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Canadian ice hockey player and musician
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
12 July 1984(Kelowna, Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada)
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Education:
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mankato, Blue Earth County, USA
The details
Biography
Introduction
Chad Brownlee (born July 12, 1984 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a Canadian country music artist and former ice hockey defenceman.
Sports career
Brownlee was a draft pick for the Vancouver Canucks in 2003, going in the sixth round No. 190th overall. 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.
Music career
Following a series of injuries, he turned his attention to music the following year. 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. 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. Brownlee's third album, The Fighters, was released on June 3, 2014.
Discography
Albums
| 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 (Deluxe Edition) |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| CAN | ||
| Hearts on Fire |
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48 |
| Back in the Game |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country |
CAN | ||||
| 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 | — |
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| "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" | 10 | — | Back in the Game (Deluxe Edition) | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Other charted songs
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | |||
| 2012 | "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)" | 37 | Non-album single |
Music videos
| 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
| Year | Association | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | |
| Songwriter of the Year – "Hood of My Car" | Won | |||
| Canadian Country Music Association | Rising Star | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Album of the Year – Chad Brownlee | Won | |
| 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 | ||
| 2012 | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Interactive Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
| British Columbia Country Music Association | Entertainer of the Year | Won | ||
| 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" | Won | |||
| Video of the Year – "Listen" | Nominated | |||
| 2013 | Juno Awards of 2013 | Country Album of the Year – Love Me or Leave Me | Nominated | |
| Canadian Country Music Association | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Album of the Year – The Fighters | Nominated | |
| 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" | 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 | |
| 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" | Won | |||
| Songwriter of the Year – "Leave Your Lights On" | 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 | |
| CMT Video of the Year – "Hearts on Fire" | Nominated | |||
| British Columbia Country Music Association | Album of the Year – Hearts on Fire | Won | ||
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | |||
| Entertainer of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 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 | |
| Canadian Country Music Association | Fans' Choice Award | Nominated | ||
| Male Artist of the Year | Nominated |