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Barry Manilow

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The Resume

    (June 17, 1943- )
    Birth name is Barry Alan Pincus
    Recorded 'Ships,' 'Mandy,' 'Copacabana,' 'Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again,' 'Even Now,' 'I Write the Songs' and 'This One's For You'
    Wrote the lyrics to the 'American Bandstand theme'
    Wrote many commercial jingles
    Recorded over 30 albums
    Reportedly an atheist

Why he might be annoying:

    He started as Bette Midler's piano player in some of New York's gay bath houses.
    He describes himself as a saloon singer.
    He married Susan Manilow for just 1 year.
    When asked if he believes in god, he said: 'Yes. His name is Clive Davis, and he's the head of my record company.'
    He claims he was born in 1946.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He loves beagles.
    He started a group to assist the blind called 'One Voice'
    He changed the name of his first recording, 'Brandy,' to 'Mandy,' so as not to be mistaken for the hit 'Brandy' by Looking Glass.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 16 Votes: 6.25% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 38 Votes: 26.32% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 66 Votes: 56.06% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 108 Votes: 45.37% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 94 Votes: 48.94% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 57 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 35 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 25 Votes: 68.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 48 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 57 Votes: 54.39% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 96 Votes: 65.62% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 40 Votes: 82.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 28 Votes: 67.86% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 92 Votes: 63.04% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 66 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 105 Votes: 41.90% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 570 Votes: 44.04% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 481 Votes: 48.23% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 757 Votes: 60.90% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 574 Votes: 55.23% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 3535 Votes: 45.21% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 164351 Votes: 35.10% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 5350 Votes: 70.50% Annoying