The Side of Michael Bublé We Don’t See

The Young Crooner Gets Signed to a Record Label

Michael’s performance at the wedding was so impressive that it landed him an introduction to Grammy Award–winning producer and composer David Foster. In 2001, Foster signed Michael to his 143 Records label. That year, Michael released his first debut album, BaBalu.

A portrait of Michael Buble.

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Two years after releasing his debut album, Bublé released an album called just Michael Bublé. His self-titled album was a hit, and he received Canada’s Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Album of the Year.