Michael S Omartian was born on November 26,1945 and is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, keyboardist, and music producer.
13 Facts About Michael Omartian
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Michael Omartian has earned 11 Grammy Awards nominations and won three.
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Michael Omartian was a founding member of the 1970s disco-funk band Rhythm Heritage.
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In 1973, Michael Omartian arranged and played accordion on Billy Joel's song "Piano Man".
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Michael Omartian has recorded contemporary Christian music albums under his own name, including White Horse, Mainstream, Adam Again, and Conversations.
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Michael Omartian has produced several Christian albums for others, most notably the Imperials' albums One More Song for You and Priority.
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In 1980, thanks to Christopher Cross' eponymous debut album, Michael Omartian was nominated for four Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, and won three, for Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist.
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Michael Omartian received a fifth nomination that year for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational, for his own album, The Builder, written and performed with his wife, Stormie.
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In 2003, Michael Omartian scored an audio book rendition of the biblical gospels, called Gospels Come to Life.
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Toward the end of 2006, Michael Omartian contributed to an album with Annie Herring called One on One; he plays piano as the solo instrument throughout with Herring providing vocals.
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Michael Omartian produced number-one records in three separate decades: the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
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Michael Omartian was nominated for Producer of the Year in 1980,1984, and 1986.
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In 1994, Michael Omartian produced One Voice, an album for the Summer Olympic Games.