Bryan Adams was born on 5 November 1959 in Kingston, Canada. With a diplomat father, he travelled extensively during his childhood, from Europe to the Middle East. He was 17 years old when he tried his luck by sending a demo tape to the A&M record label, after which he signed his first contract. His first two albums, released in 1980 and 1981, had limited success, but with his 1983 album, Cuts Like A Knife, Bryan Adams' international career was launched.

With a simple rock and ballad style, Bryan Adams has been a major musical figure since the 1980s. The writer of the song '(Everything I Do) I Do It For You' has sold more than 65 million records world-wide and reached the number one spot in more than 40 countries. His many tours have always attracted large audiences: every year, Bryan Adams plays more than 120 concerts at packed venues world-wide, including his classic hits 'Summer of 69', 'Run To You', '18 ‘Til I Die', 'It’s Only Love', 'Somebody' and 'Cuts Like A Knife'. In 2010, he released a live acoustic album, Bare Bones, on the Decca label.

Twenty years after the release of his best-selling album, Waking Up the Neighbours, which has sold more than 10 million copies, Bryan Adams is going back on tour to celebrate the anniversary.

By now a legend, the man who has sold more than 20 million records was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011.