Billy Steinberg
26. Februar 1950 – 16. Februar 2026
Steinberg schrieb viele Hits, darunter Madonnas „Like a Virgin“ und Cyndi Laupers „True Colors“. Zusammen mit seinem langjährigen Kollegen Tom Kelly schrieb und komponierte er das melodramatische Liebeslied „Like a Virgin“ sowie „True Colors“ von Cyndi Lauper, „So Emotional“ von Whitney Houston und „Eternal Flame“ von The Armreifen. Alle diese Songs erreichten Platz eins der US-Charts. Im Laufe seiner Karriere arbeitete Billy Steinberg auch mit vielen anderen Größen zusammen. Er schrieb Songs für Tina Turner, Céline Dion, JoJo, Demi Lovato, Rod Stewart, Bette Midler, Carrie Underwood und The Pretenders. 1997 gewann er einen Grammy für seine Arbeit an Dions Album Falling Into You. Im Jahr 2011 wurde Steinberg in die Songwriters Hall of Fame aufgenommen.
Steinberg wrote many hits, including Madonna's "Like a Virgin" and Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors." Together with his long-time colleague Tom Kelly, he wrote and composed the melodramatic love song “Like a Virgin” as well as “True Colors” by Cyndi Lauper, “So Emotional” by Whitney Houston and “Eternal Flame” by The Bangles. All of these songs reached number one on the US charts. Over the course of his career, Billy Steinberg also worked with many other greats. He wrote songs for Tina Turner, Celine Dion, JoJo, Demi Lovato, Rod Stewart, Bette Midler, Carrie Underwood and The Pretenders. In 1997, he won a Grammy for his work on Dion's album Falling Into You. In 2011, Steinberg was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.