Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams is a Canadian singer, songwriter and photographer whose rock songs and ballads connect Summer of ’69 to his new album How’s It Goin’.
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Music
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Film soundtrackOverview
- Born
- November 5, 1959, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Work
- Singer, songwriter, guitarist and photographer
- Breakout
- Cuts Like a Knife (1983), followed by Reckless (1984)
- Longtime writing partner
- Jim Vallance
Mini bio
How it started.
Born in Kingston and later based in Vancouver, Bryan joined the glam band Sweeney Todd as a teenager. His partnership with Jim Vallance helped set his solo career in motion, and A&M released his self-titled debut in 1980.
The songs fans grew up with.
Cuts Like a Knife brought his mainstream breakthrough in 1983. Reckless followed in 1984, pairing guitar-driven songs with ballads such as “Heaven”. In 1991, “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” became another defining song, winning a Grammy the following year.
Beyond the records.
His writing also reaches film and theatre, including Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and Pretty Woman: The Musical with Jim Vallance. Alongside music, he makes portraits and exhibits his photography. His own Bad Records released Roll With The Punches in 2025 and How’s It Goin’ in 2026.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026How’s It Goin’Recording artist
- 2025Roll With The PunchesRecording artist; first full album of new material on his Bad Records label
- 1984RecklessSinger, songwriter and co-producer with Bob Clearmountain
Film and theatre
- 2026Charlie the WonderdogContributor of three original songs
- 2018Pretty Woman: The MusicalMusic and lyrics with Jim Vallance
- 2002Spirit: Stallion of the CimarronSoundtrack singer and songwriter
- 1991Robin Hood: Prince of ThievesSinger and co-writer of “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You”
Awards
- Canadian Songwriters Hall of FameInducted in 2022.
- Governor General’s Performing Arts Award2010 · Lifetime Artistic Achievement.
- Canadian Music Hall of FameInducted in 2006.
- Grammy Award1992 · Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television, shared with Michael Kamen and Robert John “Mutt” Lange for “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You”.
Quotes
In my world they work hand in hand.Bryan Adams, Vogue Arabia
In an August 2025 interview, he was asked whether photography or returning to the stage excited him most.
Trivia
- His photograph of Queen Elizabeth II appeared on Canadian postage stamps issued in 2004 and 2005.
- He established The Bryan Adams Foundation in 2006, with a particular focus on education and learning opportunities for young people.
- The Bare Bones vinyl edition adds a “Here I Am” performance recorded in Melbourne in 2025 to a live album originally released in 2010.
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