Brooke Gabrielle Fraser
Brooke Fraser, 2007-05-05. Photo by Ronnie Ling.
Background information
Birth name	Brooke Gabrielle Fraser
Born	December 15, 1983 (1983-12-15) (age 24)
Origin	Wellington, New Zealand
Genre(s)	Pop Alternative Pop/Rock
Years active	2002 – Current
Label(s)	Sony Music Entertainment New Zealand (2002 – Current)
Website	Official Website

Brooke Gabrielle Fraser (born December 15, 1983 in Wellington, New Zealand) is an award-winning New Zealand singer-songwriter. She is also one of the main worship leaders of popular Christian praise and worship band Hillsong United. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... For the first Duke of Wellington, see Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... The term alternative rock or alternative music1 was coined in the early 1980s to describe bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH ... See also: 2002 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2002 Record labels established in 2002 // 2002 was marked by significant trends in rock music. ... Present redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... The Sony BMG Music Entertainment logo. ... Present redirects here. ... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Alternative meanings at Wellington (disambiguation) A view of Wellington from the top of Mount Victoria. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... This article is about the band. ...

Biography

Early life

Brooke is the eldest of the three children born to former All Black, Bernie Fraser and his wife Lynda Fraser. She is second cousin to Kyle Fraser. Brooke grew up in Naenae, Lower Hutt and attended Dyer Street School then Naenae Intermediate and Naenae College. First international Australia 3 - 22 New Zealand (15 August 1903) Largest win New Zealand 145 - 17 Japan (4 June 1995) Worst defeat Australia 28 - 7 New Zealand (28 August 1999) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 1987 All Black redirects here. ... Bernard Gabriel Bernie Fraser (born July 21, 1951, in Lautoka, Fiji) is best known as a former New Zealand All Black rugby player. ... Naenae, a major suburb of Lower Hutt in the North Island of New Zealand, lies on the eastern edge of the floodplain of the Hutt River, four kilometres from the Lower Hutt CBD. A small tributary of the Hutt, the Waiwhetu Stream, flows through the suburb. ... Lower Hutt is a city in the lower North Island of the country of New Zealand. ...

Brooke started taking piano lessons at seven years of age, continuing until seventeen. She started writing songs at age twelve and taught herself the acoustic guitar at sixteen. Notably, Brooke has never taken any singing lessons. A steel string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound. ...

She received some label interest when she was fifteen, but instead preferred to focus on getting an A bursary, a school leaver's award. She nevertheless performed at Parachute, an annual Christian music festival, and has continued to do so each year since 2000 - including a special guest performance in 2007. The New Zealand University Bursary or Bursary was New Zealands standard secondary school leaving qualification gained at the end of NZ Form VII (= UK Upper Sixth Form). ... Parachute is an annual music festival of contemporary Christian music in New Zealand. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

Brooke was a presenter on a cable television show. She began writing for the Soul Purpose Magazine at age fifteen and was later made editor in 2002. She gave up her job as editor shortly after moving to Auckland in late 2002 in order to pursue her music career.^[1] Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Since its inaugural publish in 1998, SOUL PURPOSE has become a mouthpiece for an MTV generation desperately seeking the truth about God and in doing so, has inspired the lives of thousands of young people. ... For other uses, see Auckland (disambiguation). ...

Record deal

In 2002 while Brooke was in Auckland Scotty, the drummer for Elemeno P, organized a meeting with producer Matty J for her. Matty J became her manager, liaising with the major labels who had shown interest and compared their offers. Brooke had about five different labels offering her deals and in late 2002 she ended up signing a multi-album deal with Sony Music Entertainment New Zealand. For other uses, see Auckland (disambiguation). ... Elemeno P are a New Zealand based band. ... Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ...

What To Do With Daylight

Main article: What to Do with Daylight

Brooke's first album What To Do With Daylight was released in New Zealand in late 2003, debuting at #1 and achieved gold-selling status in the same week. The album eventually went 7 times platinum, selling over 100,000 copies in New Zealand alone. She remained on the album charts for a record 66 weeks ^[2]. All five singles from her album reached the top 20 RIANZ charts, the official singles chart of New Zealand. Her album was the second best selling NZ album of 2004 (behind Hayley Westenra's Pure which went 11 times platinum). What To Do With Daylight is the debut album of New Zealand singer/songwriter, Brooke Fraser released in 2004. ... The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists in New Zealand. ... Hayley Dee Westenra (born 10 April 1987 in Christchurch)[1] is a New Zealand soprano of Irish heritage. ... Pure is the first internationally published album by Hayley Westenra. ...

Following the release of What To Do With Daylight, Fraser toured Australia and New Zealand with American artist John Mayer and then toured New Zealand only with veteran U.K. rock artist David Bowie^[3]. Following this, Fraser set out with her band for her own What To Do With Daylight Tour. Australian Engineer, Gareth Stuckey was enlisted to mix Front of House sound, and has done so since. Included amongst these live appearances, Fraser made several public and television appearances. Whilst on tour with John Mayer, she met with his guitarist and keyboardist Michael Chaves who, after recording Mayer's album Heavier Things, Fraser enlisted to play on her album and future concerts. For other persons named John Mayer, see John Mayer (disambiguation). ... “UK” redirects here. ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 1947 January 8) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... Heavier Things is the second major label studio album by singer-songwriter/guitarist John Mayer, released in 2003. ...

Albertine

Main article: Albertine (album)

In 2005, prior to writing and preparing her follow-up album, Fraser took a trip to Africa to immerse herself in Rwanda before visiting her sponsor children in Tanzania, as she is an advocate for child sponsorship. In this trip, she was so moved that she wrote the song "Albertine," written about a young child (named Albertine) who she met while in Rwanda. It was later decided to make this song the album's title track. Albertine is the second album by New Zealand singer-songwriter, Brooke Fraser. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

For the second album, Fraser decided to enlist a new band, primarily constructed from American musicians who'd worked with an array of notable artists, both live and recorded^[4]. In 2006, Fraser and the band went into the studio in Los Angeles to record the album. Later, Fraser also allowed her MySpace page to give visitors a listen to the album's first single "Deciphering Me," which was later released initially to radio and ultimately to CD single and achieved #4 in the New Zealand single charts. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Deciphering Me is artist/songwriter Brooke Frasers sixth single, and her first single from her second studio album Albertine. ... The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists in New Zealand. ...

On December 4, 2006 Albertine was released in New Zealand, achieving double platinum status in less than a month after its release and has remained - to date - in the top 20 every week since. The album was released in Australia and internationally on March 31 2007. In Australia, it charted at #29 in its first week on April 9. is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On April 6 2007, Fraser performed "Deciphering Me" for the Good Friday Appeal, an annual televised fundraising event to raise money for the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Coxy reading out viewers donation. ... The Royal Childrens Hospital in Melbourne, Australia is the major specialist paediatric hospital for Victoria offering a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and adolescents. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ...

Personal life

After the success of her first album, Fraser moved to Sydney in order to better poise herself for her career. She still resides there. Fraser attends Hillsong Church. She is a worship leader and collaborator on the Hillsong United series of worship albums^[5]. She is a Christian and much of her lyrical content indicates this, as well as her continued participation in Christian and church events^[6]. The article also stated she is not going out with Jeremy Shum after a massive fan forum dispute. She is now engaged to Scott Ligertwood from the Australian Christian band Hillsong United. Hillsong Church logo. ... This article is about the band. ...

Charity Work

Fraser has, since 2005, been the public face of World Vision in New Zealand. She has visited Cambodia and Tanzania with World Vision, the Philippines with Opportunity International and independently travelled to Rwanda in June 2005, in June 2006 as part of charity event "Hope Rwanda", and is due to visit in May 2007^{[citation needed]}. She released a song and album in late 2006 called Albertine. The song was inspired by her time in Rwanda^[7]. In 2006 she, along with Petra Bagust and Tau from Spacifix, appeared advertising the World Vision 40 Hour Famine - an event which raises funds for children in third world countries. She also sponsors a number of children through World Vision. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the charitable organization. ... // Opportunity International General Information Opportunity International started as a world pioneer of microfinance being one of the first microfinance networks. ... Spacifix is a Funk/Soul/Blues/RnB/Reggae/Ska/Rock band from West Auckland, New Zealand. ... The 40 Hour Famine is an annual event held by World Vision Australia. ... The UN Human Development Index is one measure of a Third World country Third World was a term first coined by Jawaharlal Nehru (First Prime Minister of India), originally to distinguish nations that aligned with neither the West or with the East during the Cold War, including many members of...

Songs with Hillsong

Songs written or co-written by Brooke Fraser with Hillsong and Hillsong United include: Hillsong Church logo. ... This article is about the band. ...

• United We Stand (2006)
  • "None But Jesus"
  • "Revolution" with Scott Ligertwood, Joel Houston, Marty Sampson, & Michael Guy Chislett
• Mighty to Save (2006)
  • "None But Jesus"
• All of the Above (2007)
  • "Lead Me To The Cross"
  • "Hosanna"
• Saviour King (2007)
  • "Hosanna"
  • "Lord Of Lords"

United We Stand is the seventh live praise and worship album by Hillsong United. ... Joel Timothy Houston (born September 19, 1979) is a song writer and worship leader at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. ... Marty Sampson (born 31 May 1979) is a Christian songwriter and a worship leader at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. ... Michael Guy Chislett (born April 6, 1982) is a musician from Australia who is most known as lead guitarist of Hillsong United. ... Mighty to Save will be the fifteenth album in the live praise and worship series of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... All of the Above is the eighth praise and worship album by Hillsong United, their first studio recorded project and the first of a three-part global project. ... Saviour King is the sixteenth album in the live praise and worship series of Christian Contemporary music by Hillsong. ...

Awards

• Most promising Woman Musician Award & Overall winner 1999 Hutt Valley Pepsi Smokefree Rockquest regional finals
• Best Female Solo Artist: What To Do With Daylight - 2004 NZ Music Awards
• Breakthrough Artist of the Year: What To Do With Daylight - 2004 NZ Music Awards
• Most Performed Work on NZ radio in the Last 12 Months: Better - Apra Silver Scroll Awards 2004
• Australasian Performing Right Association's Silver Scroll: Albertine - Apra Silver Scroll Awards 2007
• The Warehouse Highest Selling Album: Albertine - 2007 NZ Music Awards
• NZ on Air Airplay Record of the Year: Deciphering Me - 2007 NZ Music Awards

Fraser was also awarded a satirical award:

• The most used fairy lights in a video clip (for "Arithmetic") - Studio 2 Awards (2004)

Notes

What To Do With Daylight is the debut album of New Zealand singer/songwriter, Brooke Fraser released in 2004. ... United We Stand is the seventh live praise and worship album by Hillsong United. ...

External links

• Official Brooke Fraser Website
• Brooke Fraser Music Fan Site
• Official MySpace
• Brooke Fraser Fansite
• Brooke Fraser LiveJournal Community
• Brooke Fraser Last.fm Group
• Interview with Brooke on WHO.com