Bryan Guy Adams, OC{1}, OBC{2}, born on November 5, 1959, is a Canadian rock/pop, singer-songwriter and photographer.

In 1978, at the age of 18, Adams and his co-writer/collaborator, Jim Vallance, who often used the pseudonym Rodney Higgs, sent a few demo recordings to A&M Records in Toronto. Not long after the pair signed with A&M and the a album, [Bryan Adams] was released in February 1980, marking the beginning of what was to become a long songwriting partnership between Adams and Vallance. This album was released only in Canada.

Adams' second album, [You Want It You Got It,] was recorded in New York City in two weeks in 1981, and it marked Adams' first album co-produced by Bob Clearmountain, an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. The album, which was released in both Canada and the U.S., contained the hit "Lonely Nights," but it was not until his third album that he achieved international recognition, popularity and volume sales.