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 Alan Frew, 2011. | |
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| Born | 8 November 1956 Coatbridge, Scotland |
| 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 |
| 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 ]
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Canadian rock band Glass Tiger has released three studio albums, seven compilation albums, two EPs, two live albums, nineteen singles and six promotional singles.
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