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Brooke Fraser
New Zealand musician (born 1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brooke Gabrielle Ligertwood (née Fraser; born 15 December 1983), professionally known as Brooke Fraser, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. After signing with Sony BMG in 2002, she gained recognition for her debut album, What to Do with Daylight (2003) and followed with Albertine (2006) and Flags (2010). All three debuted at number one on the RMNZ chart and gained her the number one single "Something in the Water". She later released Brutal Romantic (2014), various compilation albums, the live album Seven (2022) and Eight (2023). The latter two were released by Capitol CMG under her married name, Brooke Ligertwood.
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Birth name | Brooke Gabrielle Fraser |
Also known as | Brooke Ligertwood |
Born | (1983-12-15) 15 December 1983 (age 40) Wellington, New Zealand |
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Years active | 2002–present |
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Scott Ligertwood (m. 2008) |
Website | brookefraser |
From 2005 to 2010, Fraser became a member of the Australian Christian music group Hillsong Worship. After rejoining the group in 2016, she began to feature on various songs including "Who You Say I Am", "King of Kings" and "What a Beautiful Name". Fraser co-wrote and performed the latter live track, and won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance in 2018.