- Foreigner is an English-American rock band, originally formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran English musician Mick Jones ex-Spooky Tooth and fellow Briton and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald along with American vocalist Lou Gramm. Jones came up with the band's name as he, McDonald and Dennis Elliott were British, while Gramm, Al Greenwood and Ed Gagliardi were American. Their biggest hit single, "I Want to Know What Love Is", topped the United Kingdom and United States charts among others. They are one of the world's best-selling bands of all time with worldwide sales of more than 80 million records, including 37.5 million records in the US.
- IMDb mini biography by: PW
- Several of their songs are in the key of F-sharp/G-flat (Cold as Ice, That Was Yesterday, I Want to Know What Love Is, Say You Will).
- Rock band formed in 1976 in NYC, whose members at formation were 3 Americans and 3 Brits, hence the name Foreigner. The band is currently active with one original member, Mick Jones. Their last new album was released in 2016 and they are touring in the US and abroad as of 2017.
- They were the first act since The Beatles to have their first eight singles chart in the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- Members of the band present and past are Mick Jones, Lou Gramm, Ian McDonald, Dennis Elliott, Al Greenwood, Ed Gagliardi, Thom Gimbel, Jeff Pilson, Kelly Hansen, Michael Bluestein, 'Chris Frazier (I), Bruce Watson, ,Jason Bonham, Rick Wills, Jack Allen Smith, Johnny Edwards, Jeff Jacobs, Mark Schulman, Bruce Turgon, Scott Gilman, Ron Wikso, Brian Tichy, Denny Carmassi, Chas West, Paul Mirkovich, Bryan Head and Jason Sutter.
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