Bryan Adams Birthday, Age, Partner, Daughters & Greatest Hits

Canadian rock star Bryan Adams was born on November 5, 1959, in Kingston, Ontario. With hits like “Summer of ’69”, “Heaven” and the record-breaking “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You”, he is one of the best-selling music artists in history — and an acclaimed photographer too. Bryan Adams is 67 years old.

A Diplomat’s Son on the Move

Adams’ father was a British Army officer who joined the Canadian Army and later became a United Nations peacekeeping observer and Canadian diplomat, so Bryan spent his childhood moving between countries, including a posting in Lisbon, Portugal. In 1974 he settled in North Vancouver with his mother and younger brother, Bruce, and soon left school to chase a music career.

Greatest Hits Timeline

Year	Song or album	Milestone
1983	Cuts Like a Knife	First top-ten album; “Straight from the Heart” becomes his first US top-ten hit
1984	Reckless	First album by a Canadian certified diamond in Canada; “Summer of ’69”, “Run to You”, “Heaven” (US No. 1)
1991	“(Everything I Do) I Do It for You”	No. 1 in at least 19 countries and 16 straight weeks at No. 1 in the UK
1991	Waking Up the Neighbours	Worldwide No. 1 album, about 16 million copies sold
1993	“All for Love” (with Rod Stewart and Sting)	Worldwide hit from The Three Musketeers
1995	“Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?”	US No. 1 from Don Juan DeMarco

“(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” has sold more than 15 million copies, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time.

Awards and Honours

• 20 Juno Awards and a Grammy Award, from 16 Grammy nominations.
• Three Academy Award nominations and five Golden Globe nominations for film songs.
• Order of British Columbia (1990) and Officer of the Order of Canada (1998).
• Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement (2010).
• Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Canada’s Walk of Fame; inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

Bryan Adams the Photographer

Away from the stage, Adams is a respected portrait photographer. In 2002 he was invited to photograph Queen Elizabeth II for her Golden Jubilee, and one of his images was later used on a Canadian postage stamp. He also supports the Hear the World initiative, which raises awareness of hearing loss.

Partner and Daughters

Adams and his former personal assistant, Alicia Grimaldi, have two daughters, born in April 2011 and February 2013. He keeps his family life largely private.

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