# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/steve-vai
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:50:17.427Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/steve-vai"
name: "Steve Vai"
slug: "steve-vai"
description: "Steven Siro Vai is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa, and played in Zappa's band from 1980 to 1983. He embarked on a solo career in 1983 and has released 11 solo albums to date. He has recorded and toured with Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake, as well as recording with artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Public Image Ltd, Mary J. Blige, Spinal Tap, Alice Cooper, Motörhead, and Polyphia. Additionally, Vai has toured with live-only acts G3, Zappa Plays Zappa, Beat and the Experience Hendrix Tour, as well as headlining international tours."
tagline: "American guitarist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Steve_Vai%2C_3-Maj%C3%B3wka_2023_08.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1960-06-06"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           76.24
  momentum:             0
  historical:           25.851656
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     100
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 896000
platforms:
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.vai.com"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/stevevaihimself/"
    handle:    "stevevaihimself"
  - platform:  "TIKTOK"
    url:       "https://www.tiktok.com/@stevevai"
    handle:    "stevevai"
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/stevevai"
    handle:    "stevevai"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/stevevai"
    handle:    "stevevai"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005518/"
    handle:    "nm0005518"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/32Jb1X3wSmmoHj2epZReZA"
    handle:    "32Jb1X3wSmmoHj2epZReZA"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdkBa5GZKEAfiTjqfqotWhQ"
    handle:    "@stevevaihimself"
    followers: 896000
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/221183"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%DA%A4%D9%89_%DA%A4%D8%A7%D9%89"
    title: "ستيڤى ڤاى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%88_%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C"
    title: "استیو وای"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%B2_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%B9"
    title: "Стийв Вай"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai"
    title: "Steve Vai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai"
    title: "Steve Vai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai"
    title: "Steve Vai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai"
    title: "Steve Vai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai"
    title: "Steve Vai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai"
    title: "Steve Vai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai"
    title: "Steve Vai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%88_%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C"
    title: "استیو وای"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai"
    title: "Steve Vai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai"
    title: "Steve Vai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%99%D7%91_%D7%95%D7%90%D7%99"
    title: "סטיב ואי"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai"
    title: "Steve Vai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai"
    title: "Steve Vai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai"
    title: "Steve Vai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai"
    title: "Steve Vai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai"
    title: "Steve Vai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4"
    title: "スティーヴ・ヴァイ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98%E1%83%95_%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%98"
    title: "სტივ ვაი"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8A%A4%ED%8B%B0%EB%B8%8C_%EB%B0%94%EC%9D%B4"
    title: "스티브 바이"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanus_Vai"
    title: "Stephanus Vai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai"
    title: "Steve Vai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai"
    title: "Steve Vai"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Steve_Vai"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Steve_Vai"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Steve_Vai"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://uk.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%96%D0%B2_%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%B9"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump