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- Height1.78 m
- Richard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop rock singer-songwriter. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
Marx's self-titled debut album went triple-platinum in 1987, and his first single, "Don't Mean Nothing", reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Between 1987 and 1994, he had 14 top 20 hits, including three number one singles.
Marx is the only male artist in history to have his first seven singles reach the top 5 of the Billboard charts. He has scored a total of 14 number one singles, both as a performer and as a songwriter/producer. As a singer, his No. 1 hits include "Right Here Waiting", "Hold On to the Nights", "Endless Summer Nights", and "Satisfied". According to Billboard, Marx "holds the distinction of having written songs that have hit No. 1 on various Billboard charts in each of the last four decades."
Marx has written or collaborated on songs with other artists, including "This I Promise You" by NSYNC and "Dance with My Father" by Luther Vandross. Marx has been nominated for five Grammy Awards. In 2003, he won the Grammy for Song of the Year for "Dance with My Father".
Marx first number one success came in 1984 with "Crazy" a song he co-wrote with country music superstar Kenny Rogers.- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- SpousesDaisy Fuentes(December 23, 2015 - present)Cynthia Rhodes(January 8, 1989 - 2014) (divorced, 3 children)
- Father, with Cynthia Rhodes, of sons Brandon Caleb Marx (born on September 11th 1990), Lucas Conner Marx (born on September 14th 1992), Jesse Taylor Marx (born on January 4th 1994).
- Sponsored the "Grammy in the Schools" contest for high school students submitting artistic and literary entries. Eight winners' works were published in the CD booklet of his latest original album, "Flesh & Bone," released April 8, 1997.
- Began singing commercial jingles for his father, Richard Henry Noel Marx Sr., at age 5.
- Spent the last year fighting with his record company to let him release his new album, "Flesh and Bone." Current release date--April, 1997.
- Released "Greatest Hits" album (1998). This album fulfilled his contract with Capitol records, and he is currently (as of July, 1998) without a record label, but does intend to either sign with another or create his own.
- For me, being a musician is not about an image or controversy or what looks cool. It's about the music. It comes down to having the privilege of expressing yourself.
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