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Early life

Page was born in 1967 in

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, to parents Fred and Miriam Page. He grew up in nearby

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. He graduated from James Caldwell High School in 1985. Page took a leave of absence from New York University's Stern School of Business when his music career began to take off. He returned to finish his remaining two years and graduated in 1997.

Career

In 1985, Tommy and his brother, Bill Page, formed a band called Broken Promises in New Jersey. They were signed to Broccoli Rabe Records and released a self-titled four-track EP. Tommy is credited as playing keyboards, piano, and performs backing vocals. A year later, to help support himself during his first year at Stern, Page worked as a cloakroom attendant in a popular New York nightclub called

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. The job gave Page a chance to play his demo tape to the house DJ, who then used the demos as part of his club mixes. The unknown sounds so impressed him that soon Page was introduced to

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. Shortly after, he was asked to write the

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'' and released it as his first single. Page's self-titled debut album was released by Sire/Warner Bros. Records in November 1988 and contained hits such as "A Zillion Kisses", "Turning Me On", "I Think I'm in Love", and " A Shoulder to Cry On". The follow-up album ''

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'' (which he dedicated to his grandmother) gave Page a No. 1 single in the U.S., "I'll Be Your Everything", a song that was written with and features members of

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. Other singles from the album that were released after that were "When I Dream of You" and "Turn on the Radio" (another New Kids on the Block collaboration). The album also features "Don't Give Up on Love", a duet with Latin freestyle singer

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. Sa-Fire and Page co-wrote the song, which was released as a single overseas. Page's third album, released in 1991, was titled ''From the Heart'', and his vocals there showcased a wider range with higher notes than previous efforts. On this album, the ballads were more orchestral. Tommy cited the songs in the album were inspired by the current music trend at the time of

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. The first single, "Whenever You Close Your Eyes", saw Page working with

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. "Under the Rainbow" and "Madly in Love" also were released as singles. Page also appeared on an episode of ''

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'', titled "Crushed", which first aired on January 14, 1992. In the episode, he sings a special song to Stephanie Tanner on her tenth birthday, but spends the following day with her sister DJ, much to Stephanie's dismay. As an appreciation to his fans in Asia, Page released another album, ''A Friend to Rely On'', in 1992. It contains a duet with

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titled "I'm Always Dreaming of You" as well as a cover of

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" and a song penned with

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(best known as

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's backing singer) called "Heaven in Your Eyes". As house music was the current trend, the upbeat songs were produced in such form. Before releasing his next album ''Time'' in 1994, Page replaced

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for three months in

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's Broadway musical ''

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''. Page concentrated on releasing his following albums in Asia, especially after he signed with the Japanese label Pony Canyon Records. In 1995, he released his first compilation album, ''Greatest Hits: Dedicated to You''. The same year, Page recorded a duet with Tiffany, "Close Our Eyes", for her album, ''All the Best''. His next studio album, ''Loving You'', was released in 1996, containing a duet with

titled "The Best Part" as well as a cover of

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's 1984 hit " Missing You". ''Ten 'Til Midnight'', released in 2000, was only available for sale online. In 2003, Page released a DVD collection of his music videos, which was sold through his website. Page was one of the producers on Tennessee Girl's album ''Guilty Pleasures''. In 2011, after a successful stint as an executive at

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, where he helped to shape the careers of

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, and

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, among others, he joined ''Billboard'' magazine as publisher. As a publisher, he created new features such as the Industry Icon Award as well as the infamous Power 100 List. In April 2013, Page joined Pandora Internet Media as head of music partnerships. In 2015, Page released a single titled "I Break Down 2015", a slower version of his 1990 song of the same name. In June 2016, Page released an 18-track CD of his greatest ballads titled ''My Favorites'', which included the 2015 single, "I Break Down 2015" (with vocals and instrumental version). La Casa In 1993, Page and Latin freestyle singer

teamed to create a house-music group called La Casa, also featuring Allan Edwards Tibbett and Dacia Palmer. Page and Sa-Fire wrote and produced three songs, "Show Me the Way", "Get to You" and "Dance to My Music" for the group. The songs appeared on ''New Faces'', a house-music compilation on Sire/Warner Bros. Records.

Personal life and death

Page died on March 3, 2017, of an apparent

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. He is survived by his husband Charlie and their three children.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Compilation albums

Singles

Soundtrack, guest, and compilation appearances

Videography

Music videos

*"The Shag" *"A Zillion Kisses" *"A Shoulder to Cry on" *"Turning Me On" *"I'll Be Your Everything" *"Turn on the Radio" *"When I Dream of You" *"Whenever You Close Your Eyes" *"Madly in Love" *"Under the Rainbow" *"Heaven in Your Eyes" *"I'm Always Dreaming of You" (feat.

) *"Time" *"Places in My Heart" *"The Best Part (feat.

)" *"Missing You" *"I Break Down 2015"

Video albums

*''I'll Be Your Everything Videos'' (1990) *''Tommy Page: The Video Collection'' (2003)

References

External links

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