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Birth name
  
Amanda Lindsay Falk

Instruments
  
Piano

Name
  
Amanda Falk

Spouse
  
Jacob Cook

Occupation(s)
  
Singer, songwriter

Years active
  
2003 – present

Role
  
Musical Artist

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Born
  
May 8, 1984 (age 39) (
1984-05-08
)

Origin
  
Niverville, Manitoba, Canada

Labels
  
Avante Records Signpost Music

Genres
  
Contemporary Christian music

Albums
  
In Between the Now & Then, Brave New World, Amanda Falk, Beautiful

Awards
  
Juno Award for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year

Similar People
  
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Amanda Cook (born Amanda Falk) is a singer, songwriter, and Christian music recording artist from Niverville, Manitoba, Canada. She received a Juno Award at the 2006 awards ceremony for her eponymous debut album. She married her husband Jacob Cook on January 16, 2011. Cook has released three albums under her maiden name  – Amanda Falk, Beautiful, and In Between the Now & Then.

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Musical career

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In 2004 she released her self-titled debut album, Amanda Falk, on Winnipeg label Avante Records. It was later released to the iTunes Store on May 30, 2006 The album received recognition in a 2006 Juno Award in the category Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year. Cook has received a GMA Canada Covenant Award for Female Vocalist of the Year for four consecutive years, 2005 through 2008.

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In 2006 – 2007, Cook went on the Beautiful Unique Girl (BUGIRL) Tour in which she appeared with other bands across Canada. The tour was designed to help boost teenage girls' confidence. She also appeared at YouthQuake 2007 and 2008 at Briercrest College and Seminary.

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Cook's second album Beautiful was released on October 23, 2007, on Avante Records. On March 1, 2010 she released her third album In Between the Now & Then on record label Signpost Music. She is currently a worship leader at Bethel Church in Redding, California. She is also a part of Bethel's artist collective, Bethel Music, and appears on multiple Bethel Music albums. Cook released her fourth studio album Brave New World through Bethel Music on September 25, 2015.

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In an interview to Soul Shine Magazine, she said that she is musically influenced by Sarah McLachlan, Nicole Nordeman, Norah Jones, and John Mayer.

At the 2016 GMA Dove Awards, Cook received the award for Inspirational Album of the Year, for Brave New World

Discography

Albums
Songs on compilations
  • 27th Annual Covenant Hits, "Broken" (CMC, 2006)
  • 28th Annual Covenant Hits, "Endless" (CMC, 2007)
  • GMA Canada presents 30th Anniversary Collection, "Small" (CMC, 2008)
  • Awards and recognition

    Gospel Music Association Canada Covenant Awards
  • 2005 Female Vocalist of the Year
  • 2006 Female Vocalist of the Year
  • 2007 Female Vocalist of the Year
  • 2008 Female Vocalist of the Year
  • 2008 Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year: "Beautiful" (co-written with Malynda Zacharias and Marshall Zacharias)[a]
  • 2010 nominations for Female Vocalist of the Year, Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year: In Between the Now & Then, and Inspirational Song of the Year: "Song For Matthew"
  • 2014 Female Vocalist of the Year: Amanda (Falk) Cook
  • 2014 Song of the Year: You Make Me Brave
  • 2014 Praise & Worship Song of the Year: You Make Me Brave
  • Juno Awards
  • 2006 Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year: Amanda Falk
  • 2008 nominee, Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year: Beautiful
  • Shai Awards (formerly The Vibe Awards)
  • 2005 New Artist of the Year
  • 2007 Female Soloist of the Year
  • Western Canadian Music Awards
  • 2005 nominee, Outstanding Christian Recording: Amanda Falk
  • 2010 Contemporary Christian/Gospel Recording of the Year: In Between the Now & Then
  • GMA Dove Awards
  • 2016 winner, Inspirational Album of the Year: Brave New World
  • 2016 nominee, Inspirational Song of the Year: Pieces
  • Songs

    MercyBrave New World · 2015
    Highest PraiseBrave New World · 2015
    The VoyageBrave New World · 2015

    References

    Amanda Cook (singer) Wikipedia