Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams, the Canadian song-writer and singer is amongst the most talented and respected icons in the music world. Selling around 65 million albums and collecting countless awards along the way it's no surpise why we want to play his great music in our Tribute Act. Here's a brief history of Bryan Guy Adams, the man, the music, the legend...
Bryan Guy Adams was born on the 5th November in 1959 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He was born to English parents and due to his father's job as a diplomat he did a lot of travelling around the world, spending many of his early years in Europe. So this begs the inevitable question, "Where was he in the Summer of 69 ?" He was actually near Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.
In 1973 Bryan returned home to his native Canada and in his early teens worked in a record store. He quit school when he was 15 to start playing in Canadian nightclubs. At this tender age he sang lead with a band called Sweeney Todd releasing an album called, " If Wishes Were Horses".
Soon after Adams hit on a chance meeting with Jim Vallance - a drummer looking for a singer. This would form the basis of a long-lasting song-writing relationship which is still going strong. Having sent his demos off to Toronto based A&M records he struck lucky and signed for the sum of one dollar.
Today Bryan Adams is recognised universally as a Rock Superstar who has received several Grammy Award nominations and won two awards in 1992 for "Best Pop Instrumental Performance" and "Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media" (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves soundtrack). He has also been nominated for Golden Globe and Academy awards and amongst his other major accolades he has been awarded the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia. A full list of his artist awrds are shown below.
Bryan Adam's Awards and Nominations
Academy Nominations:
- 1992 Best original song for the movie 'Robin Hood-Prince of thieves'
- 1995 Best original song for the movie 'Don Juan deMarco'
- 1996 Best original song for the movie 'The Mirror Has Two Faces'
Golden Globes:
- 1992 Nomination Best Original Song - Motion Picture: Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves "Everything I Do" 1992
- 1996 Nomination Best Original Song - Motion Picture: Don Juan DeMarco "Have You Ever Really Loved?" 1996
- 1997 Nomination Best Original Song - Motion Picture: Mirror Has Two Faces, The "I've Finally Found Someone" 1997
- 2003 Nomination Best Original Song - Motion Picture: Spirit: Stallion Of the Cimarron "Here I Am" 2003
- 2007 Nomination Best Original Song - Motion Picture: Bobby "Never Gonna Break My Faith" 2007
Grammy Awards:
- 1986 Nomination: best male vocalist performance
- 1992 Nomination: song of the year
- 1992 Nomination: record of the year
- 1992 Nomination: best song for film or TV
- 1992 Best song for film or TV
- 1992 Nomination: best rock vocalist performance solo
- 1992 Nomination: best rock song
- 1992 Nomination: best pop male vocalist performance
- 1992 American paper institute environmental award for environmental
- 1993 Nomination: best male rock vocalist
- 1994 Best pop vocalist collaboration
- 1994 Nomination: best pop vocalist collaboration
- 1994 Nomination: best pop vocalist collaboration
- 1996 Nomination: best male vocalist performance
- 1996 Nomination: best song specifically written for a motion picture or TV
- 1996 Best duo with Barbara Streisand
Juno Awards:
- 1980 Most promising male vocalist of the year
- 1981 Most promising male vocalist of the year
- 1983 Best male vocalist
- 1984 Producer of the year
- 1984 Composer of the year
- 1984 Best male vocalist
- 1984 Album of the year
- 1985 Composer of the year
- 1985 Nomination: single of the year
- 1985 Best male vocalist
- 1985 Album of the year
- 1986 Best male vocalist
- 1986 Nomination: composer of the year
- 1986 Nomination: single of the year
- 1987 Male vocalist of the year
- 1987 Canadian entertainer of the year
- 1987 Nomination: album of the year
- 1987 Nomination: producer of the year
- 1987 Nomination: single of the year
- 1987 Nomination: composer of the year
- 1989 Canadian entertainer of the year
- 1992 Nomination: songwriter f the year
- 1992 Nomination: single of the year
- 1992 Nomination: single of the year
- 1992 Nomination : producer of the year
- 1992 Producer of the year
- 1992 Nomination: male vocalist of the year
- 1992 Nomination: entertainer of the year
- 1992 International achievement in music
- 1992 Nomination: album of the year
- 1992 Canadian entertainer of the year
- 1993 Nomination: songwriter of the year
- 1993 Nomination: single of the year
- 1993 Nomination: canadian entertainer of the year
- 1993 Nomination: best selling album - foreigner or canadian
- 1993 Best selling album - foreigner or Canadian
- 1994 Songwriter of the year
- 1994 Nomination: single of the year
- 1995 Nomination: songwriter of the year
- 1995 Single of the year
- 1996 Producer of the year
- 1996 Nomination. songwriter of the year
- 1996 Single of the year
- 1996 Nomination: entertainer of the year
- 1997 Nomination: producer of the year
- 1997 Nomination. best songwriter
- 1997 Nomination: album, of the year
- 1997 Male vocalist of the year
- 1999 Nomination: best producer
- 1999 Best songwriter
- 2000 Nomination: best male artist
- 2000 Nomination: best album
- 2000 Nomination: best pop/adult album
- 2000 Best male artist 1999
- 2001 Nomination: best songwriter
- 2006 Induction into Canadian Hall of Fame
MTV Awards:
- 1986 Best stage performance in a video for 'It's Only Love'
- 1992 Best song for a movie
- 1994 Nomination: song of the year
- 1995 Nomination: Video of the year
- 1996 Nomination: Male artist of the year (MTV Europe)
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