Singer / Songwriter

www.brookefraser.com

She was born 15 December 1983 and raised in Wellington, New Zealand. Brooke is the eldest of the three children among her siblings.

She studied piano from the age of seven, began writing songs at 12, played clarinet very averagely from 13, and at 15 got sick of writing slow piano ballads and playing "Baby Elephant Walk" in the school concert band, so taught herself the acoustic guitar.

Active Year - 2002 - Present
Label - Sony Music Entertainment New Zealand

Charity Work - Fraser has been a World Vision Artist Associate since 2001. She has visited Cambodia and Tanzania with World Vision, the Philippines with Opportunity International and independently traveled to Rwanda in June 2005, in June 2006 as part of charity event "Hope Rwanda", and in May 2007 when she filmed the music video for the song "Albertine". In 2006 she, along with Petra Bagust and Tau from Spacifix, appeared advertising the World Vision 40 Hour Famine; an event which raises funds for children in third world Countries She also sponsors a number of children through World Vision.


NZ MUSIC AWARDS
2004 – Best Female Solo Artist
2004 – Breakthrough Artist of the Year
2007 – Highest Selling Album (Albertine)
2007 – Airplay Record of the Year

APRA AWARDS
(Australian Performing Right Association)
2004 – Most Played Composition in NZ (“Better”)

2007 – Most Played Composition in NZ (“Deciphering Me”)

2007 - The APRA Silver Scroll (“Albertine”)

She is also one of the principal worship leaders of the Christian worship band Hillsong United and, more recently,Hillsong.

After the success of her first album, Fraser moved to Sydney, where she has lived for four years. She commutes to the U.S. for touring. Fraser attends ;Hillsong Church she is a worship leader and collaborator on the Hillsong United series of worship albums.She is a Christian, and much of her lyrical content indicates this, as well as her continued participation in Christian and church events.On March 17th 2008 she married musician Scott Ligertwood in Sydney.

Songs with Hillsong

Songs written or co-written by Brooke Fraser with Hillsong and Hillsong United include:

• United We Stand (2006)
  1. "None But Jesus"
  2. "Revolution" with Scott Ligertwood, Joel Houston, Marty Sampson, & Michael Guy Chislett
  
  
• Mighty to Save (2006)
  1. "None But Jesus"
  
  
• All of the Above (2007)
  1. "Lead Me To The Cross"
  2. "Hosanna"
  
  
• Saviour King (2007)
  1. "Hosanna"
  2. "Lord Of Lords"
  
  
• The I Heart Revolution: With Hearts as One (2008)
  1. "You'll Come"
  2. "Hosanna"
  3. "None But Jesus"
  
  
• This Is Our God (2008)
  1. "Desert Song"
  2. "You'll Come"