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Chad Brownlee
Brownlee in 2015
Brownlee in 2015
Background information
Born (1984-07-12) July 12, 1984 (age 40)
OriginKelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actor
InstrumentGuitar
Years active2003–present
LabelsUniversal Music Canada • MDM Recordings
WebsiteOfficial website

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".

Sports career

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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

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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]

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

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Brownlee'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

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Albums

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Title Details
Chad Brownlee
Love Me or Leave Me
  • Release date: February 14, 2012
  • Label: MDM Recordings/EMI
The Fighters
  • Release date: June 3, 2014
  • Label: MDM Recordings/Universal Music Canada
Back in the Game
  • Release date: June 21, 2019
  • Label: Universal Music Canada
Reason to Love
  • Release date: TBA
  • Label: Chad Brownlee Music Inc.

Extended plays

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Title Details Peak
positions
CAN
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Hearts on Fire
  • Release date: April 29, 2016
  • Label: MDM Recordings/Universal Music Canada
 48

Singles

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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 —
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
"The Way You Roll" 3 —
2020 "Money On You" 7 96
2023 "The Country Kind" — — Reason to Love
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other charted songs

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Year Single Peak chart
positions 		Album
CAN Country
[5]
2012 "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)" 37 Non-album single

Music videos

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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

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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

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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

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  2. ^ "Chad Brownlee Biography". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
  3. ^ "JUNO nominees include The Sheepdogs, Justin Bieber". CKOM. February 19, 2013. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "Chad Brownlee to release The Fighters June 3". Universal Music. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "Chad Brownlee Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Back in the Game – Chad Brownlee". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Bliss, Karen (July 13, 2020). "The Weeknd Tops Nielsen Music/MRC Data Midyear Charts Across Canada". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  9. ^ Melanson, Jenna (September 22, 2023). "CHAD BROWNLEE UNVEILS NEW SINGLE, "THE COUNTRY KIND" (INTERVIEW)". Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Exclusive Interview: Pop-Culturalist Chats with Range Roads' Chad Brownlee". Pop-Culturalist. March 31, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
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  23. ^ "2014 BCCMA Final Nominees Announced". Top Country Music | Country Music News, Charts, Playlists, Videos. September 15, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  24. ^ "2014 BCCMA Award Winners". Top Country Music | Country Music News, Charts, Playlists, Videos. October 20, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  25. ^ "BCCMA Nominees". Top Country Music | Country Music News, Charts, Playlists, Videos. September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
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  27. ^ "The Full List Of BCCMA Award Winners". Country 107.1. October 24, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  28. ^ "The 2016 BCCMA Final Ballot Nominees !". Country 107.1. September 21, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
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