Glenn Soukesian, formerly known as Colton Ford, has been a recording artist for over 35 years, was signed to Grammy-nominated producer/songwriter Denise Rich's production company, MIDE Productions, and had two deals with Virgin in the '90's, the first of which had him paired up with the Godfather of House Music, Frankie Knuckles. He’s released four full-length albums, “Tug of War,” “Under the Covers,” “The Way I Am”, and “Glenn Soukesian,” one EP, “Next Chapter,” and numerous Billboard charting singles. His collaborators include Frankie Knuckles, Chris Willis (David Guetta), Nervo (Kelly Rowlands, Kesha, Britney Spears), Wawa (Kylie Minogue), Redtop (Beyoncé, Taio Cruz), Larry Peace (Prince) and Erik Griggs (Jordan Sparks, Chris Brown) to name just a few. He’s had several hit singles and videos, including Billboard charting, “The Way I Am,” “That’s Me,” “Let Me Live Again,” “Losing My Religion” and “Signed, Sealed, Delivered”. He was also a featured singer on international producers Chris Reece and Mischa Daniels’ 2010 albums on Armada Music (“The Divine Circle,” “Where You Wanna Go,” respectively), co-writing the tracks with them. Colton was also named in AfterElton.com's Top 50 Gay Male Musicians.

In addition to his own numerous Top 10 music videos, Ford was featured in Cyndi Laupers video for her single “Into The Nightlife,” and also performed on the Lauper-helmed 2008 True Colors Tour. He was the subject of the acclaimed 2003 documentary, “Naked Fame”, and has had cameos in the films “Another Gay Sequel” by Todd Stephens, and John Schlesinger’s “The Next Best Thing” starring Madonna and Rupert Everett. Ford co-starred for three seasons playing Sheriff Trout on Here! TV’s “The Lair”, and was also a featured panelist on the channel’s resident chat fest, “Threesome.” He made his off-Broadway debut in 2012 co-starring in “Little House on the Ferry,” and also co-starred in Studio C’s Production of Howard David Rivers’ critically acclaimed play, “And All The Dead, Lie Down,” in Hollywood California, 2018. Ford is currently gearing up for several music releases in 2019, releasing new music through Sobel Network Records and Tazmania Records, and is working on a brand new single with Billy Porter called “Unity.”  

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