(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Grammy Award-winning pop-rock singer, songwriter, and musician Richard Marx performs at the Colonial Theater on Friday, February 19, at 8pm. Marx’s eponymous debut went to number eight on the album charts and spawned four Top 5 singles, including the chart-topping “Hold on to the Nights,” with “Don’t Mean Nothing” earning him a Grammy nomination. The follow-up, “Repeat Offender,” was even more successful, hitting number-one on the album charts and going quadruple-platinum, with two number-one singles in “Satisfied” and “Right Here Waiting.” He now reigns as one of the kings of the “adult contemporary” music format.

As a performer, songwriter and producer, Richard Marx’s nearly three-decade-long career has had innumerable highlights. The Chicago native has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, starting with his self-titled debut which went to #8 and spawned four Top 5 singles, including the chart-topping “Hold on to the Nights,” with “Don’t Mean Nothing” earning him a Grammy nomination. The follow-up, “Repeat Offender,” was even more successful, hitting #1 and going quadruple-platinum with two #1 singles in “Satisfied” and “Right Here Waiting.”

When both “Rush Street” (with two #1 Adult Contemporary hits in “Keep Coming Back” and “Hazard”) and “Paid Vacation” (with its #1 AC hit, “Now and Forever”) went platinum, Marx achieved a seven-year string of triumphs that rivaled any in pop-rock music history. To this day, he is the only male artist in history to have his first seven singles reach the Top 5 on the Billboard charts.

Richard Marx didn’t stop there, launching a second, very successful, incarnation as a songwriter and producer, with songs like “To Where You Are,” the first hit single from Josh Groban’s debut album, as well as the NSYNC smash, “This I Promise You.” He went on to earn a 2004 Song of the Year Grammy for co-authoring Luther Vandross’ “Dance with My Father.”

Across all formats, Marx has scored fourteen #1 singles (including Keith Urban’s #1 smash “Long Hot Summer”) both as a performer and songwriter/producer. He has also written with Jennifer Nettles, Sara Bareilles, and Vince Gill. He holds the honor of being one of a handful of artists who have had a number one hit in each of the past four decades.

Tickets to Richard Marx are $40 and $55. Contact the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street, Pittsfield by calling 413-997-4444. Tickets can also be bought online at the Colonial Theater. The Ticket Office is open Monday-Friday 10am-5pm, Saturdays 10am-2pm or on any performance day from 10am until curtain.