Amanda Cook (singer)

Amanda Lindsey Cook

Falk performing at YC Newfoundland in 2009
Background information
Birth name Amanda Lindsey Falk
Born (1984-05-08) May 8, 1984
Origin Niverville, Manitoba, Canada
Genres Contemporary Christian music
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instruments Piano
Years active 2003–present
Labels

Amanda Cook (born Amanda Falk) is a singer, songwriter, and contemporary Christian music 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 on January 16, 2011.[1] Cook has released three albums under her maiden name  – Amanda Falk, Beautiful, and In Between the Now & Then.

Musical career

In 2004 she released her self-titled debut album, Amanda Falk, on Winnipeg label Avante Records.[2][3] It was later released to the iTunes Store on May 30, 2006[4] The album received recognition in a 2006 Juno Award in the category Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year.[5] Cook has received a GMA Canada Covenant Award for Female Vocalist of the Year for four consecutive years, 2005 through 2008.

In 2006 – 2007, Cook went on the Beautiful Unique Girl (BUGIRL) Tour in which she appeared with other bands across Canada. The tour was designed to help boost teenage girls' confidence. She also appeared at YouthQuake 2007 and 2008 at Briercrest College and Seminary.

Cook's second album Beautiful was released on October 23, 2007, on Avante Records.[6][7][8] On March 1, 2010 she released her third album In Between the Now & Then on record label Signpost Music.[9][10] She is currently a worship leader at Bethel Church in Redding, California. She is also a part of Bethel's artist collective, Bethel Music, and appears on multiple Bethel Music albums. Cook released her fourth studio album Brave New World through Bethel Music on September 25, 2015.[11]

In an interview to Soul Shine Magazine, she said that she is musically influenced by Sarah McLachlan, Nicole Nordeman, Norah Jones, and John Mayer.[12]

At the 2016 GMA Dove Awards, Cook received the award for Inspirational Album of the Year, for Brave New World [13]

Discography

Albums

Amanda Falk (as Amanda Falk) (review[3])

  • Released: May 30, 2006[4]
  • Format: CD, Digital download
  • Label: Avante
  • Tracks: "Fireflies", "Endless", "Small", "Broken", "Give Me A Chance", "Undone", "Sense of Wonder", "Charade", "It Was You", "For Adam", "Enough"

Beautiful (as Amanda Falk) (review[7])

  • Released: October 23, 2007[6]
  • Format: CD, digital download
  • Label: Avante
  • 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 (as Amanda Falk)

  • Released: March 1, 2010[9]
  • Format: CD, digital download
  • Label: Signpost Music, Ltd.
  • 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[11]
  • Format: CD, digital download
  • Label: Bethel Music
  • Chart position: No. 20 (U.S.)
  • Tracks: "Heroes", "Shepherd", "The Voyage", "Never See the End", "Mercy", "Flagship", "Kind", "Closer", "Bitter/Sweet", "Highest Praise", "Brave New World", "City of Hope", "Pieces"

Songs on compilations

Awards and recognition

Gospel Music Association Canada Covenant Awards

Juno Awards

Shai Awards (formerly The Vibe Awards)

Western Canadian Music Awards

GMA Dove Awards

See also

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Hiebert, Mark (April 22, 2011). "Amanda & Jacob - Feature - Paperback Films". Paperback Films. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ "AMICUS Web Full Record - AMICUS - Library And Archives Canada - Amanda Falk". Library and Archives Canada. July 8, 2002. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Dilley, Peter (October 17, 2005). "Review: Amanda Falk - Amanda Falk - Cross Rhythms". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "iTunes Store (U.S.) - Music - Amanda Falk - Amanda Falk". iTunes Store (U.S.). May 30, 2006. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Awards - The JUNO Awards". Juno Awards. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "iTunes Store (U.S.) - Music - Amanda Falk - Beautiful". iTunes Store (U.S.). October 23, 2007. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Luff, Stephen (February 12, 2008). "Review: Beautiful - Amanda Falk - Cross Rhythms". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ "AMICUS Web Full Record - AMICUS - Library And Archives Canada - Beautiful". Library and Archives Canada. July 8, 2002. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "iTunes Store (U.S.) - Music - Amanda Falk - In Between the Now & Then". iTunes Store (U.S.). March 1, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  10. ↑ "AMICUS Web Full Record - AMICUS - Library And Archives Canada - In Between the Now & Then". Library and Archives Canada. July 8, 2002. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  11. 1 2 "iTunes Store (U.S.) - Music - Amanda Cook - Brave New World". iTunes Store (U.S.). October 25, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Amanda Falk : Amanda Falk: None but Jesus : Soul Shine Magazine". Soul Shine Magazine. April 26, 2006. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  13. ↑ "2016 Winners - The 48th Annual GMA Dove Awards". Retrieved March 7, 2017.
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