David Pomeranz

• Name — David Pomeranz • Genre — Pop, adult contemporary • Born — 9 February 1951 • Birthplace — Long Island, New York, U.S. • Occupation — * Singer • songwriter • composer • lyricist • writer for musical theatre • Instruments — Vocals, piano, keyboards, acoustic guitar • Years Active — 1968–present • Website — www.davidpomeranz.com • Label — Rhino, Pacific, PolyEast Records (Philippines)

Born and raised on Long Island, Pomeranz expressed interest in music from an early age, singing in the synagogue choir, learning to play the piano, guitar and drums, and writing and recording songs by the age of fourteen. From October 1968 to January 1969, he was lead singer for the Ohio-based rock band East Orange Express and when Pomeranz left the group, fellow member Dan Schear took over. When he was nineteen, MCA/Decca signed him to a contract that yielded two albums, New Blues and Time to Fly (the latter featuring Chick Corea), and he began touring the country as the opening act for Rod Stewart, Billy Joel, Three Dog Night and the Doors, among others. In the late 1980s, Pomeranz collaborated with Russian rock star Alexander Malinin on the pre-glasnost "Faraway Lands", which they performed live in Moscow's Gorky Park for an episode of the television sitcom Head of the Class, the first time an American series filmed there. He also sang the song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now", which was the theme song for the television series Perfect Strangers. Pomeranz continued to tour as a solo act, appearing in such venues as the Hollywood Bowl, Kennedy Center, Olympic Stadium in Munich, and the Kremlin. He and David Shire collaborated on the theme song for the United Nations World Summit for Children entitled "In Our Hands", which the duo performed at the closing ceremonies for Ted Turner's Goodwill Games in Seattle. In 1999, Pomeranz recorded the CD Born for You – His Best and More in the Philippines, a compilation album that became the country's best-selling album of 1999 and the 13th best-selling album of all time. Additional recordings include The Eyes of Christmas and On This Day.

• New Blues (1971) • Time to Fly (1971) • It's in Every One of Us (1975) • The Truth of Us (1981) • Come Home (1993) • Born for You: His Best and More (1999) • The Eyes of Christmas (2000) • On This Day (2001) • Hold Tight (2007) • A Personal Touch (2009) • You're the Inspiration (2012)

• Best of David Pomeranz (1999)

• The Road to Freedom (with L. Ron Hubbard & Friends) (1986)

• "If You Walked Away" (1975) • "The Old Songs" (1981; re-recorded 1999) • "King and Queen of Hearts" (Zapped! movie theme song) (1982, re-recorded 1999) • "Got to Believe in Magic" (Zapped! movie theme song) (1982, re-recorded 1999) (later covered by Side A in the 2002 Filipino film Got 2 Believe and by Juris in 2013 for the Filipino drama series Got to Believe) • "Born for You" (1999) • "On This Day" (2001)