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Corey Hart

Corey Mitchell Hart (born 31 May, 1962, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Grammy Award-nominated Canadian musician. 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). 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. Corey Hart's first album was recorded in Manchester, England in the spring of 1982. Released in 1983, First Offense, featured the hit songs "Sunglasses at Night" and "It Ain't Enough". The album sold well in both Canada and the United States. The follow-up album was Boy in the Box in 1985 featuring the smash "Never Surrender," which was Hart's highest-charting single. 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. (The role eventually went to another Canadian, Michael J. Fox.) 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. 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. Masse, born on June 3, had her birthdate used for one of Hart's songs Third Of June. He works primarily as a songwriter, writing music for his wife and other artists, including Celine Dion. (more)

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  • Sunglasses at Night: Sunglasses at Night is the platinum-selling song recorded by Corey Hart. It was the first single to be released off his debut album, 1984's First Offense, and rose to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is considered by many to be a classic of 1980
  • Boy in the Box (album): Boy in the Box is an album by Corey Hart released in 1985, which spawned four hit singles. The song "Never Surrender" won a Juno Award in 1985 for "Single of the Year" and reached #3 in the U.S. charts.
  • First Offense: First Offense is the debut album by Corey Hart. It featured the hit singles "Sunglasses at Night" (representative of the classic '80s sound, along with an award-winning music video) and the ballad "It Ain't Enough". Hart was subsequently nominated fo
  • Tiger Beat: Tiger Beat is an American fan magazine marketed primarily to adolescents. It is currently published by Laufer Media, Inc. of Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1965 by Charles "Chuck" Laufer and his brother, Ira, Tiger Beat has as its forte teen ido
  • Julie Masse: Julie Masse (born June 3, 1970, in Greenfield Park, Quebec) is a Canadian pop singer.
  • Bang! (Corey Hart album): Bang! is an album by Corey Hart released in 1990. It was his last album to chart in the U.S., reaching #134, and generated just one hit single, "A Little Love", which reached #37. The track "Ballade for Nien Cheng" was inspired by her novel Life and
  • Young Man Running: Young Man Running is an album by Corey Hart released in 1986. It charted in the U.S., reaching #126, and generated the hit single, "In Your Soul", which reached #38.
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