Bon Jovi

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musical group rock band

Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in the 1980s, known for arena-ready anthems like "Livin' on a Prayer" and "You Give Love a Bad Name" that helped define mainstream rock.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical group ⓘ
rock band ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1983 ⓘ
album 2020 ⓘ
7800° Fahrenheit ⓘ
Bon Jovi self-link ⓘ
Bounce ⓘ
Burning Bridges ⓘ
Crush ⓘ
Have a Nice Day ⓘ
Keep the Faith ⓘ
Lost Highway ⓘ
New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form: New Jersey

Slippery When Wet ⓘ
The Circle ⓘ
These Days ⓘ
This House Is Not for Sale ⓘ
What About Now ⓘ
associatedAct Desmond Child ⓘ
Jon Bon Jovi ⓘ
Richie Sambora ⓘ
Sambora ⓘ
Skid Row ⓘ
awardReceived American Music Award ⓘ
BRIT Awards ⓘ
surface form: Brit Award

Grammy Award ⓘ
MTV Video Music Award ⓘ
bassist Alec John Such ⓘ
Hugh McDonald ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
drummer Tico Torres ⓘ
formedIn 1983 ⓘ
genre arena rock ⓘ
glam metal ⓘ
hair metal ⓘ
hard rock ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ⓘ
hallOfFameInductionYear 2018 ⓘ
hasFormerMember Alec John Such ⓘ
Richie Sambora ⓘ
hasSignatureSong Livin' on a Prayer ⓘ
You Give Love a Bad Name ⓘ
hasSoldOver 100 million records worldwide ⓘ
keyboardist David Bryan ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
leadGuitarist Richie Sambora ⓘ
leadVocalist Jon Bon Jovi ⓘ
member Alec John Such ⓘ
David Bryan ⓘ
Hugh McDonald ⓘ
Jon Bon Jovi ⓘ
Richie Sambora ⓘ
Tico Torres ⓘ
notableWork Always ⓘ
Bad Medicine ⓘ
Crush ⓘ
It's My Life ⓘ
Keep the Faith ⓘ
Livin' on a Prayer ⓘ
New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form: New Jersey

Slippery When Wet ⓘ
Wanted Dead or Alive ⓘ
You Give Love a Bad Name ⓘ
origin New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form: New Jersey

Sayreville, New Jersey ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
recordLabel Island Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mercury Records ⓘ
Vertigo Records ⓘ
styleCharacteristic anthemic choruses ⓘ
arena rock sound ⓘ
melodic guitar solos ⓘ
power ballads ⓘ
tour Crush Tour ⓘ
Have a Nice Day Tour ⓘ
Keep the Faith Tour ⓘ
Lost Highway Tour ⓘ
New Jersey Syndicate Tour ⓘ
Slippery When Wet Tour ⓘ
The Circle Tour ⓘ

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Bon Jovi → album → Bon Jovi self-link ⓘ
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this entity surface form: Jon Bon Jovi
Bruce Springsteen → influenced → Bon Jovi ⓘ
Mercury Records → notableArtist → Bon Jovi ⓘ