Basics

Full name: Brooke Gabrielle Fraser

Birthday: 15 December 1983

Birthplace: Wellington, NZ. Grew up in Naenae

Family: Dad Bernie Fraser (former all-black), Mum - Lynda (school teacher), and 2 younger brothers

Education: Dyer Street School, Naenae Intermediate, Naenae College [Wellington]

Musical influences: Marvin Gaye, James Taylor, John Mayer, India Arie, Nat King Cole, Marvin Gaye, Sarah McLachlan, Paula Cole and Sheryl Crow.

Musical instruments: Acoustic guitar (self taught @16), Piano (started @ age 7 - had lessons for 10 years) and also used to play the Clarinet.

Performances

Parachute Music Festival : 2000-2005 [NZ]

2003
Carols By Candlelight [NZ]
Modus Operandi Fashion Awards Semi-Finals [NZ]
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra & Bic Runga [NZ]
Te Papa for foreign media, LOTR: Return of the King [NZ]
Toured with Eight & Goldenhorse - Summer 2003/04 [NZ]
Christmas in the park, Wellington
Beach Day Out [NZ]
Radio Broadcasters Association Showcase [NZ]

2004
Supporting John Mayer Tour [NZ/AUS]
Supporting David Bowie [NZ]
Live @ Helens [NZ]
Live @ Float [NZ]
Live @ National Anthems [NZ]
Top of the Pops [NZ]
Pacifika festival [NZ]
100% Pure NZ showcase [AUS]
The Vanguard [AUS]
Cornish Arms [AUS]
The Today Show [AUS]
NZ Music Awards [NZ]
Good Morning Show [NZ]
What to do with daylight tour [NZ]
What to do with daylight tour [AUS]
New Zealand Ball [TOKYO]
Various Christian/Church events [NZ]

2005

Betsey Trotwood Theatre [LONDON]
The Hotel Cafe [LA]
AGMF [AUS]
Chasing the sun tour [AUS]

Awards:

Most promising Woman Musician Award & Overall winner 1999 Hutt Valley Pepsi Smokefree Rockquest regional finals
Best Female Solo Artist: What To Do With Daylight - 2004 NZ Music Awards
Breakthrough Artist of the Year: What To Do With Daylight - 2004 NZ Music Awards
'Better' - most performed work on NZ radio in the last 12 months - Silver Scroll Awards (2004)
The most used fairy lights in a video clip (Arithmetic) - Studio 2 Awards (2004)

How she was discovered:

Brooke received some label interest when she was in Year 11 (age 15) but says, at that time, it wasn't the right thing for her. She decided she wanted to get her A bursary, and that's what she did. The next year when Brooke was in Auckland Scotty the drummer for Elemeno P organized a meeting with Matty J for her. Matty J became her manager, shopped her around the labels and the offers started pouring in. Brooke had about 5 different labels offering her deals and in late 2002 she ended up signing a multi-album deal with Sony.

Extra

At 15 Brooke began writing for Christian magazine soul purpose and was made editor in mid 2002, but unfortunately gave it up shortly after moving to Auckland (late 2002) to pursue her music career
Brooke was a presenter on a cable TV show when she was 15
Started writing songs at age 12
Brooke never had any vocal training
Brooke has been a member of the World Vision Artist Associates programme since 2002
Brooke got her tongue pierced when she was 14 and a second one at 15 but took it out (it was crooked and it pierced through the web under her tongue)
Brooke has spoken and performed at many youth events and Christian churches
Brooke was also the voice of tv2 theme "In the neighbourhood'
Brooke also holds the record at The Edge radio station, out of all the studio guests, for being the fastest to get all the shapes into the holes in the SHAPE-O - 13 seconds!