Lisa Brokop
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| Lisa Brokop | |
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| Birth name | Lisa Brokop |
| Born | June 6, 1973 |
| Origin | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1990 - present |
| Label(s) | Libre Patriot Capitol Nashville Columbia Cosmo Curb Ellbea |
| Associated acts | The Johner Brothers Duane Steele Hal Ketchum Jeff Carson |
| Website | www.lisabrokop.com |
Lisa Brokop (born June 6, 1973 in Surrey, British Columbia) is a Canadian country music singer/songwriter and actress. Active since 1990 in the country music field, she has released a total of six studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the country music charts in her native Canada. Several of these singles have also crossed over to the American country music charts, although she has not entered Top 40 in the U.S., with her highest charting songs being "Give Me A Ring Sometime" and "Take That" peaking at both #52 in 1994. Her highest chart single to date is the #8 "Better Off Broken" from 1999 in Canada.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Early career
Beginning her musical career at age seven in her native B.C., Brokop went professional at age fifteen.
[edit] 1990-1993: Libre Records
In 1991, at seventeen, Brokop won a Canadian songwriting contest that was only the first of many accolades. As a direct result, later that same year she released her first album My Love, on Libre Records. This record featured Brokop's first radio single "Daddy, Sing To Me". The album also contained the songs "Country Girl" and "Time to Come Back Home" which were featured in the Genie Award nominated motion picture Harmony Cats, a movie in which Brokop also acted. (An album of the Harmony Cats soundtrack was later released).
[edit] 1994-1996: Capitol Records
Brokop later signed with Capitol Records under the Liberty imprint which led to the release of two albums in three years. The first of these was Every Little Girl's Dream in 1994.
The self-titled album Lisa Brokop was produced in 1996, producing two successful singles: "Before He Kissed Me" and "She Can't Save Him." At a comparatively early age, Brokop had achieved considerable Nashville success, but the effort had left her suffering from burn out [1]. Brokop ended her relationship with Capitol later in 1996 and took some time off to work on her own songwriting.
Capitol Records re-released Brokop's two Capitol albums, Lisa Brokop and Every Little Girl's Dream, to most online music download services on February 26, 2008.
[edit] 1998-1999: Columbia Records
Her next album, the 1998 release When You Get to Be You was released by Columbia Records and displayed the growth and determination of Brokop as an artist. The release did well in Canada, but singles from the album performed poorly on US charts, ultimately causing Columbia not to release the album in the United States.
[edit] 2000-2004: Cosmo Records
Undeniable was released in 2000. This record begins upbeat with "I'd Like to See You Try", slows down with "Keep Mom and Dad in Love" (duet with Hal Ketchum), and rolls into "Something Undeniable", a strong track which has become a fan favorite. Other tracks include "Say", "Don't Believe Me", and "Dark Side of the Moon."
[edit] 2005-2006: Curb Records
Lisa Brokop's latest release is the 2005 album Hey, Do You Know Me? Described as a culmination of her life experience, it is a presentation of compelling music and gripping lyrics beginning with the title-track and also containing "Wildflower" and "Pearl" a story of forgiveness.
She left Curb Records in August 2006.
[edit] 2008-present: Ellbea Music
After a three year break, Lisa Brokop is back in the studio recording her next album, Beautiful Tragedy. The first single, "Break It" has been released to radio with a video currently airing on CMT. The album will reportedly be released in August.[citation needed] No release date or track listing has been set.
[edit] Awards and Nominations
In 1995, Brokop received the Academy of Country Music nomination for Top New Female Vocalist, but lost to fellow Canadian Shania Twain.
In 2003, she was awarded the title of Independent Female Artist of the Year at the Canadian County Music Awards (CCMAs).
In August 2006, the Canadian Country Music Association announced Brokop was nominated for the Canadian Country Music Award for Female Artist of the Year. This was Lisa's ninth consecutive nomination in this category, and going back to 1993, Brokop has been nominated a total of 13 times for Female Artist of the Year.[1]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | CRIA | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | US Country | ||||
| 1992 | My Love | Libre | |||
| 1994 | Every Little Girls Dream | Gold | Patriot/Liberty | ||
| 1996 | Lisa Brokop | 18 | 74 | Capitol Nashville | |
| 1998 | When You Get to Be You | 21 | Columbia | ||
| 2000 | Undeniable | Cosmo | |||
| 2005 | Hey, Do You Know Me? | Curb | |||
| 2008 | Beautiful Tragedy | TBR | Ellbea | ||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | US Country | |||
| 1990 | "Daddy, Sing To Me" | 10 | My Love | |
| 1991 | "Old Mister Moon" | 34 | ||
| 1992 | "Time To Come Back Home" | 40 | ||
| "My Love" | 34 | |||
| 1993 | "Country Girl" | 16 | ||
| 1994 | "Stand by Your Man" | 88 | Harmony Cats (soundtrack) | |
| "Give Me A Ring Sometime" | 12 | 52 | Every Little Girl's Dream | |
| "Take That" | 34 | 52 | ||
| "Light In My Life" (w/ The Johner Brothers) | 16 | My Brother And Me (The Johner Brothers album) | ||
| 1995 | "One of Those Nights" | 31 | 64 | Every Little Girl's Dream |
| "Who Needs You" | 58 | 60 | ||
| "She Can't Save Him" | 63 | 55 | Lisa Brokop | |
| 1996 | "Before He Kissed Me" | 82 | 63 | |
| "West of Crazy"A | ||||
| 1997 | "Two Names On An Overpass" (w/ Duane Steele) | 21 | P.O. Box 423 (Duane Steele album) | |
| 1998 | "How Do I Let Go" | 19 | 59 | When You Get To Be You |
| "What's Not To Love" | 21 | |||
| "When You Get To Be You" | 57 | 64 | ||
| 1999 | "Ain't Enough Roses" | 65 | ||
| "Better Off Broken" | 8 | |||
| "Cool Summer Night" | 53 | |||
| 2000 | "Something Undeniable" | Undeniable | ||
| 2001 | "Keep Mom and Dad In Love" (w/ Hal Ketchum) | |||
| "I'd Like To See You Try" | ||||
| "Say" | ||||
| 2002 | "Whiskey and Wine" | |||
| 2004 | "Wildflower" | 14 | Hey, Do You Know Me? | |
| "Hey, Do You Know Me?" | 14 | |||
| 2005 | "Ladylike" | |||
| "God Save The World" (w/ Jeff Carson)A | Best of America, Vol. 2 | |||
| "Big Picture"A | 10 | unreleased Curb Records album | ||
| 2008 | "Break It"B | Beautiful Tragedy | ||
- AFailed to chart in US.
- BCurrent single.[2]
