutive number-one album on the chart. To Be Loved was released in April 2013, followed by Nobody but Me in October 2016 and Love in November 2018.

Early life and musical beginnings

Michael Steven Bublé was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada,<ref name="Lewis">Template:Cite news</ref> on September 9, 1975, to Lewis Bublé, a fisherman,<ref name="Heatley"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Amber (Template:Née), a homemaker.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="crooner">Template:Cite web</ref> Bublé's paternal and maternal great-grandparents immigrated to Canada from Italy.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His surname was originally spelled "Bubli", and some of his paternal ancestors came from Istria.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="republlica">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Heatley">Template:Cite book</ref> Bublé stated: "[On the side of the family native to modern-day Croatia] some say we're Yugoslavian, others that we're Italian."<ref name="Buble Offstage">Template:Cite book</ref> He has two younger sisters,<ref name=youngswinger>Template:Cite news</ref> Brandee, a children's book author, and Crystal, an actress. He and his siblings were raised Roman Catholic. He attended Seaforth Elementary School and Cariboo Hill Secondary School.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

According to an Oprah Winfrey interview on October 10, 2009, Bublé dreamed of becoming a famous singer since he was two. When he was a teenager, he slept with his Bible and prayed to become a singer.<ref name="OprahOct9">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Fekadu">Template:Cite web</ref> His interest in jazz began at around age five when his family played Bing Crosby's White Christmas album.<ref name="delivers">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="meeting">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="nctimes.com">Template:Cite web</ref> His musical influences include Frank Sinatra,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Dean Martin,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Tony Bennett,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Elvis Presley, Bobby Darin<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Sam Cooke.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The first time his family noticed his singing talent was during the Christmas holidays, when Bublé was 13 years old, and they heard him powerfully sing the phrase "May your days be merry and bright" when the family was singing to the song "White Christmas" on a car ride.<ref name="OprahOct9"/><ref name=takeovertheworld>Template:Cite news</ref>

Bublé also has a strong passion for ice hockey and wanted to become a professional hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks growing up, but believed he was not good enough.<ref name="projo">Template:Cite web</ref> "I wanted so bad to be a hockey player... If I was any good at hockey, I probably wouldn't be singing right now."<ref name="notime">Template:Cite web</ref> He often played hockey in his youth, watched Vancouver Canucks games with his father, and said that he "went to every single home game as a kid... I remember I wanted to be Gary Lupul, I wanted to be Patrik Sundstrom and Ivan Hlinka. I used to think that being named Michael Bublé was pretty cool because I was close to being called Jiri Bubla."<ref name="Pap">Template:Cite web</ref> Bublé shared his hockey interest with his grandfather.<ref name="Larkin">Template:Cite web</ref>

From the age of 14, Bublé spent six years working during the summer as a commercial fisherman with his father and crewmates.<ref name=nightline>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="EWSixThings">Template:Cite magazine</ref> He called the experience "the most deadly physical work I'll ever know in my lifetime. We'd be gone for two, sometimes three months at a time and the experience of living and working among guys over twice my age taught me a lot about responsibility and what it means to be a man."<ref name=youngswinger/>

His first singing engagements were in nightclubs at age 16 and were facilitated by his Italian grandfather Demetrio Santagà,<ref name="italianalmanac">Template:Cite news</ref> a plumber from Preganziol, Treviso,<ref name="Florentine">Template:Cite news</ref> who offered his plumbing services in exchange for stage time for his grandson.<ref name=youngswinger/> Bublé's grandfather paid for his singing lessons. Both his voice teacher, Sandi Siemens, and his maternal grandfather never stopped believing that he would become a star. Bublé's maternal grandmother, Iolanda (née Moscone),<ref name="carrufo">Template:Cite web</ref> was also Italian, from Carrufo, L'Aquila.<ref name="voce">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Buble2011">Template:Cite book</ref>

Bublé grew up listening to his grandfather's collection of jazz records and credits his grandfather in encouraging his love for jazz music. "My grandfather was really my best friend growing up. He was the one who opened me up to a whole world of music that seemed to have been passed over by my generation. Although I like rock and roll and modern music, the first time my granddad played me the Mills Brothers, something magical happened. The lyrics were so romantic, so real, the way a song should be for me. It was like seeing my future flash before me. I wanted to be a singer and I knew that this was the music that I wanted to sing."<ref name="nicely">Template:Cite web</ref>

Bublé never stopped believing he would become a star but admitted he was probably the only one who believed in his dream, stating that even his maternal grandfather thought Bublé was going to be "an opening act for somebody in Las Vegas".<ref name="smooth">Template:Cite web</ref> He stated he never learned to read and write music, using only emotion to drive his songwriting ability.<ref name="projo"/><ref name="Nunez">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="charm">Template:Cite web</ref>

At age 18, Bublé entered a local talent contest and won, but was disqualified by organizer Bev Delich for being underage. Delich entered him in the Canadian Youth Talent Search. After Bublé won that contest, he asked Delich to be his manager. Delich represented him for the next seven years, during which Bublé worked diligently at any job that came along: clubs, conventions, cruise ships, hotel lounges, shopping malls, and talent shows.<ref name=takeovertheworld /><ref name="EWSixThings"/>

In 1996, Bublé appeared in TV's Death Game (also known as Mortal Challenge) as a Drome Groupie. Also in 1996, he appeared (uncredited) in two episodes of The X-Files as a member of a submarine crew. His first national TV performance was on a 1997 award-winning Bravo! documentary titled Big Band Boom!, directed by Mark Glover Masterson. Beginning in 1997, he became a frequent guest on Vicki Gabereau's national talk show on the CTV network. During its first season, the Vancouver-based programme aired live, which ultimately worked in Bublé's favour. When a scheduled guest was forced to cancel, the show's music producer often asked Bublé to fill in at the last minute. The Gabereau appearances provided Bublé with great exposure, but they also helped the singer hone his television skills as a performer and as an interview guest. In a mutual show of gratitude, Bublé appeared on the final Gabereau show in 2005, along with Jann Arden and Elvis Costello.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>

Bublé received two Genie Award nominations for Best Original Song in 2000 for "I've Never Been in Love Before" and "Dumb ol' Heart", two songs he wrote for the film Here's to Life!.<ref name="surprise">Template:Cite news</ref> He recorded three independent albums: First Dance (1996), Babalu (2001), and Dream (2002).<ref name="concert">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="ask">Template:Cite web</ref>

Music career

2000–2002: Early career

Michael McSweeney, an aide to former prime minister Brian Mulroney, saw Bublé's performance at a business party<ref name="takeovertheworld2">Template:Cite news</ref> and received a copy of Bublé's self-financed independent album. McSweeney showed the album to Mulroney and his wife. Bublé subsequently was invited to sing at the wedding of Mulroney's daughter, Caroline, where he sang Kurt Weill's "Mack the Knife".<ref name="takeovertheworld2" /> At the wedding, Bublé was introduced to David Foster, a multiple Grammy Award-winning producer and record executive who previously had worked with artists such as Madonna, Brandy Norwood, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Céline Dion, Barbra Streisand, Kenny G, Cher, Josh Groban, and Andrea Bocelli.<ref name="takeovertheworld2" /><ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>

David Foster was reluctant to sign Bublé to his 143 Records label<ref name="ReferenceA">Template:Cite news</ref> because he "didn't know how to market this kind of music". Bublé moved to Los Angeles with his agent for a brief period to convince Foster to sign him. Eventually, Foster agreed to produce an album for him if he raised $500,000 to cover the costs of the production (which Bublé did). Foster ended up covering the costs of production under his label, with no assurances of support from Warner Brothers. Additionally, Bublé received the personal stamp of approval and support of Foster's friend, musician and songwriter Paul Anka. After David Foster agreed to produce Bublé's debut album, Bruce Allen, whom Bublé had pursued for years to be his manager, also signed Bublé.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Bublé appeared as a karaoke singer in Duets in 2000 and a club owner in Totally Blonde in 2001.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2003–2004: Michael Bublé

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Bublé in 2008

Bublé's self-titled debut album was released on February 11, 2003, by 143 Records/Reprise Records. The album features a range of standards from various eras including "Fever", "The Way You Look Tonight", "For Once in My Life", "Moondance" and "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine". Also on the album is "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?", with Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees singing backing vocals. The album went to the top 10 in Canada, United Kingdom, South Africa and reached No. 1 in Australia. It was No. 33 on the ARIA Top 100 Albums of 2003.<ref name="ARIAyearend">Template:Cite web</ref>

Bublé appeared nationally on television in the United States on the Today program on February 14, 2003.<ref name="delivers" /> In November 2003, Bublé released a Christmas EP Let it Snow, containing five previously unreleased tracks, that peaked at 56 on the Billboard 200. The title track reached the top 40 of the Australia singles chart. A live DVD/CD called Come Fly with Me was released in early 2004. The Come Fly with Me CD was No. 99 on the Aria Top 100 Albums of 2004.<ref name=ARIAyearend/> The DVD included live footage and behind-the-scenes footage of Bublé's first world tour. The CD included three new studio tracks, two live recordings of new songs, and three live recordings of songs from the album Michael Bublé. The album peaked at 55 on the Billboard 200. In November 2004, the Christmas edition of his debut album was released as a two-disc set that included both the Michael Bublé and the Let It Snow EP.

Bublé won New Artist of the Year at the 2004 Juno Awards, and his album was nominated for Album of the Year but lost to Sam Roberts. He appeared in the 2003 film The Snow Walker. Also in 2003, he played a lounge performer on an episode of Days of Our Lives.<ref name="delivers" /> In 2004, he appeared as himself in Las Vegas.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Songs from Bublé's debut album ("For Once in My Life", "Kissing a Fool") were released on the soundtrack for the movie Down with Love (2003).<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The soundtrack also included a previously unreleased duet with Holly Palmer of the movie's title theme. The Junkie XL remix of the theme for the 1960s TV cartoon version of Spider-Man from Bublé's Babalu album was played during the closing credits of Spider-Man 2 (2004), and this version was also released as a single. A CD was released in 2003 of the 7 songs that Bublé sang for Totally Blonde, calling it Totally Bublé. Bublé collaborated with the Barenaked Ladies for "Elf's Lament", a song on their 2004 Christmas album Barenaked for the Holidays.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

2005–2006: It's Time

Template:Listen Bublé's second studio album, It's Time, was released on February 8, 2005, again by 143/Reprise Records. The album also included standards from a variety of eras including "You Don't Know Me", "Feeling Good", "Can't Buy Me Love", "Save the Last Dance for Me", "Song for You", and "Quando, Quando, Quando" (a duet with Canadian pop singer Nelly Furtado). It also included an original track, "Home", co-written by Bublé, his musical director Alan Chang, and Amy Foster-Gilles.

The album reached No. 1 in Canada, Italy, Japan, and on the Billboard Top Jazz chart, No. 2 in Australia, and No. 7 on the Billboard 200. Additionally it reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, Austria, and Sweden. The album spent 104 weeks on the Billboard Top Jazz chart, including a record-breaking 78 weeks in the No. 1 spot. It's Time was BillboardTemplate:'s Top Jazz Album in both 2005 and 2006. The first single, "Feeling Good", met with little commercial success. However, the second single from the album, "Home", reached No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100.<ref name="billboardsingles">Template:Cite magazine</ref> The third single "Save the Last Dance for Me" reached No. 5 on the Billboard AC Track Chart and No. 99 on the Billboard Hot 100.<ref name=billboardsingles/>

In 2005, he appeared in a commercial for Starbucks' Frappucino line, singing his single "Come Fly with Me". The single appeared as a bonus track for a Starbucks edition release of It's Time.<ref name="products">Template:Cite web</ref>

He won four Juno Awards in 2006: Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year (It's Time), Single of the Year ("Home"), and Artist of the Year.<ref name="Juno">Template:Cite web (search results for Michael Bublé: Juno Awards Artist Summary)</ref>

He was nominated twice for a Grammy in the category Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album in 2006 (It's Time) and 2007 (Caught in the Act), but lost both times to Tony Bennett. In 2007, Bublé received one Juno nomination, for Fan Choice, but lost to Nelly Furtado.<ref name="jwinners">Template:Cite news</ref>

2007–2008: Call Me Irresponsible

Bublé's third studio album, Call Me Irresponsible, was released on May 1, 2007, by 143/Reprise Records. His third effort included songs from different eras such as "Always on My Mind", "Dream", "I've Got the World on a String", and "Comin' Home Baby" (a duet with Boyz II Men). In the US, the album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and rose to number one in its second week.<ref name="sidesteps">Template:Cite news</ref>

2009–2012: Crazy Love

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Bublé performing in February 2011

His fourth studio album, Crazy Love, was set to be released by 143/Reprise Records on October 13, 2009.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, an early release in the United States happened on October 9, 2009,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> in which Bublé appeared on Oprah that same day and performed the album's first single "Haven't Met You Yet". The album was also promoted in an interview with George Stroumboulopoulos on The Hour on October 17, 2009,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and on the December 22, 2009, episode of The Glenn Beck Program.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

This album contains 12 tracks (and one bonus track), including two original songs co-written by Bublé, "Haven't Met You Yet" and "Hold On".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its first single, "Haven't Met You Yet", was released August 31, 2009, and reached No. 1 on BillboardTemplate:'s Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.<ref name="Trust">Template:Cite magazine</ref> Most of the tracks off the album were recorded live because Bublé did not want his album to sound overproduced and slick.<ref name="Top">Template:Cite news</ref> Bublé wrote the opening part for his cover on the single "Cry Me a River" in Bond-like theme because he wanted the song to sound very cinematic and bombastic.<ref name="Mervis">Template:Cite web</ref> Crazy Love debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart,<ref name="Bierly">Template:Cite magazine</ref> becoming Bublé's fourth No. 1 album on BillboardTemplate:'s Top Jazz Albums chart. It also debuted at No. 1 in Australia and Canada, where it became his fastest-selling album. The album was supported by the Crazy Love Tour. During the tour, Bublé performed two nights at the new Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, which were the first concerts to take place at the venue.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On April 18, 2010, Bublé won four Juno Awards for Juno Fan Choice Award, Single of the Year ("Haven't Met You Yet"), Album of the Year (Crazy Love) and Pop Album of the Year (Crazy Love),<ref name=Juno/> plus two Juno nominations for Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year. Crazy Love producers David Foster and Bob Rock both received two separate nominations of their own for the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award, with Bob Rock winning the award.<ref name=Juno/><ref name="announced">Template:Cite web</ref>

Bublé re-released Crazy Love on October 25, 2010, in the US, with an earlier release date of October 15, 2010, for Europe. The special edition is called "Crazy Love: Hollywood Edition",<ref name=buble20100906>Template:Cite web</ref> and contains several bonus tracks including Bublé's newest single, "Hollywood", co-written with Toronto songwriter and pianist Robert G. Scott.<ref name="hospital">Template:Cite web</ref> On September 7, 2010, "Hollywood" was released worldwide on radio and as a digital single on iTunes. He recently played to 100,000 people at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, his biggest concert to date.<ref name=buble20100906/>

In October 2011, Bublé released his fifth studio album, Christmas, which rose to the top of the US and UK charts.<ref name="gets">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="unwraps">Template:Cite web</ref> Christmas has been the best-selling Christmas album in Australia each year since its release.<ref>Template:CitationTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

Olympics and TV

Bublé took part in the torch relay in Vancouver before the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics.<ref name="Lederman">Template:Cite news</ref> He performed on the Today Show on February 12, the day of the opening ceremony and during the broadcast on Grouse Mountain. The introduction for his song "Cry Me a River" was chosen as the theme for the BBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics.<ref name="joins">Template:Cite web</ref>

He performed with other Canadian celebrities at the closing ceremony, singing a version of "Maple Leaf Forever" and appearing as a Mountie but having his uniform torn off to reveal a white tuxedo.<ref name="closing">Template:Cite news</ref> He appeared in the TV special Michael Bublé's Canada, which aired on Australian cable television in January, ahead of the 2010 Winter Games.<ref name="shows">Template:Cite web</ref>

He was a guest on the comedy TV program Colbert Report for Colbert's 2010 Vancouver Winter Games coverage.<ref name="colbert">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2009, he appeared with neuroscientist Daniel Levitin on the television program My Musical Brain, which was based on Levitin's book This Is Your Brain on Music. Also in 2009, he took part in series 6 of The X Factor in the UK. He was the celebrity mentor for the finalists in week 3 and also appeared on the finale, duetting with Stacey Solomon.

He was featured in an ITV special called This Is Michael Bublé. On February 23, 2011, he was the narrator of BBC Radio 2's Song Stories "My Way".<ref name="BBC">Template:Cite web</ref>

2013–2017: To Be Loved and Nobody but Me

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Michael Bublé's star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Bublé released To Be Loved on April 15, 2013 (regional releases include April 22 in Canada and April 23 in the US). The lead single, "It's a Beautiful Day", was released on February 25, 2013.<ref name="new">Template:Cite web</ref> To Be Loved debuted at number-one on the Billboard 200, becoming the crooner's fourth consecutive number-one album on the chart.<ref name="scores">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

He was featured in the ITV documentary Michael Bublé's Day Off which aired on June 30, 2013. On December 18, 2013, he performed his 3rd Annual Christmas Special with NBC. Special guests included Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Queen Latifah, and David Foster.<ref name="picks">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The To Be Loved Tour was the fifth concert tour by Canadian singer Michael Bublé. Launched in support of his sixth studio album To Be Loved (2013), the tour began on June 30, 2013, with a series of ten concerts at The O2 Arena in London and ended on March 22, 2015, in Johannesburg.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

To advertise Michael Bublé's Christmas in Hollywood on NBC, he released a Christmas song called "The More You Give (The More You'll Have)".

His seventh studio album, Nobody but Me, was released on October 21, 2016.<ref name="attitude">Template:Cite web</ref>

The titular lead single features Black Thought of The Roots and was released on August 19, 2016. During the same month, his perfume went on sale in thirty countries.<ref name="eau">Template:Cite web</ref>

2018–2021: Love

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Bublé in 2019

His eighth studio album Love (written as the heart emoji, ❤️) was released on November 16, 2018, with the first single "When I Fall in Love" preceding it on September 27, 2018. In November, he announced he would embarking on a tour in 2019 in honor of the album; his An Evening with Michael Bublé tour kicked off in Tampa on February 13, 2019.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On December 15, 2018, Bublé was the musical guest for the final of the sixteenth edition of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On January 17, 2019, it was announced that Bublé would star in a Super Bowl commercial for Bubly sparkling water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2022–present: Higher and The Voice

On January 29, 2022, Bublé announced that his ninth studio album, Higher, would be released on March 25. The album was his first studio album since Love (2018).<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Dancing With The Stars on Disney+ celebrated "Michael Bublé Night" on October 24, 2022, with Bublé serving as a guest judge, and performing two songs, including Higher.

On May 13, 2024, it was announced that Bublé would be featured as a coach on the 26th season of The Voice. His final artist, Sofronio Vasquez, won the season making Bublé the winning coach on his first season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bublé returned as a coach for the 27th season and became the winning coach for the second consecutive time with his artist Adam David.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In May 2025, it was announced that Bublé would return for the 28th season, which premiered in late 2025.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In June 2025, Bublé joined Singer, the Chinese competition show for professional singers, for one episode.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>

Personal life

Bublé resides in Burnaby, British Columbia, with his wife and children. He once had a home in Croydon, London.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

He holds dual Italian and Canadian citizenship.<ref name=italianalmanac/><ref name=Florentine/><ref name=virtualgt>Template:Cite web</ref>

An avid hockey fan since childhood, he is a prominent celebrity supporter of the Vancouver Canucks. Since December 2008, he has co-owned the Vancouver Giants.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bublé requires "one local team hockey puck" in his dressing room as part of his contract to concert promoters in every city.<ref name="projo"/>

On February 12, 2009, he pledged a donation of Template:A$ to the victims of the Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, Australia, at a charity concert at Lakeside Secondary School.<ref name="dig">Template:Cite web</ref>

Relationships

Bublé was previously engaged to actress Debbie Timuss, who appeared with him in the musicals Red Rock Diner in 1996<ref name="Hayes">Template:Cite news</ref> and Dean Regan's Forever Swing in 1998.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Armstrong">Template:Cite web</ref> Timuss was listed as one of the dedicatees in Bublé's self-titled album Michael Bublé and It's Time and sang background vocals for it. While in Italy, he co-wrote the hit single "Home" for her.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=CAQ&A>Template:Cite news</ref> She was featured in the music video for "Home".<ref name=CAQ&A/><ref name=Bublerapt>Template:Cite news</ref> Their engagement ended in November 2005 and inspired him to write "Lost".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

During an appearance at Australian television's Logie Awards in 2005, Bublé met English actress Emily Blunt and they soon began dating.<ref name=youngswinger /><ref name="irresp">Template:Cite web</ref> She sang background vocals on "Me and Mrs. Jones", and "Everything" was written by Bublé for her.<ref name=Bublerapt/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

After his relationship with Blunt ended in July 2008,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bublé began dating Argentine actress Luisana Lopilato; they became engaged in November 2009<ref name="engagedlui">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="engaged">Template:Cite web</ref> and married in March 2011 in Buenos Aires.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bublé co-wrote the hit single "Haven't Met You Yet" for Lopilato while they were dating<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and she appeared in his music video.<ref name=engagedlui/> The couple have four children: sons born in 2013 and 2016<ref name="son">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="welcomes">Template:Cite web</ref> and daughters born in 2018 and 2022.<ref name="singer">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="fourh">Template:Cite web</ref>

Bublé's oldest son was diagnosed with hepatoblastoma in 2016.<ref name="reveals">Template:Cite web</ref> The singer canceled his planned tour after receiving news of the diagnosis, spending time with his son during chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Bublé discussed this with British talk show host James Corden in 2018.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Bublé's son has since fully recovered.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Discography

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Concert tours and residency

Residencies

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Duets Finale singer
2001 Totally Blonde Van Martin
2003 The Snow Walker Hap
2016 Tour Stop 148 Himself

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996 The X-Files Submarine sailor 2 episodes
Death Game Drome Groupie Television movie; Credited as Mike Buble
2003 Days of Our Lives Himself Episode: "9498"
2004 I Love the '90s Miniseries
Las Vegas Episode: "Catch of the Day"
2005 I Love the '90s: Part Deux Miniseries
I Love the '80s 3-D Miniseries
I Love the Holidays Special
Da Kath & Kim Code Television movie
2009 Corner Gas Episode: "TV Free Dog River"
2010–2015 Saturday Night Live Himself (musical guest) 3 episodes
2011 A Michael Bublé Christmas Himself Television special
Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas
Carols in the Domain
2012 Michael Bublé: Home for the Holidays
2013 Michael Bublé's 3rd Annual Christmas Special
2013, 2018 Juno Awards Himself (host)
2014 Michael Bublé's Christmas in New York Himself
2015 Michael Bublé's Christmas in Hollywood
2016 Michael Bublé's Sings and Swings
2019 Moon and Me Himself (voice) Episode: "The Silly Song" (series 1, episode 8); Michael sang the eponymous song "The Horsey in the House"
2021 Michael Buble's Christmas in the City Himself Television special
2022 Dancing with the Stars – Michael Bublé Night Himself / Guest Judge
2024–2025 The Voice Himself / Coach Season 26-season 28
2025 Phineas and Ferb Himself (voice) Episode: "Tropey McTropeface/Biblio-Blast!"
The Reluctant Traveler Himself Episode: "Going Wild for a Weekend in Vancouver"

Awards and nominations

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Award YearTemplate:Efn Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Category Result Template:Abbr
American Music Awards 2006 Himself Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Template:Nom
2010 Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Template:Won
ARIA Music Awards 2010 Crazy Love Best International Artist Template:Nom
2012 Christmas Best International Artist Template:Nom
BC Entertainment Hall of Fame 2009 Himself Music Template:Won <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Billboard Music Awards 2011 Crazy Love Tour Best International Artist Template:Nom
2012 Christmas Top Billboard 200 Album Template:Nom
Himself Top Billboard 200 Artist Template:Nom
Christmas Top Pop Album Template:Nom
Brit Awards 2008 Himself International Male Solo Artist Template:Nom
2010 International Male Solo Artist Template:Nom
2013 International Male Solo Artist Template:Nom
Canada's Walk of Fame 2015 Himself Arts & Entertainment Template:Won
Daytime Emmy Awards 2017 "Nobody but Me" on Live! with Kelly Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program Template:Nom <ref name="NATAS 2017">Template:Cite web</ref>
Echo Music Prize 2006 It's Time Jazz Production of the Year Template:Won <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
International Newcomer of the Year Template:Nom
2008 Call Me Irresponsible International Pop/Rock Male Artist of the Year Template:Nom
2012 Christmas Best Crossover Artist Template:Won <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Gemini Awards 2007 "How About You?" (with Lou Pomanti) Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program Template:Nom
Genie Awards 2001 "Dumb Ol' Heart" from Here's to Life! Best Achievement in Music: Original Song Template:Nom
"I've Never Been in Love Before" from Here's to Life! Best Achievement in Music: Original Song Template:Nom
Grammy Awards 2006 It's Time Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Template:Nom
2007 Caught in the Act Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Template:Nom
2008 Call Me Irresponsible Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Template:Won
"Everything" Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Template:Nom
2010 Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Template:Won
2011 Crazy Love Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Template:Won
"Haven't Met You Yet" Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Template:Nom
2013 Christmas Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Template:Nom
2014 To Be Loved Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Template:Won
2018 Nobody But Me Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Template:Nom
2020 Love (Deluxe Edition) Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Template:Nom
2023 Higher Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Template:Won
Hollywood Walk of Fame 2018 Himself Phonograph Record Template:Won
iHeartRadio MMVAs 2005 "Home" MuchMoreMusic Award Template:Nom
2006 "Save the Last Dance for Me" MuchMoreMusic Award Template:Won
2007 "Everything" MuchMoreMusic Award Template:Nom
Juno Awards 2004 Michael Bublé Album of the Year Template:Nom
Himself Breakthrough Artist of the Year Template:Won
2006 It's Time Album of the Year Template:Won
Pop Album of the Year Template:Won
"Home" Single of the Year Template:Won
Himself Artist of the Year Template:Won
Himself Fan Choice Award Template:Nom
2007 Himself Fan Choice Award Template:Nom
2008 Call Me Irresponsible Album of the Year Template:Nom
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"Everything" Single of the Year Template:Nom
Himself Artist of the Year Template:Nom
Himself Fan Choice Award Template:Won
2009 "Lost" Single of the Year Template:Nom <ref name="lost">Template:Cite web</ref>
2010 Crazy Love Album of the Year Template:Won
Pop Album of the Year Template:Won
"Haven't Met You Yet" Single of the Year Template:Won
Songwriter of the Year Template:Nom
Himself Artist of the Year Template:Nom
Himself Fan Choice Award Template:Won
2011 Himself Fan Choice Award Template:Nom
2012 Christmas Album of the Year Template:Won
Himself Artist of the Year Template:Nom
Himself Fan Choice Award Template:Nom
2013 Himself Fan Choice Award Template:Nom
2014 To Be Loved Album of the Year Template:Nom
Pop Album of the Year Template:Nom
"It's a Beautiful Day" Single of the Year Template:Nom
Himself Artist of the Year Template:Nom
Himself Fan Choice Award Template:Nom
2015 Himself Fan Choice Award Template:Won
2018 Nobody but Me Album of the Year Template:Nom
Adult Contemporary Album of the Year Template:Won
2019 Love Adult Contemporary Album of the Year Template:Won
Himself Artist of the Year Template:Nom
Himself Producer of the Year Template:Nom
2020 Love Album of the Year Template:Nom
2023 Higher Adult Contemporary Album of the Year Template:Won
Himself Artist of the Year Template:Nom
Meteor Music Awards 2010 Himself International Male Solo Artist Template:Won <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
People's Choice Awards 2007 "Save the Last Dance for Me" Favorite Remake Template:Nom
2011 Himself Favorite Male Artist Template:Nom
2014 To Be Loved Favorite Album Template:Nom
Himself Favorite Male Artist Template:Nom
Silver Clef Award 2012 Himself International Award Template:Won
World Music Award 2005 Himself World's Best Selling Artist/Canada Template:Won <ref name="World Music Awards 2005">Template:Cite web</ref>
Himself World's Best Selling Male Pop Artist Template:Nom

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