The Wilkinsons
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The Wilkinsons are a country music family trio hailing from Belleville, Ontario, Canada. The group comprises Amanda Wilkinson, her brother Tyler Wilkinson and their dad Steve Wilkinson.
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[edit] Music
The Wilkinsons' debut album, Nothing But Love, went to #3 on the Billboard charts in 1998. The trio have been nominated for the Country Music Association's Horizon Award and Vocal Group of the Year and for Single of the Year by the Academy of Country Music Awards. Their sophomore album, Here and Now, won the Canadian Country Music Association award for Best Album. The band has earned 7 Canadian Country Music Awards, one Juno Award, and two Grammy nominations (both for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group)[1].
In 2006, The Wilkinsons were nominated for Independent Group of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards.
[edit] Reality television
The Wilkinsons are also the subject of a fictionalized "reality" television program on the CMT Canada network. The show follows the family as they move back to The Quinte Area, Ontario from Nashville, Tennessee. In 2006, the show was nominated for Country Music Program or Special of the Year at the Canadian Country music awards.
Castmembers include The Wilkinsons, their family, Lauren Ash, Alison Deon, Phyllis Ellis and Scott Watkins, along with cameo appearances by the director (Ian Ross MacDonald) and his co-writer (Jennifer Kennedy)
[edit] Discography
- Nothing But Love (1998) (Giant Records)
- Here and Now (2000) (Giant Records)
- Shine (2001) (Giant Records)
- Highway (2005) (Open Road Records)
- Home (2007) (Fontana North/Universal)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | Album | US Country | CAN Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "26 Cents"A | Nothing But Love | 3 | - |
| 1998 | "Fly (The Angel Song)" | Nothing But Love | 15 | - |
| 1998 | "The Yodelin Blues" | Nothing But Love | 45 | - |
| 1999 | "Boy Oh Boy" | Nothing But Love | 50 | - |
| 1999 | "Nothing But Love (Standing In The Way)" | Nothing But Love | - | - |
| 2000 | "1999" | Here and Now | - | - |
| 2000 | "Jimmy's Got A Girlfriend" | Here and Now | 34 | - |
| 2000 | "Shame On Me" | Here and Now | 49 | - |
| 2000 | "It Was Only A Kiss" | Here and Now | - | - |
| 2001 | "I Wanna Be That Girl" | Shine | 51 | - |
| 2005 | "L.A." | Highway | - | - |
| 2005 | "Little Girl" | Highway | - | - |
| 2005 | "Leaving Song" | Highway | - | - |
| 2006 | "Six Pack" | Home | - | - |
| 2006 | "Fast Car" | Home | - | - |
| 2007 | "Papa Come Quick"B | Home | - | 33 |
AReached #1 on Radio & Records.
BCurrently active on the charts
[edit] See Also
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