Photo: Corey Hart / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Corey Hart is one of those artists whose songs you know even if you don't know his name. "Sunglasses at Night" and "Never Surrender" were inescapable in the 1980s, and selling over 16 million records while landing nine US Billboard Top 40 hits is no small feat. What I respect most is the durability: 30 Top 40 hits in his native Canada across more than 35 years, plus a 2016 Canada's Walk of Fame induction. That kind of longevity, especially out of Montreal, tells me he was far more than a one-hit synth-pop moment. He built a real, lasting catalog.
Overview
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Corey Hart
- Name (Japanese)
- コリー・ハート
- Reading
- こりー・はーと
- Born
- May 31, 1962 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Tiger
- Origin
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / pianist / songwriter / composer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Marianopolis College
Awards & achievements
- 2016 Canada's Walk of Fame
- CASBY Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.coreyhart.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.