Amanda Stott
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Amanda Stott |
Amanda Stott (born on
May 6 1982) is a
Canadian country music singer from
Brandon,
Manitoba,
Canada.
Amanda grew up on her family farm but her father was a
saxophonist and
pianist. She started singing in her church choir when she was just three years old and gained prominence at the
1994 Dauphin CountryFest. In
1999, she was signed to
Warner Music Canada and her first self-titled CD was released in
2000. This album prompted single "Black is Black" which quickly became a hit on country radio and television. She gained fame in the
United States when
Country Music Television started to air some of her videos. She also won a
Juno Award for Best New Solo Artist.
More recently, her single,
Paper Rain, from
Women and Songs, Vol. 8 reached
#1 on the Canadian Top 40 chart. On March 8, 2005, her sophomore CD, Chasing the Sky, was released. It included "Paper Rain" and follow up singles "Homeless Heart" and "She'll Get Over It". On this disk Amanda has taken more charge of what she sings, having co-written over half of the songs.
Amanda performed on
July 1 2005 as part of the
Canada Day celebrations, taking place on
Parliament Hill in
Ottawa. In the summer of 2005 she toured Canada with fellow female Canadian singers
Keshia Chante,
Christine Evans and
Cassie Steele. In December 2005 she was a part of the Holiday Train cross-Canada tour along with
Wayne Ronstad and the
Moffats.
Amanda is now a featured singer in the traveling
Cirque du soleil arena show called
Delirium, touring
Canada and the
United States.
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Amanda Stott (2000)
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Chasing the Sky (2005)
EMI*
List of bands from Canada*
Official site*
AllMusic.com entry*
Top40-Charts.com entry*
Amanda Stott Lyrics*
Cirque du Soleil Delirium
