Real name: James Richard Steinman

Effective period / Period of releases: 1981 - 2017

American composer and record producer, active in popular music.
Born: November 1, 1947, New York City, USA.
Died: April 19, 2021, Connecticut, USA

Jim Steinman was responsible for writing many internationally successful songs, mainly for Meat Loaf but also "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding Out for a Hero", performed by Bonnie Tyler; "It's All Coming Back to Me Now", performed by Céline Dion; "Making Love Out of Nothing at All", performed by Air Supply, and "More", performed by The Sisters of Mercy, among others.

Co-recipient of a Grammy Award in 1997. Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012.