Chad Brownlee (born July 12, 1984) is a Canadian country music artist, songwriter, actor, and former ice hockey defenceman. He has one #1 Canada Country hit with "Forever's Gotta Start Somewhere".
Chad Brownlee | |
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 Brownlee in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | July 12, 1984 |
| Origin | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actor |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Canada • MDM Recordings |
| Website | Official website |
Sports career
edit| Ice Hockey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editFollowing 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]
Brownlee landed his first No. 1 hit with "Forever's Gotta Start Somewhere" in April 2019.[5] It was included on the EP Back in the Game, which was released on June 21, 2019, via Universal Music Canada.[6] Brownlee extended that to become his fourth album on January 10, 2020.[7] A July 2020 Nielsen Music study found Brownlee to be the eighth-highest played Canadian artist on domestic radio in the first half of 2020, ahead of Brett Kissel and JP Saxe, and behind Dallas Smith and Drake.[8]
In 2023, Brownlee ended a prolonged hiatus and released the single "The Country Kind".[9]
Acting career
editBrownlee's first role as an actor came in 2010 film Tooth Fairy as an unnamed hockey player with no lines.[10] He appeared in the 2021 film Range Roads as Bruce, the ex-boyfriend of the main character Frankie.[10]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Reason to Love |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | Details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| CAN [11] | ||
| Hearts on Fire |
| 48 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country [5] | CAN [12] | ||||
| 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 | — | — | |
| "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 |
| Back in the Game |
| 2019 | "Forever's Gotta Start Somewhere" | 1 | 89 |
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| "The Way You Roll" | 3 | — |
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| 2020 | "Money On You" | 7 | 96 | ||
| 2023 | "The Country Kind" | — | — | Reason to Love | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Other charted songs
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country [5] | |||
| 2012 | "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)" | 37 | Non-album single |
Music videos
edit| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Year | Association | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | [15] |
| Songwriter of the Year – "Hood of My Car" (with Mitch Merrett, Kelly Archer) | Won | |||
| Canadian Country Music Association | Rising Star | Nominated | [16] | |
| 2011 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Album of the Year – Chad Brownlee | Won | [17] |
| 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 | [18] | |
| 2012 | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | [19] | |
| Interactive Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
| British Columbia Country Music Association | Entertainer of the Year | Won | [20] | |
| 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 | [21] |
| Canadian Country Music Association | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | [22] | |
| 2014 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Album of the Year – The Fighters | Nominated | [23][24] |
| 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 | [25] |
| 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 | [26] |
| CMT Video of the Year – "Hearts on Fire" | Nominated | |||
| British Columbia Country Music Association | Album of the Year – Hearts on Fire | Won | [27] | |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | |||
| Entertainer of the Year | Nominated | [28] | ||
| 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 | [29] |
| Canadian Country Music Association | Fans' Choice Award | Nominated | [30] | |
| Male Artist of the Year | Nominated |
Ice hockey career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Vernon Vipers | BCHL | 55 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Vernon Vipers | BCHL | 58 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | WCHA | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | WCHA | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | WCHA | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | WCHA | 34 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WCHA totals | 134 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b c Kennedy, Ryan. "The Straight Edge: When pro hockey is no longer the dream". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
- ^ "Chad Brownlee Biography". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
- ^ "JUNO nominees include The Sheepdogs, Justin Bieber". CKOM. February 19, 2013. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
- ^ "Chad Brownlee to release The Fighters June 3". Universal Music. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Chad Brownlee Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ "Back in the Game – Chad Brownlee". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "CHAD BROWNLEE RELEASES DELUXE ALBUM, BACK IN THE GAME, OUT NOW". UMusic.ca. Universal Music Canada. January 10, 2020. Archived from the original on February 8, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Bliss, Karen (July 13, 2020). "The Weeknd Tops Nielsen Music/MRC Data Midyear Charts Across Canada". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ Melanson, Jenna (September 22, 2023). "CHAD BROWNLEE UNVEILS NEW SINGLE, "THE COUNTRY KIND" (INTERVIEW)". Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ a b "Exclusive Interview: Pop-Culturalist Chats with Range Roads' Chad Brownlee". Pop-Culturalist. March 31, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ "Chad Brownlee Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ "Chad Brownlee Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Canadian singles certifications – Chad Brownlee". Music Canada.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Chad Brownlee – The Way You Roll". Music Canada.
- ^ "British Columbia Country Music Association – Awards Past Winners". bccountry.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "Past Award Winners – Canadian Country Music Association". ccma.org. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "2011 nominees" (PDF). bccountry.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ Stevenson, Jane; Network, Postmedia. "Reid and Brody big winners at CCMA's". Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "2012 CCMA Awards". Top Country Music | Country Music News, Charts, Playlists, Videos. September 5, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "2012 nominees" (PDF). bccountry.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ Reserved., . All Rights (February 19, 2013). "Complete list of 2013 Juno Awards nominees". canada.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "2013 CCMA Award Nominations". Canadian Music Blog. July 18, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "2014 BCCMA Final Nominees Announced". Top Country Music | Country Music News, Charts, Playlists, Videos. September 15, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "2014 BCCMA Award Winners". Top Country Music | Country Music News, Charts, Playlists, Videos. October 20, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "BCCMA Nominees". Top Country Music | Country Music News, Charts, Playlists, Videos. September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "2016 CCMA Awards Nominees – Canadian Country Music Association". ccma.org. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "The Full List Of BCCMA Award Winners". Country 107.1. October 24, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "The 2016 BCCMA Final Ballot Nominees !". Country 107.1. September 21, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ Mahjouri, Shakiel (April 2, 2017). "Canada's 2017 Juno Awards Winners Revealed!". ET Canada. Archived from the original on April 3, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "CCMA Announces 2017 Award Nominees". Canadian Beats Media. July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
External links
edit- Official website
- Chad Brownlee Archived November 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at CMT
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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