Amanda Falk
| Amanda Lindsay Cook | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Amanda Lindsay Falk |
| Born | May 8, 1984 |
| Origin | Niverville, Manitoba, Canada |
| Genres | Contemporary Christian music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
| Labels | Avante Records Signpost Music |
| Website | amandafalk |
Amanda Cook is a Christian recording artist from Niverville, Manitoba, Canada. She received a Juno Award at the 2006 awards ceremony for her eponymous debut album. She married her husband Jacob Cook in 2011[1]
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Musical career
In 2004 she released her self-titled debut album on Winnipeg label Avante Records.[2][3] The album received recognition in a 2006 Juno Award in the category Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year.[4] Falk has received a GMA Canada Covenant Award for Female Vocalist of the Year for four consecutive years, 2005 through 2008.
In 2006 – 2007, Falk went on the Beautiful Unique Girl (BUGIRL) Tour[citation needed] in which she appeared with other bands across Canada. The tour was designed to help boost teenage girls' confidence. Falk also appeared at YouthQuake 2007 and 2008 at Briercrest College and Seminary.
Falk's second album Beautiful was released in 2007 on Avante Records.[5][6] In 2010 she released her third album In Between the Now & Then on record label Signpost Music.[7] Amanda is releasing her fourth studio album Brave New World (under the name Amanda Cook) September 25.[8]
Discography
- Albums
Amanda Falk (review[3])
- Released: 2004
- Tracks: "Fireflies", "Endless", "Small", "Broken", "Give Me A Chance", "Undone", "Sense of Wonder", "Charade", "It Was You", "For Adam", "Enough"
Beautiful (review[6])
- Released: 2007
- Tracks: "Beautiful", "Lonely", "World of Everyone", "We All Cry", "Fragile", "Love Like You", "First Dance", "Faithful", "Diamond", "Can I Just Come", "This is Love", "This is Love (Reprise)", "Fragile (Remixed)"
In Between the Now & Then
- Released: 2010
- Tracks: "Paper Planes", "That's What You Do", "No More Shadows", "Unbreakable", "Symphony", "Landslide", "We Will Wait", "In a Moment", "Look for the Light", "Horizon", "Song for Matthew", "See You Again", "Redemption", "Your Child"
Brave New World (as Amanda Cook)
- Released: September 25, 2015
- Chart position: #20 US
- Songs on compilations
- 27th Annual Covenant Hits, "Broken" (CMC, 2006)
- 28th Annual Covenant Hits, "Endless" (CMC, 2007)
- GMA Canada presents 30th Anniversary Collection, "Small" (CMC, 2008)
Awards and recognition
- 2005 Female Vocalist of the Year
- 2006 Female Vocalist of the Year
- 2007 Female Vocalist of the Year
- 2008 Female Vocalist of the Year
- 2008 Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year: "Beautiful" (co-written with Malynda Zacharias and Marshall Zacharias)[note 1]
- 2010 for the 2010 Covenant Awards to be announced October 29, 2010 Falk received nominations for Female Vocalist of the Year, Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year: In Between the Now & Then, and Inspirational Song of the Year: "Song For Matthew"
- 2014 Female Vocalist of the Year: Amanda (Falk) Cook
- 2014 Song of the Year: You Make Me Brave
- 2014 Praise & Worship Song of the Year: You Make Me Brave
- 2006 Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year: Amanda Falk
- 2008 nominee, Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year: Beautiful
- Shai Awards (formerly The Vibe Awards)
- 2005 New Artist of the Year
- 2007 Female Soloist of the Year
- 2005 nominee, Outstanding Christian Recording: Amanda Falk
- 2010 Contemporary Christian/Gospel Recording of the Year: In Between the Now & Then
See also
References
Footnotes
- ↑ Amanda was also nominated for 2008 GMAC Awards in the categories of Album of the Year: Beautiful, Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year: Beautiful, and Song of the Year: "Beautiful".
Citations
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External links
- www.amandafalk.com Official web site
