Amanda Cook (singer)
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Amanda Lindsey Cook (born Amanda Falk; May 8, 1984), also known as Falcon (since 2020) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and
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recording artist from
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. She received a
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at the 2006 awards ceremony for her eponymous debut album. Cook has released three albums under her maiden name ''Amanda Falk'', ''Beautiful'', and ''In Between the Now & Then''. In 2010, Cook joined the
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collective, and has since released two albums under Bethel ''
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'' and '' House on a Hill''.


Musical career

In 2004, Cook released her self-titled debut album, ''Amanda Falk'', on
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label Avante Records. It was later released to the iTunes Store on May 30, 2006. The album received the 2006 Juno Award for the Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year. Cook's second album ''Beautiful'' was released on October 23, 2007, on Avante Records. During this time she was also a part of the Beautiful Unique Girl Movement. Cook has also received a
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for Female Vocalist of the Year for four consecutive years, 2005 through 2008. On March 1, 2010, she released her third album ''In Between the Now & Then'' on the record label Signpost Music. In 2014, Cook became a worship leader at Bethel Church in Redding, California, joining the Bethel music collective,
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. She has appeared on many Bethel Music albums since then. On September 25, 2015, Cook released her first studio album ''
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'' through Bethel Music under the new name "Amanda Lindsey Cook". The album received the Inspirational Album of the Year award at the 2016
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. On March 29, 2019, Cook released her second album under Bethel Music, ''House on a Hill''. In an interview to ''Soul Shine Magazine'', she said that she is musically influenced by
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, Nichole Nordeman,
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, and
John Mayer John Clayton Mayer ( ; born October 16, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but he left for Atlanta in 1997 with fellow guitarist Clay Cook, with whom he formed the short-liv ...
. On August 21, 2020, Cook released a single titled "I'll Admit It", as the debut single from her pop music project under the name "Falcon". Two weeks later, on September 4, 2020, Cook released her second single as Falcon, titled "Young Love", alongside a music video. On September 18, 2020, "The Good Stuff" was released as Cook's third Falcon single, with a music video. On October 13, 2020, Cook announced that ''Nova'', her debut studio album as Falcon, would be released on October 16, 2020.


Personal life


Discography


Albums

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Singles


As lead artist


As featured artist


Other charted songs


As lead artist


As a featured artist


Other appearances

Songs on compilations * ''
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'', "Broken" (CMC, 2006) * ''
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'', "Endless" (CMC, 2007) * '' GMA Canada presents 30th Anniversary Collection'', "Small" (CMC, 2008)


Awards and recognition

Gospel Music Association Canada
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, - , 2005 , Herself , Female Vocalist of the Year , , - , 2006 , Herself , Female Vocalist of the Year , , - , 2007 , Herself , Female Vocalist of the Year , , - , 2008 , Herself , Female Vocalist of the Year , , - , 2008 , "Beautiful" (co-written with Malynda Zacharias and Marshall Zacharias) , Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year , , - , rowspan="3" , 2010 , Herself , Female Vocalist of the Year , , - , ''In Between the Now & Then'' , Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year , , - , "Song For Matthew" , Inspirational Song of the Year , , - , rowspan="3" , 2014 , Herself , Female Vocalist of the Year , , - , "You Make Me Brave" , Song of the Year , , - , "You Make Me Brave" , Praise & Worship Song of the Year ,
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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
, ''Amanda Falk'' , Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year , , - ,
2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
, ''Beautiful'' , Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year , , - ,
2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
, ''Brave New World'' , Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year , Shai Awards (formerly The Vibe Awards) , - , rowspan="2", 2005 , Herself , New Artist of the Year , , - , Herself , Female Vocalist of the Year , , - , 2007 , Herself , Female Vocalist of the Year ,
Western Canadian Music Awards The ''Western Canadian Music Awards'' (WCMAs) is an annual awards event for music in the western portion of Canada. The awards are provided by the Western Canada Music Alliance, which consists of six member music industry organizations from Brit ...
, - , 2005 , ''Amanda Falk'' , Outstanding Christian Recording , , - , 2010 , ''In Between the Now & Then'' , Contemporary Christian/Gospel Recording of the Year ,
GMA Dove Awards A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards ceremonies presented annually and have been held in Nashville, Tennessee excep ...
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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
, ''Brave New World'' , Inspirational Album of the Year , , - , "Pieces" , Inspirational Song of the Year , , - ,
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, Awakening , Short Form Video of the Year ,


See also

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Notes

* Cook was also nominated for 2008 GMAC Awards in the categories of Album of the Year: ''Beautiful'', Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year: ''Beautiful'', and Song of the Year: "Beautiful".


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cook, Amanda Lindsey 1984 births Living people Canadian performers of Christian music Canadian Mennonites Mennonite musicians Singers from Manitoba Juno Award for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year winners People from Eastman Region, Manitoba 21st-century Canadian women singers