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Born | Coatbridge, Scotland | 8 November 1956
Origin | Newmarket, Ontario, Canada |
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Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, author, public speaker |
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Years active | 1983–present |
Labels | Capitol |
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alanfrewworld |
Alan Graham Frew (born November 8, 1956) is a Scottish-Canadian singer, songwriter, actor, and author, who is the lead singer of the Canadian rock band Glass Tiger. [1] He has also released three solo albums. [2]
Born 8 November 1956 in Coatbridge, Scotland, [3] Frew moved to Newmarket, Ontario at age 16 with his family. [4]
In 1983, Frew and others formed Glass Tiger. [5] In 1986, the band released its first album, The Thin Red Line. [6] Two of its songs, " Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" and "Someday", reached the Top 10 in the U.S. charts. [7] The Thin Red Line went quadruple platinum in Canada and gold in the United States. [8] Glass Tiger was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1987 [9] and has won five Canadian Juno Awards. [4]
Frew and Stephan Moccio co-wrote " I Believe", which "became the theme song for Canada's Olympic Broadcast Consortium for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver" [2] and "Free to Be", which is used by the Toronto Maple Leafs as their theme song. [10]
Frew portrayed the character Ewan McCauley in the 2010 Canadian comedy film GravyTrain. [11] [12]
On 20 August 2015, Frew suffered a stroke causing trauma to his right side. [13] As of January 2018, Frew had made a full recovery. [14]
Frew has received the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal "in recognition of his service to the Canadian arts, and for his dedication to helping poverty-stricken children". [8] With co-writer Sharon Brennan, Frew wrote The Action Sandwich: A Six Step Recipe to Success by Doing What You're Already Doing ( ISBN 978-0-9736863-9-5), a 2007 autobiography.[ citation needed]
Alan Frew | |
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Background information | |
Born | Coatbridge, Scotland | 8 November 1956
Origin | Newmarket, Ontario, Canada |
Genres |
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Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, author, public speaker |
Instrument(s) |
|
Years active | 1983–present |
Labels | Capitol |
Website |
alanfrewworld |
Alan Graham Frew (born November 8, 1956) is a Scottish-Canadian singer, songwriter, actor, and author, who is the lead singer of the Canadian rock band Glass Tiger. [1] He has also released three solo albums. [2]
Born 8 November 1956 in Coatbridge, Scotland, [3] Frew moved to Newmarket, Ontario at age 16 with his family. [4]
In 1983, Frew and others formed Glass Tiger. [5] In 1986, the band released its first album, The Thin Red Line. [6] Two of its songs, " Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" and "Someday", reached the Top 10 in the U.S. charts. [7] The Thin Red Line went quadruple platinum in Canada and gold in the United States. [8] Glass Tiger was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1987 [9] and has won five Canadian Juno Awards. [4]
Frew and Stephan Moccio co-wrote " I Believe", which "became the theme song for Canada's Olympic Broadcast Consortium for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver" [2] and "Free to Be", which is used by the Toronto Maple Leafs as their theme song. [10]
Frew portrayed the character Ewan McCauley in the 2010 Canadian comedy film GravyTrain. [11] [12]
On 20 August 2015, Frew suffered a stroke causing trauma to his right side. [13] As of January 2018, Frew had made a full recovery. [14]
Frew has received the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal "in recognition of his service to the Canadian arts, and for his dedication to helping poverty-stricken children". [8] With co-writer Sharon Brennan, Frew wrote The Action Sandwich: A Six Step Recipe to Success by Doing What You're Already Doing ( ISBN 978-0-9736863-9-5), a 2007 autobiography.[ citation needed]