Who: Barry Manilow.

Manilow is a singer-songwriter who writes the songs "the whole world sings," just finished an Australian tour, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and launched Manilow.TV -- a website that contains videos from his personal archives.

Mansion: Manilow's Malibu, Calif., beachfront mansion, perched atop a sandy beach, has an enclosed backyard, floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the ocean, limestone floors, a two-story living room with a fireplace, and is a walled and gated contemporary home with a courtyard entrance and detached guest house, all located on Malibu Road.

Price: Purchased in 1999 for $3 million, it was listed in May 2009 for $10.9 million, pulled off the market in December 2009, and re-listed in March 2010 for $9.15 million until November 2010, when it was dropped to $7.9 million.