What is David Foster?
[[File:David Foster by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|Foster in March 2017]] '''David Walter Foster''' {{Small|[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Order of British Columbia|OBC]]}} (born November 1, 1949) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] musician, record producer, [[composer]], songwriter and [[Arrangement (music)|arranger]]. He [[Record producer|produced]] for many musicians, including [[Chaka Khan]], [[Alice Cooper]], [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Andrea Bocelli]], [[Toni Braxton]], [[Michael Bublé]], [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]], [[Natalie Cole]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Kenny G]], [[Josh Groban]], [[Brandy Norwood]], [[Whitney Houston]], [[Jennifer Lopez]], [[Kenny Rogers]], [[Seal (musician)|Seal]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[Jake Zyrus]], [[Donna Summer]], [[Olivia Newton-John]], [[Madonna]], [[Mary J. Blige]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Peter Cetera]], [[Cheryl Lynn]] and [[Barbra Streisand]]. Foster has won 16 [[Grammy Award]]s from 47 nominations. He served as the [[chairman]] of [[Verve Records]] from 2012 to 2016. Foster was born in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]]. He has been married four times, all ending in [[divorce]]. His second wife was actress [[Linda Thompson (actress)|Linda Thompson]], and his fourth wife was [[Dutch people|Dutch]] model [[Yolanda Hadid]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://radaronline.com/celebrity-news/yolanda-hadid-david-foster-divorce-finalized/|title=It's Official! Yolanda Hadid & David Foster Divorce Finalized|work=Radar Online|date=May 24, 2017|access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref> He has five daughters, including [[Amy S. Foster]] (born 1973), a songwriter and author. Since 2018, he has been [[Engagement|engaged]] to [[Katharine McPhee]] of ''[[American Idol]]'' fame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/david-foster-and-katharine-mcphee-are-engaged-105431|title=David Foster and Katharine McPhee Are Engaged|last=Murphy |first=Desiree|website=E! Online|date=July 3, 2018|access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * {{Official websit