Tommy Mottola
Thomas Daniel Mottola is an American music executive, producer and author. He is married to the Mexican actress and singer Thalía. He was previously the Chairman & CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, parent of the Columbia label, for nearly 15 years.
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Thomas Daniel Mottola is an American music executive, producer and author. He is married to the Mexican actress and singer Thalía. He was previously the Chairman & CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, parent of the Columbia label, for nearly 15 years. He entered in the music scene in the mid-1960s as a recording artist for CBS Records, under the name \”T. D. Valentine\”. He is widely well-known for signing, developing and nurturing the careers of Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Gloria Estefan, R&B group Destiny’s Child, Jessica Simpson, Anastacia, Shakira, the Dixie Chicks, as well as for releasing digitally remastered compact discs of the older recordings made by Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Andy Williams, among others.
He also is credited with creating the \”Latin Explosion\” in popular music by championing such Sony artists as Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. He bought out the rights to Casablanca Records and resurrected it, signing Lohan and Mottika. He recently recently recently produced the musical adaptation of Chazz Palminteri’s A Tale of A Bronx Tale.
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