Manilow, whose hits include songs Mandy, Copacabana and Can’t Smile Without You, has a career spanning over 60 years.
He attended the New York College of Music and the Juilliard School, where he studied musical theatre.
Apart from being a songwriter, Manilow has also worked on numerous films, Broadway shows and television productions.
His acting included roles in the film Hellboy II: The Golden Army and the television shows Family Guy and Will And Grace.
Manilow married his high-school sweetheart, Susan Deixler, in 1964, but the marriage was short-lived.
In 2017, he spoke for the first time about being gay and his previously secret, almost 40-year romance with husband Garry Kief, saying he feared he would disappoint his mostly female fan base had he come out decades ago.
Manilow and his manager Kief, whom he met in 1978, had been together for years before marrying quietly in Palm Springs, California, in 2014.
