Bryan Guy Adams, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, guitarist, photographer, philanthropist and activist.

Adams rose to fame in Canada and the United States with his 1983 album Cuts Like a Knife and turned into a global star with his 1984 album Reckless, which produced some of his best known songs, including "Run to You" and "Summer of '69".[1] In 1991, he released "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" from the album Waking Up the Neighbours and the song became a worldwide hit which went to number 1 in many countries, including 16 consecutive weeks in the United Kingdom, a new record. Adams also had the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Heaven", "All for Love" and "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"

For his contributions to music, Adams has garnered many awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations, 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television in 1992. He has also won MTV, ASCAP, American Music awards, three Ivor Novello Awards for song composition and has been nominated five times for Golden Globe Awards and three times for Academy Awards for his songwriting for films.

Adams was awarded the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia for contributions to popular music and philanthropic work via his own foundation, which helps improve education for people around the world.

Adams 出生在加拿大，在他事业的初期，他一直担任前 Prism 乐队 Jim Vallence 的助手。 Adams 当时为很多的加拿大乐队写了很多的歌曲，其中有 Loverboy、Bachman Turner Overdrive、Bonnie Tyler 和 Kiss 等乐队。Adams 在 1981 年的时候与 A&M 唱片公司签约并与年底推出了他的处女作《Bryan Adams》（布赖恩 亚当斯），但遗憾的是，该专辑并不十分成功， 甚至没有能够成为打榜专辑。但第 2 年，他推出了他的第 2 张专辑《You Want It, You Got It》（你要，你便得到）这张专辑终于不负厚望，登上了全美排行榜。

Adams 在商业上的转机出现在 1983 年推出的专辑《Cuts Like A Knife》（像刀一样砍断）后,其中民谣“Straight from the Heart”（来自内心）在专辑推出前就登上了 Top 10 排行榜。 当然，这张专辑一经推出也登上了 Top 10。在 1984 年底，Adams 以其嘹亮的、中速的“Run To You”（跑向你）第 2 次进入了 Top 10。 同年发行的专辑《Reckless》（鲁莽的行动）成为了了不起的成功作品。 由于这张唱片的作品在广播节目中大量播出，使这张唱片将 Adams 成为了家喻户晓的名字。专辑连续 2 周高居美国专辑排行榜首，并超过500 万张的销量。其中，“Heaven”（天堂）、“Summer Of 69”（1969 年夏天）、“Somebody”（某人）、“One Night Love Affair”（一夜情）和与 Tina Turner 合作的“It s Only Love”（仅仅是爱情）均榜上有名。

在 1987 年推出的专辑《Into The Fire》（跳入火海）可谓是商业上的惨败。在排行榜上总共停留了 33 周，但只销售了 100 万张，其中只有 1 首歌“Heat Of The Night”（夜晚的激情）打入 Top 10。 对于一般人来说这是一个了不起的成绩，然而对于一位巨星来说，100 万的成绩毫无疑问是一次失败的尝试。

在此之后，Adams 整整沉寂了 4 年。1991年，影片《罗宾汉》的成功也使一位摇滚歌星从此广为人知，他就是布莱恩·亚当斯。影片的主题曲“Everything I Do,I Do It for you”成了一首红极一时的流行金曲，而MTV中布莱恩·亚当斯手抱电吉它在森林中演唱的形象也从此深入人心。“Everything I Do,I Do It For You”推出后，在美国的单曲排行榜上连续七周居第一，并在15 周内就创造了300万张的巨额销量。而其所在专辑，《唤醒邻居》（Waking Up The Neighbors）也获得了十分出色的成绩。

代表作品

(Everything I Do) I Do It For You，1991年电影《侠盗罗宾汉》主题曲