Five for Fighting
Photo by Mike Cassidy (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
Five for Fighting is an American singer-songwriter and pianist born Vladimir John Ondrasik III. Active since the mid-1960s, he has built a career around piano-driven soft rock compositions. His breakthrough came in the early 2000s with chart-topping hits including "Superman" and "100 Years," followed by further commercial success with tracks like "The Riddle." Beyond his initial mainstream peaks, Five for Fighting maintained a presence on adult contemporary radio throughout the late 2000s and 2010s with releases such as "World" and "Chances," establishing himself as a consistent presence in the singer-songwriter genre.