David Foster recently performed on Italian TV talent show “Io Canto”.
Check out this videos from YouTube:

“I have nothing” with Christian Imparato:

“Tell Him” with Zendryll Lagrana and Benedetta Caretta:

“Crazy Little Thing Called Love” with Davide Caci:

This is a 1985 interview. David talks about Live Aid and Nothern Lights experience.

Interview starts at 4:00

Seasoned R&B star, Mary J. Blige, Canadian musician David Foster,and Italian pop tenor, Andrea Bocelli performed a Haiti relief song at the 2010 Grammy Awards called, “Bridge over Troubled Waters.” Producer, Wyclef Jean came onstage to introduce them. Then Andre Bocelli started off the performance. He sung beautifully. Then Mary J. Blige came out to join him and delivered some powerful notes with her strong voice. She sang with a lot of passion. Then Andrea joined in again,and they sang some verses together (clip below).

Towards the end, Mary really got into it more,and started hitting higher notes while Andrea just tried to support the song as best he could,but this was Mary’s performance indeed. However, Andrea did get some good high notes in near the end of the song,along with Mary. They gave a very passionate performance. They ended the song to a very big applause from the crowd.

From Robert Lamm’s blog - Blue Infinity Music

“Japanese fans, and perhaps those elsewhere in the world have been aware of the rumor of “When The Waiting is Over” the out-take title of which was disputed between my self and David Foster, at the time of recording this track for Chicago 18.

It was one of my favorite songs for a long while, so much so, that it was included, re- arranged and re-cut (with it’s correct title) “When Will The World Be Like Lovers?” on “Life is Good in My Neighborhood” (Blue Infinity Music). I prefer the solo RL version, Produced by Phil Ramone, becase of the Salsa vocalists in the coda, also the samples of Beginnings and Saturday in the Park. However it’s interesting to contrast the 2 versions.”

THE SONG CAN BE PURCHASED HERE.

From CBC News:

Canadian-born music producer David Foster is up for his 16th Grammy — out of 46 nominations over three decades — when the annual music awards are presented Sunday.

The excitement and desire to win recognition from others in the music industry are still there, he said.

“You don’t take the day off anymore. Maybe I did 30 years ago when I won my first Grammy, but not anymore. But it’s still exciting. I still have the hunger,” Foster said Wednesday in an interview with CBC’s Q cultural affairs show.

Foster is working behind the scenes at this year’s award ceremony in Los Angeles, producing a special number in support of Haiti. He wouldn’t say who is involved but promised it’s an “odd but great pairing.”

He is the producer who pulled together one of the original musical benefits — the Tears Are Not Enough fundraiser in 1985 for African famine relief —and he’s been involved in several benefits since then.

The recording academy that organizes the Grammys revealed Wednesday that Mary J. Blige and Andrea Bocelli will perform Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water during the telecast.

In his 35-year career, Foster has worked with artists like Céline Dion, Bryan Adams, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. His latest Grammy nomination, shared with Jerry Hey, is for arrangement on British artist Seal’s cover of A Change is Gonna Come.

He said he didn’t hesitate when Seal wanted to cover the Sam Cooke song for his soul-inspired album.

“Seal is very respected, probably more than me, in crossing the lines musically,” Foster said. “The song choices we came up with together, some of which he had never heard before.”

Foster was classically trained before he became one of pop’s best-known producers. He was in Toronto this week producing a special on the Canadian Tenors for PBS.

The Tenors — Clifton Murray, Victor Micallef, Remigio Pereira and Fraser Walters — performed earlier this week with Sarah McLachlan at Toronto’s Koerner Hall.

Foster said his Grammy category will be awarded well before the main televised event, so he need not compose himself to lose.

“I was at the Grammys one year where I was nominated for seven awards and lost all seven. That was on television and that was tough,” he said.

“Working Together”
 

 
“Selecting Songs”
 

 
“Stand By Me”
 

 
“Favorite Track”
 

 
“Change is Gonna Come”
 

David Foster will be one of a number of Canadian stars gathering this Friday in support of a telethon to raise funds for earthquake relief in Haiti. The telethon will be a one-hour, commercial-free event broadcast on CBC, CTV, Global Television, MTV MuchMusic and National Geographic, it starts at 7 p.m. (ET). It will feature messages from Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean and live performances from Canadian bands the Tragically Hip and K’naan. The list of Canadian celebrities appearing on the telethon is long and diverse. Other prominent Canadians appearing on the telethon will include -
- Musical acts Nelly Furtado, Measha Brueggergosman, Justin Bieber, Céline Dion, Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies, Chantal Kreviazuk, Raine Maida and Simple Plan.
- Directors James Cameron, Jason Reitman and Norman Jewison.
- Actors William Shatner, Joshua Jackson, Pamela Anderson, Eugene Levy, Sandra Oh, Tom Jackson, Ryan Reynolds, Michael J. Fox, Rachelle Lefevre, Will Arnett, Hugh Dillon and Brent Butt.
- TV personalities Mike Holmes, Rick Mercer and Alex Trebek.
- Sports stars Gretzky and Steve Nash.
- Humanitarian Craig Kielburger. Money raised during the telethon will be dedicated exclusively to aid for Haiti and distributed equally amongst a coalition of 10 Canadian non-governmental organizations which includes World Vision Canada, Canadian Red Cross Society, UNICEF Canada, Oxfam Canada and Save the Children Canada.