I would like to take some time to shed some light on this amazing talent from New Zealand, Brooke Fraser.
Brooke Gabrielle Fraser (born December 15, 1983 in Wellington, New Zealand) is an award-winning New Zealand singer-songwriter. She is also one of the principle worship leaders of the Christian worship band Hillsong United.
Brooke started taking piano lessons at seven years of age, continuing until seventeen. She started writing songs at age twelve and taught herself the acoustic guitar at fifteen. Notably, she has never taken any singing lessons. She has been on tour with John Mayer and David Bowie, on different occasions. She is currently on tour in Canada and the US.
The humanitarian side of her is revealed through her sponsoring children (World Vision). She clearly has a heart for children because during one of her trips to Rawanda she wrote the song “Albertine” about a young child (named Albertine), whom she met while there. This song later became the album’s title track, which also landed #4 in the New Zealand single charts. Her album Albertine is commercially released in North America on May 27 on 2008.
Fraser attends Hillsong Church. She is a worship leader and collaborator on the Hillsong United series of worship albums.
Looking forward to seeing her in action July 2nd 2008!
