M-Boltz performing in Beirut in 2009 (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

RIHANNA HAS TWEETED that Michael Bolton will “forever be a legend in my eyes”.

We didn’t need Rihanna to tell us he’s a legend though. Let’s look at the evidence…

1. The Hair

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2. The strength to cut off The Hair when his hairline gave up the ghost

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3. He hangs around with Bill Murray and gives Kevin Costner the stink eye

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There he is again with Bill Murray, and… er… Chris O’Donnell (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

4. The lyrics to How Can We Be Lovers If We Can’t Be Friends?

Such an amazing power ballad…

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5. He once toured with Ozzy Osbourne

Michael Bolton and his band Blackjack toured with Ozzy Osbourne in the eighties.

Look, here they are:

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6. He got engaged to the “only one out of Desperate Housewives who looks like a bit of craic”*

(*That’s a direct quote from a TheJournal.ie staffer)

7. This video

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