Carole Bayer Sager Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for two Grammy Awards, one for Best Original Score for "Ice Castles" in 1980 and one for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture for "Beethoven's 2nd" in 1995
• Won a Satellite Award for Best Original Song for "Grace Is Gone," written with Clint Eastwood for the film by the same name, in 2007
• Executive produced the album "It's Still Okay to Dream," featuring songs by Eric Clapton, Barbra Streisand, and Don Henley, with all proceeds going to the Save the Children Foundation
• Won a Hollywood Film Festival Award for Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting in 2002
• Wrote her first hit song while she was still in high school, "A Groovy Kind of Love," first recorded by The Mindbenders in 1966 and later covered by Phil Collins and Neil Diamond
• Her songs have been recorded by artists like Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Frank Sinatra
• Worked with Peter Allen for 10 years, writing songs like "Everything Old is New Again," "There's A Lady On Stage," and "Don't Cry Out Loud," all of which are featured in the biographical Broadway musical of Allen's life titled "The Boy From Oz․"
• Best known as a singer and songwriter whose hit songs include "Stronger Than Before" and "That's What Friends Are For․"
• Was a celebrity guest judge on "American Idol" in 2007 and her song "Don't Cry Out Loud" was sung by a finalist during the season finale