02/11/06 - ALTOS DE CHAVON, SANTO DOMINGO

Review by 'Dominican Today' Newspaper:
Bryan Adams rocks Dominican Altos de Chavon

Santo Domingo.– Altos de Chavon was rocked by Bryan Adams last night as he continued his 2006 World Tour with a two-hour set packed with over twenty songs from his 25-year back catalogue.

The Canadian singer, who opened the First Caribbean Pop Festival, was born in Kingston, Ontario, and traveled throughout Europe and the Middle East as a child with his diplomat parents, until they settled back in Canada in 1973.

Adams started his musical career by dropping out of school at age 15. Two years later he sent a few demos to A&M Records and at eighteen was signed to a recording contract for one dollar. He has released fourteen albums since then.

One of his most successful albums is 1991's Waking up the Neighbours that featured the single "Everything I Do (I Do It for You)". This album and the song went to number one everywhere in the world in 1991 and 1992, with the song spending a record-breaking sixteen weeks at number one on the charts in the United Kingdom.

In 1998 he was promoted to an Officer of the Order of Canada for his philanthropic work. He was also inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 1990, and is to be given the Hall of Fame Award at Canada's Juno awards this April 2006. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards.

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