BRYAN ADAMS

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11/5/1959 – Canadian guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and photographer Bryan Adams. He released his eponymous debut album age 20. Reckless, (1984) became the first album by a Canadian to be certified diamond in Canada and made Adams a global star; the album’s six charting singles included ‘Run to You’ and ‘Summer of ’69’. His 1991 US No.1 single ‘(Everything I Do)’, I Do It For You’, spent a record-breaking 16 weeks at No.1 in the UK, (and reached No. 1 in at least 19 countries), plus he has scored over 15 other UK Top 40 singles and 3 UK No.1 albums. Adams has garnered many awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations, and 15 Grammy Award nominations.