Corey Hart
Background information
Birth name	Corey Mitchell Hart
Born	May 31, 1962 (1962-05-31) (age 46)
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre(s)	New Wave, Pop, Rock, New Romantic
Occupation(s)	Singer-Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Keyboards
Years active	1983 - present
Label(s)	Aquarius, Capitol
Website	www.coreyhart.com

Corey Mitchell Hart (born 31 May 1962, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Grammy Award-nominated Canadian musician. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences This is a list of Canadian musicians. Only individuals appear here bands are listed at List of bands from Canada. He was raised in Montreal, Spain, Mexico City, and Key Biscayne, Florida, and was raised solely by his mother from the age of 10 (when his parents divorced). Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico Key Biscayne is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States on the island of Key Biscayne. ^[1] Hart was a prodigy as a teenager. At 13, he sang for Tom Jones and recorded with Paul Anka in Las Vegas and, at 19, recorded demos with Billy Joel and Eric Clapton before signing to a major label at the age of 20. Tom Jones can refer to Tom Jones (singer (born 1940 Welsh pop music singer Tommy Lee Jones (born 1946 American actor and director Paul Mustapha Abdi Anka, ( Arabic: بول مصطفى عبدي أنكا OC (born 30 July 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a William Martin Joel (born May 9 1949 is an American Pianist and Singer-songwriter. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer

Corey Hart's first album was recorded in Manchester, England in the spring of 1982. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Released in 1983, First Offense, featured the hit songs "Sunglasses at Night" and "It Ain't Enough". Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released First Offense is the debut album by Corey Hart. It featured the hit singles "Sunglasses at Night" (along with an award-winning music video and the " Sunglasses at Night " is the platinum-selling Song recorded by Corey Hart. The album sold well in both Canada and the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The follow-up album was Boy in the Box in 1985 featuring the smash "Never Surrender," which was Hart's highest-charting single. Boy in the Box is an album by Corey Hart released in 1985 which spawned four hit singles Events January January 28 - Various artists, under the group name USA For Africa, including Ray Charles Hart became so popular, particularly amongst adolescents, that he was offered the role of Marty McFly in the film Back to the Future, which he turned down. Martin "Marty" McFly is a Fictional character and the main protagonist in the Back to the Future Back to the Future is a 1985 science fiction Comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Steven Spielberg. (The role eventually went to another Canadian, Michael J. Fox. Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American ) Hart's handsome looks made an impression on young fans; so much, in fact, that he was regularly featured in magazines marketed to teens, such as Tiger Beat and Bop, from 1984 to 1986. Tiger Beat is an American Fan magazine marketed primarily to Adolescents Bop magazine is a monthly American entertainment magazine for kids 10 years of age and teens

Hart continued to record music, but his commercial success and "heart throb" status in the United States were significantly reduced after Box. Today, Hart lives in the Bahamas with his wife, French-Canadian singer Julie Masse, and their four children: daughters India, Dante & River and son Rain. The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and Masse, born on June 3, had her birthdate used for one of Hart's songs Third Of June. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering

He works primarily as a songwriter, writing music for his wife and other artists, including Celine Dion. Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer

Discography

Albums

• First Offense (1983)
• Boy in the Box (1985)
• Fields of Fire (1986)
• Young Man Running (1988)
• Bang! (1990)
• Corey Hart: The Singles (1991)
• Attitude and Virtue (1992)
• Corey Hart (1996)
• Jade (1998)

Singles

References

• Corey Hart. First Offense is the debut album by Corey Hart. It featured the hit singles "Sunglasses at Night" (along with an award-winning music video and the Boy in the Box is an album by Corey Hart released in 1985 which spawned four hit singles Young Man Running is the fourth album by Corey Hart released in 1988 Bang! is the fifth album by Corey Hart released in 1990 It was his last album to chart in the U The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the US-based music sales tracking company Nielsen SoundScan. Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released " Sunglasses at Night " is the platinum-selling Song recorded by Corey Hart. See also Events January 21 - " Relax " by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart it Events January January 28 - Various artists, under the group name USA For Africa, including Ray Charles See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January " Can't Help Falling in Love " by George Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore, is a pop song based on " Plaisir d'amour See also Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 Events This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992 This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. Events January January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998 Corey Hart. Retrieved on January 30, 2005.

1. ^ The NNDB profile for Corey Hart onward. Accessed on December 13, 2006.

External links

• Official site