Corey Hart | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Corey Mitchell Hart |
| Born | May 31, 1962 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | New wave, pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, keyboards, piano, guitar, drums |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Aquarius, EMI America, Capitol, Sire, Columbia, Warner Music Canada |
| Website | coreyhart |
Corey Mitchell Hart (born May 31, 1962) is a Canadian singer, musician and songwriter known for his hit singles "Sunglasses at Night", "Never Surrender" and "It Ain't Enough". He has sold over 16 million records worldwide and recorded nine US Billboard Top 40 hits. In Canada, 30 of Hart's recordings have been Top 40 hits, including 11 in the Top 10, over the course of over 35 years in the music industry. Nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1984, Hart is an inductee of both Canadian Music Hall of Fame and Canada's Walk of Fame, and is also a multiple Juno award nominee and winner, including the Diamond Award for his best-selling album Boy in the Box.[1][2] He has also been honoured by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN).[3]
- ^ "Canada's Walk of Fame". Canada's Walk of Fame.
- ^ "27th Annual Grammy Awards – 1985". Rock on the Net. February 26, 1985. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ^ "Hart, Corey – The Canadian Encyclopedia". August 26, 2011. Archived from the original on August 26, 2011.