Chad Brownlee
Chad Brownlee (born July 12, 1984 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a Canadian country music artist and former ice hockey defenceman.
Chad Brownlee | |
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Background information | |
Born | July 12, 1984 |
Origin | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instruments | Guitar |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Universal Music Canada • MDM Recordings |
Website | Official website |
Sports career
Ice Hockey | |||
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Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Defenceman | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | Idaho Steelheads | ||
NHL Draft |
190th overall, 2003 Vancouver Canucks | ||
Playing career | 2007–2008 |
Brownlee was a draft pick for the Vancouver Canucks in 2003, going in the sixth round No. 190th overall.[1] After four years of playing for the NCAA's Minnesota State Mavericks (located in Mankato, Minn.), Brownlee made his professional debut with the ECHL's Idaho Steelheads playing a lone season with the club in the 2007–08 season before ending his playing career.[1]
Music career
Following a series of injuries, he turned his attention to music the following year.[1] His first single, "The Best That I Can (Superhero)", was released in November 2009. Brownlee's self-titled debut album, produced by Mitch Merrett, was released in August 2010 via MDM Recordings.[2] He followed it up with Love Me or Leave Me in 2012. Brownlee was nominated for a Juno Award for Country Album of the Year on February 19, 2013. The awards took place on April 21 in Regina, Saskatchewan.[3] Brownlee's third album, The Fighters, was released on June 3, 2014.[4]
He released the EP, Back in the Game on June 21, 2019,[5] via Universal Music Canada and extended that to become his fourth album on January 10, 2020.[6] On June 3rd, following a controversial social media post in light of the George Floyd protests and Black Lives Matter movement that some viewed as "racist and Anti-semitic", Brownlee was dropped from his record label. He later apologized for the incident[7] and vowed to make donations to relevant charities and associations. [8]
Discography
Albums
Title | Details |
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Chad Brownlee |
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Love Me or Leave Me |
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The Fighters |
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Back in the Game (Deluxe Edition) |
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Extended plays
Title | Details | Peak positions |
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CAN [9] | ||
Hearts on Fire |
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48 |
Back in the Game |
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | Album | |
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CAN Country [10] |
CAN [11] | ||||
2009 | "The Best That I Can (Superhero)" | 20 | — | Chad Brownlee | |
2010 | "Hope" | 47 | — | ||
"Hood of My Car" | 14 | 96 | |||
"Day After You" | 9 | — | |||
2011 | "Carried Away" | 19 | — | ||
"Love Me or Leave Me" | 8 | — | Love Me or Leave Me | ||
2012 | "Smoke in the Rain" | 8 | 74 | ||
"Listen" | 9 | 85 | |||
2013 | "Crash" | 10 | 91 | ||
"Where the Party At?" | 13 | 100 | The Fighters | ||
2014 | "Fallin' Over You" | 10 | 66 | ||
"Just Because" | 11 | 98 | |||
"When the Lights Go Down" | 11 | 81 | |||
2015 | "Thinking Out Loud" | 34 | — | N/A | |
"Hearts on Fire" | 8 | — | Hearts on Fire | ||
2016 | "I Hate You for It" | 8 | — | ||
"Somethin' We Shouldn't Do" | 7 | — |
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2017 | "Might As Well Be Me" | 14 | — | ||
"Out of the Blue" | 17 | — | |||
2018 | "Dear Drunk Me" | 3 | 90 |
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Back in the Game |
2019 | "Forever's Gotta Start Somewhere" | 1 | 89 |
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"The Way You Roll" | 3 | — | |||
2020 | "Money On You"[13] | 7 | 96 | Back in the Game (Deluxe Edition) | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Other charted songs
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album |
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CAN Country [10] | |||
2012 | "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)" | 37 | Non-album single |
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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2010 | "Hope" | CMT |
"Day After You" | Antonio Hrynchuk | |
2011 | "Carried Away" | |
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" | ||
2012 | "Listen" | Carolyne Stossel |
2013 | "Crash" | |
"Where the Party At?" | ||
2014 | "Fallin' Over You" | Carolyne Stossel |
"We Don't Walk This Road Alone" | ||
"Just Because" | ||
"When the Lights Go Down" | Joey Boukadakis | |
2015 | "Matches" | Joel Stewart |
"Hearts on Fire" | Stephano Barberis | |
2016 | "I Hate You for It" | |
"Somethin' We Shouldn't Do" | ||
2017 | "Might As Well Be Me" | |
"Out of the Blue" | ||
2018 | "Dear Drunk Me" | Ben Knechtel |
2019 | "Forever's Gotta Start Somewhere" | |
"The Way You Roll" | ||
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Result | Ref |
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2010 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | [14] |
Songwriter of the Year – "Hood of My Car" (with Mitch Merrett, Kelly Archer) | Won | |||
Canadian Country Music Association | Rising Star | Nominated | [15] | |
2011 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Album of the Year – Chad Brownlee | Won | [16] |
Entertainer of the Year | Won | |||
Fans Choice Award | Nominated | |||
Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | |||
Single of the Year – "The Day After You" | Won | |||
Video of the Year – "Carried Away" | Won | |||
Canadian Country Music Association | Rising Star | Won | [17] | |
2012 | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | [18] | |
Interactive Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
British Columbia Country Music Association | Entertainer of the Year | Won | [19] | |
Album of the Year – Love Me or Leave Me | Won | |||
Single of the Year – "Love Me or Leave Me" | Won | |||
Fans Choice Award | Won | |||
Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | |||
Songwriter of the Year – "Love Me or Leave Me" (with Mitch Merrett, Ben Glover) | Won | |||
Video of the Year – "Listen" | Nominated | |||
2013 | Juno Awards of 2013 | Country Album of the Year – Love Me or Leave Me | Nominated | [20] |
Canadian Country Music Association | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | [21] | |
2014 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Album of the Year – The Fighters | Nominated | [22][23] |
Entertainer of the Year | Nominated | |||
Fans Choice Award | Nominated | |||
Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | |||
Single of the Year – "Fallin' Over You" | Nominated | |||
Songwriter of the Year – "Just Because" (with Mitch Merrett, Brian White & Phil Barton) | Won | |||
Video of the Year – "Fallin' Over You" | Nominated | |||
Humanitarian of the Year | Nominated | |||
2015 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Entertainer of the Year | Nominated | [24] |
Fans Choice Award | Nominated | |||
Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | |||
Single of the Year – "When The Lights Go Down" | Nominated | |||
Songwriter of the Year – "When The Lights Go Down" (with Mitch Merrett, Ben Glover) | Won | |||
Songwriter of the Year – "Leave Your Lights On" (with Jeff Johnson & Phil Puxley) | Nominated | |||
Video of the Year – "When The Lights Go Down" | Won | |||
Humanitarian of the Year | Nominated | |||
2016 | Canadian Country Music Association | Album of the Year – Hearts on Fire | Nominated | [25] |
CMT Video of the Year – "Hearts on Fire" | Nominated | |||
British Columbia Country Music Association | Album of the Year – Hearts on Fire | Won | [26] | |
Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | |||
Entertainer of the Year | Nominated | [27] | ||
Fans Choice Award | Nominated | |||
Single of the Year – "I Hate You For It" | Nominated | |||
Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | |||
2017 | Juno Awards | Country Album of the Year – Hearts on Fire | Nominated | [28] |
Canadian Country Music Association | Fans' Choice Award | Nominated | [29] | |
Male Artist of the Year | Nominated |
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- Chad Brownlee Biography
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