Updated on: 26 July, 2021 11:32 AM IST |

10 things you didnt know about Bryan Adams

In the year 2002, the singer photographed Queen Elizabeth and this photo with the smiling Queen was used on a Canadian postage stamp.

Bryan Adams has also been a successful photographer. He has shot some major ad campaigns for popular international brands like Escada, Guess, Converse, Montblac et al.

The singer was rumoured to be dating the late Princess of Wales. As per his ex-girlfriend Cecilie Thomsen, the affair dated back to 1996 when the princess separated from Prince Charles.

At one point of time, Adams was also keen on making it big in films. He was seen in the film Pink Cadillac alongside Clint Eastwood. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, House of Fools and the recent Bobby are also a few films to his credit.

Before his solo career took off, the singer played in a Vancouver-based glam rock band named Sweeney Todd. This was back in the 70s when he was just 16.

Adams has been a strict vegan for over 25 years now. He initially forayed into it owing to health reasons and is now a proud advocate of animal rights too.

He quit school at the age of 16 to pursue music and managed to convince his mom to let him spend his college savings on a piano.

While he was 14, Adams worked as a dish washer and saved the money to buy a guitar.

Bryan Adams was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The family later moved to Europe and Asia as his father was a diplomat at the Canadian Foreign Service.

80s child or not, but youll definitely swear by this super singer all your life! The man in question is none other than Bryan Adams. The Summer of 69 star has had the most successful innings as a music artiste and continues to sway hearts even today. So as the singer promises to be 18 till he dies, we celebrate his birthday with some cool facts about him you didnt know.