Few artists have balanced chart-topping success, cultural impact, business leadership,and humanitarian advocacy as seamlessly as singer/songwriter John Ondrasik, the Grammy nominated, multi-platinum recording artist who performs under the hockey moniker Five For Fighting. Ondrasik has spent more than three decades creating musicthat has become woven into the fabric of people’s lives from weddings and graduations tomoments of national healing and global reflection. Ondrasik has released six studio albums, including the platinum-certified America Town and The Battle for Everything, as well as the Top 10-charting Two Lights. His iconic songs include “Superman (It’s Not Easy),” his timeless anthem which became an enduring symbol of compassion andresilience following his unforgettable performance at the 2001 Concert for New York atMadison Square Garden in tribute to the heroes and families affected by September 11th.Ondrasik had the honor of performing the song again in New York 25 years later,September 11, 2026 during the nationally televised event, “9/11 Tribute in Light: Live from Lower Manhattan” which was televised and across ABC, Disney+, Hulu, National Geographic, ABC Owned Television Stations livestreams and ABC News Live, inpartnership with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. “Superman (It’s Not Easy),” along with his other hits, “100 Years,” “The Riddle,” “World,” “Chances,” and “Easy Tonight” have generated more than two billion streams worldwide and earned him recognition as one ofthe top five Adult Contemporary artists of the 2000s. Throughout his career, Ondrasik has consistently used his platform to elevate humanitarian causes and champion freedom of expression. As an ambassador for the Gary Sinise Foundation John is a lifelong supporter of the U.S. Military traveling the world with USO performing for our troops. In 2007 he founded the “CD for The Troops” to boost military morale by distributing over 1 million free music compilations feature top artists and comedians. In recent years, his powerful songs “Blood on My Hands,” “Can One Man Save the World?,” and “OK (We Are Not OK)” have addressed the humanitarian crises in Afghanistan, Ukraine, and Israel with compassion, moral clarity, and emotional honesty. His advocacy has extended well beyond songwriting, including work supporting Afghan evacuation efforts, humanitarian aid missions, Ukrainian relief organizations, hostages’ families in Israel, veterans’ causes, and ALS research initiatives. In 2022, Ondrasik traveled to Ukraine shortly after the Russian withdrawal from Kyiv, where he filmed “Can One Man Save the World?” with the Ukrainian Orchestra amid the ruins of Antonov Airport. In 2025 “Superman (It’s Not Easy),” took on new meaning as a call to action for Alon Ohel, a hostage and his fellow hostages whom at the time had spentover 700 days in Hamas captivity. The video “Superman for Alon and the Hostages” resonated globally and was performed by Ondrasik, Alon’s brother Ronen, his mother Idit Ohel, and a community of friends who gathered in Hostage Square, Tel Aviv. Ondrasik’s revised lyrics turned pain into resilience and hope. They also performed the song on the USS Nimitz July 4 as part of the Freedom 250 celebration in New York Harbor.
