The singer, currently on the Asian leg of his world tour, arrives in mid-December for a concert at Taipei 's Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. Tickets are selling fast for the event, dubbed in Chinese as the “Hope Is Here” tour.

During the evening, Bolton is expected to sing a number of his most popular hits, including the late-a980s mega-hits “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You,” and “How Can We Be Lovers,” as well as later hits like “Said I Loved You…But I Lied.”

Bolton last visited Taiwan a decade ago and helped establish a charity benefiting orphaned children. During his upcoming stay in Taipei, he’s expected to visit local charities to help publicize their cause. Stateside, Bolton founded the Michael Bolton Charities, to provide assistance, education and shelter to abandoned children and abused women. (Partial proceeds from Bolton’s Taipei concert will go to a local children’s fund.)

Concert organizers also say that Bolton , an avid golfer, will try to squeeze in a round on the links. The crooner invites fellow golfers to play with him. (Contact concert promoter Yu Kuang for more details.)

It may surprise some to learn that Bolton started his career as a frontman for a heavy metal band and also earned a name as a song-writer.

It wasn't until the 1989 album “Soul Provider” that Bolton took center stage for his power love ballads. The album eventually sold four million copies Stateside and produced five Top 40 singles, establishing the Bolton brand-name.

His latest CD, “Vintage,” is a collection of covers and interpretations of pop standards from the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s.