Bon Jovi is a hard rock bank from New Jersey formed in 1983 with lead singer Jon Bon Jovi, guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, bassist Alec John Such and drummer Tico Torres. The lineup has remained the same for last 23 years other than the departure of Alec John Such in 1994.
Bon Jovi has broadened its musical horizons by combining rock with pop, adult contemporary and country music. The band won a Grammy in 2006 for the Best Country Collaboration for the song Who Says You Can’t Go Home with Jennifer Nettles from Sugarland. They also became the first rock band to reach number one on the Hot Country Songs chart for the same song. Since then, Bon Jovi has been nominated twice for It’s My Life super hit and two songs from the albums Bounce, Misunderstood and Everyday.
The band has achieved a great success in the 1980s, the 1990s and 2000s, selling over 120 million albums worldwide.In 2004, to commemorate their 20th anniversary, Bon Jovi released a four-CD box set of rarities titled 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong.
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