Mike Reno
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Mike Reno (né Joseph Michael Rynoski, born January 8, 1955) is a Canadian musician and lead singer of Loverboy and a drummer. He has also fronted other bands, including Moxy.
Born in New Westminster, British Columbia, after graduating high school, Reno moved to Calgary, Alberta. There, he met Paul Dean in 1978 and got together for a jam session which lead to forming Loverboy.
Aside from leading Loverboy, he has contributed to film soundtracks. In 1984, he did a duet with Ann Wilson of Heart to sing "Almost Paradise" for the movie Footloose and with Loverboy, contributed "Heaven in Your Eyes" for the movie Top Gun, in 1986. In the late 90's during a VH-1 interview, Reno attributed the end of his career to the grunge band Nirvana.
Reno is still touring and playing live with Loverboy in 2007.
| Loverboy |
| Mike Reno | Paul Dean | Scott Smith | Doug Johnson | Matt Frenette |
| Studio Albums |
|---|
| Loverboy | Get Lucky | Keep It Up | Lovin' Every Minute of It | Wildside | Six |
| Compilations |
| Big Ones | Loverboy Classics | Temperature's Rising | Super Hits | Live, Loud, and Loose |
| Singles |
| Turn Me Loose | The Kid Is Hot Tonight | Working for the Weekend | When It's Over | Hot Girls in Love | Queen of the Broken Hearts | Lovin' Every Minute of It | Dangerous | This Could Be the Night | Lead a Double Life | Heaven in Your Eyes | Notorious | Too Hot |