Bridget Benenate is an American songwriter. She first found success in her song "Permission To Shine", which was performed by the band
Bachelor Girl. The same year Bridget's song "Everything Changes" was featured on ''
Dawson’s Creek''.
In 2001, Benenate met music producer Matthew Gerrard. They started to collaborate. One of the first songs they wrote together was "Hold On" for the girl group
B*Witched, which was featured in the movie ''
Princess Diaries''. In 2003 the duo penned several songs for Christian artists
Nate Sallie and
Jaci Velasquez. Jaci’s album, ''Unspoken'', included the song ""
Lost Without You," which was later released as the
US debut single for the Australian pop idol
Delta Goodrem
Delta Lea Goodrem Order of Australia, AM (born 9 November 1984) is an Australian singer, songwriter, television personality and actress based in Sydney. Goodrem signed a recording contract with Sony Music at the age of 15. Her debut studio album ...
.
Bridget Benenate appeared as guest vocalist for the track ''Ever Since We Met'' on
Chris Botti's 2003 album
A Thousand Kisses Deep.
Botti, Benenate and Gerrard were co-writers on the track.
It was not until 2004 that Benenate found her biggest success to date by penning the number one single,
"Breakaway,"
for
American Idol
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winner
Kelly Clarkson
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. "Breakaway" spent a record twenty consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
Benenate’s most recent successes includes the title cut on
JoJo's second album ''
The High Road'' and the song "Still There For Me" on ''
High School Musical'' fame,
Corbin Bleu’s debut album.
References
External links
* https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bridget-benenate/1698939408
* http://www.bridgetbenenate.com
* http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/benenate.htm
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070307161600/http://www.windsweptpacific.com/thewriters/b_benenate.asp
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
American women songwriters
21st-century American women