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Bryan Adams Buy Bryan Posters Here Bryan Adams, OC, OBC (born November 5, 1959 in Kingston, Ontario) is a successful Canadian singer and songwriter. He was born in Kingston, Ontario to British parents, and moved with them throughout Europe] and the Middle East. Adams has been inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame and in 1990 he was made a Member of the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia. In 1998 he was promoted to an Officer of the Order of Canada. Musical Career Adams met drummer Jim Vallance in 1977 and the two began collaborating as songwriters, and before long, their material was being covered by many artists. A&M Records was sent some demos and signed Adams to a recording contract at age 18 for $1. His biggest hit is "Summer of 69." He has released 14 albums since then. In 1990 he joined many other guests (including Michael Kamen) for Roger Waters' massive performance of The Wall in Berlin. Apart from that he has been engaged in projects like creating the Southern Antarctic Whale Sanctuary and Amnesty International. He recently joined Canada's benefit concert for the victims of 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and performed at Live 8's Canadian performance. One of his greatest success was the album Waking Up the Neighbours in 1991 (see 1991 in music), produced by Mutt Lange and featured the ballad "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You". This song was #1 everywhere in the world in 1991/2. His musical career also includes several collaborations and duets, examples being with Tina Turner on "It's Only Love", Sarah McLachlan on "Don't Let Go", Mariah Carey on "Whenever You Need a Friend", Mel C on "When you're Gone", Chicane on "Don't Give Up", Bonnie Raitt on "Rock Steady" and the aforementioned collaboration on "All For Love". Soundtrack works His works for movie soundtracks include "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?" from Don Juan de Marco; and "All For Love" from The Three Musketeers, performed with Rod Stewart and Sting. Adams has subsequently been nominated for three Academy Awards for his film compostions. He has two songs in the upcoming film Colour Me Kubrick starring John Malkovich. His latest album, Room Service was released on September 20, 2004 with "Open Road" being its first single. Adams is currently working on another album while on tour. He currently lives in Chelsea, London, United Kingdom.

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