Peter Paul Cetera (/səˈtɛrə/ sə-TERR-ə; born September 13, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and bassist best known for being an original member of the rock band Chicago (1967–1985), before launching a successful solo career. His career as a recording artist encompasses seventeen albums with Chicago and eight solo albums.\n', '

With "If You Leave Me Now", a song written and sung by Cetera on the group\'s tenth album, Chicago garnered its first Grammy Award. It was also the group\'s first number one single.\n', '

As a solo artist, Cetera has scored six Top 40 singles, including two that reached number one on Billboard\'s Hot 100 chart in 1986, "Glory of Love" and "The Next Time I Fall". "Glory of Love", the theme song from the film The Karate Kid Part II (1986), was co-written by Cetera, David Foster, and Diane Nini, and was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for best original song from a motion picture.\n', '

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