Beverley Mahood
Encyclopedia
Beverley Mahood is a country music
singer-songwriter in Canada. Beverley emigrated from Belfast
to Canada as a child. She is also formerly part of the all-female trio Lace
, produced by the renowned Los Angeles
producer
, David Foster
. She was also a Canadian
television host. From 2004 to 2005, she co-hosted the Citytv Vancouver morning show, Breakfast Television
. Mahood was then named to co-host CMT Canada's flagship show, CMT Central.
Most recently, she has starred as the anchor judge on the series "CMT Chevy Karaoke Star." Other hosting duties have included the hit reality show "Project Mom/Project Dad," and the popular countdown program, "Ultimate."
Beverley has a business partnership with Canadian entrepreneur W. Brett Wilson
. Together they have formed BPM Entertainment Corp. to pursue creative investment opportunities in the entertainment world. Beverly went to Saunders High School in London.
since her debut CD, Girl Out of the Ordinary
, was released in 1998. This CD garnered multiple radio singles and music video
s. She signed with 143 Records
, a record label owned by David Foster, producer of such artists as Celine Dion
, Michael Bublé
and Josh Groban
. With Foster, she was part of the female trio, Lace
, releasing a CD, Lace
, in 1999. The first single, "I Want a Man", went to number 7 on the charts in Canada and was a #1 video on CMT's Chevy Top 20. A second solo CD, Moody Blue
, was released in 2004, receiving recognition with another #1 CMT video for the single "The First Day You Wake Up Alone."
In addition to her own recorded material, Mahood co-wrote the hit single "Come to Me," performed by Celine Dion on her 2005 Miracle
CD. She also wrote "Good to Be Alive," the theme for the CMT reality series' Project Mom and Project Dad, which was released to radio in 2007 with an accompanying music video airing on CMT.
In May 2008, Mahood marked her return as a recording artist with the release of the song, "This Girl". A second single, "Rewrite History" was released in October 2008. Mahood's new album, Unmistakable
, was released on November 18, 2008. Her most recent Christmas album, This Christmas Celebrate Me Home, was on November 4, 2008.
Mahood is also known for being an enthusiastic Toronto Maple Leafs
fan. She has sung the national anthems at numerous home games for both the Leafs and the Nashville Predators
.
Beverley continues to write songs for herself and other artists. She is also recording her fifth studio album, which will be released in Canada and the United States in the fall of 2010
(2004), the stage production Heartthrobs (2003) and Castle Rocks (Young People's Theatre, 1998).
Mahood was cast to be the singing superheroine Dazzler
in X-Men: The Last Stand
. However, she did not shoot any scenes as her character (and many others) were cut from the film.
. Her hosting duties include introducing talent and speaking with various people who have raised funds.
Beverley recently performed at The Bohemian Ball in Toronto
on February 20, 2009. The 2009 Bohemian Ball, organized by the Canada Czech Republic Chamber of Commerce, was held in support of the SickKids Foundation and the Hospital for Sick Children.
Beverley is also a devoted supporter of the following initiatives: the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Alberta's Children's Hospital, the David Foster Foundation and the CIBC Run for the Cure.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer-songwriter in Canada. Beverley emigrated from Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
to Canada as a child. She is also formerly part of the all-female trio Lace
Lace (band)
Lace was a Canadian country music group who formed in 1998 with the backing of music producer David Foster. Active between 1998 and 2001, the band charted four singles on national country music charts, in addition to releasing a self-titled studio album on 143 Records Lace was a Canadian country...
, produced by the renowned Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, David Foster
David Foster
David Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...
. She was also a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
television host. From 2004 to 2005, she co-hosted the Citytv Vancouver morning show, Breakfast Television
Breakfast Television
Breakfast Television is a Canadian morning news and entertainment program which airs on the Citytv stations . Each station produces its own local edition of Breakfast Television....
. Mahood was then named to co-host CMT Canada's flagship show, CMT Central.
Most recently, she has starred as the anchor judge on the series "CMT Chevy Karaoke Star." Other hosting duties have included the hit reality show "Project Mom/Project Dad," and the popular countdown program, "Ultimate."
Beverley has a business partnership with Canadian entrepreneur W. Brett Wilson
W. Brett Wilson
Brett Wilson is a Canadian entrepreneur, member of the Order of Canada, philanthropist and the lead deal making panellist or "Dragon" of all-time on CBC's Gemini Award-winning Dragons' Den. Wilson was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan...
. Together they have formed BPM Entertainment Corp. to pursue creative investment opportunities in the entertainment world. Beverly went to Saunders High School in London.
Music career
Mahood has been building her profile in the music scene throughout Canada and the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
since her debut CD, Girl Out of the Ordinary
Girl Out of the Ordinary
Girl Out of the Ordinary is the first studio album by Beverley Mahood which was released in 1998. The title track was released to country radio in 1997 and was later followed by the smash singles "A Little Thing Called Love" , "Let's Kiss and Make Up", "Radio 101" , "I Love How You Listen to Me"...
, was released in 1998. This CD garnered multiple radio singles and music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s. She signed with 143 Records
143 Records
143 Records is the record label of producer David Foster. 143 is a sub-label of Warner Bros. Records. The numbers 1-4-3 are derived from the words "I love you."-History:...
, a record label owned by David Foster, producer of such artists as Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
, Michael Bublé
Michael Bublé
Michael Steven Bublé is a Canadian singer. He has won several awards, including three Grammy Awards and multiple Juno Awards. His first album reached the top ten in Canada and the UK. He found worldwide commercial success with his 2005 album It's Time, and his 2007 album Call Me Irresponsible was...
and Josh Groban
Josh Groban
Joshua Winslow "Josh" Groban is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer. His four solo albums have been certified at least multi-platinum, and in 2007, he was charted as the number-one best selling artist in the United States with over 21 million records in that country...
. With Foster, she was part of the female trio, Lace
Lace (band)
Lace was a Canadian country music group who formed in 1998 with the backing of music producer David Foster. Active between 1998 and 2001, the band charted four singles on national country music charts, in addition to releasing a self-titled studio album on 143 Records Lace was a Canadian country...
, releasing a CD, Lace
Lace (album)
Lace is the studio album by Canadian country music group Lace. The album was released on October 5, 1999 on 143 Records.-Track listing:# "I Want a Man" – 4:16# "Life Is Good" – 3:59...
, in 1999. The first single, "I Want a Man", went to number 7 on the charts in Canada and was a #1 video on CMT's Chevy Top 20. A second solo CD, Moody Blue
Moody Blue (Beverley Mahood album)
Moody Blue is the second studio album by Canadian country music singer Beverley Mahood. It was released in 2004 on Spin Records. It features the singles "My Wheels Got Wings" and "I Like That Shirt".-Track listing:...
, was released in 2004, receiving recognition with another #1 CMT video for the single "The First Day You Wake Up Alone."
In addition to her own recorded material, Mahood co-wrote the hit single "Come to Me," performed by Celine Dion on her 2005 Miracle
Miracle (Celine Dion album)
Miracle is a concept album credited to Canadian singer Céline Dion and Australian photographer Anne Geddes, released on October 11, 2004. It's Dion's 12th English album and 33rd in total...
CD. She also wrote "Good to Be Alive," the theme for the CMT reality series' Project Mom and Project Dad, which was released to radio in 2007 with an accompanying music video airing on CMT.
In May 2008, Mahood marked her return as a recording artist with the release of the song, "This Girl". A second single, "Rewrite History" was released in October 2008. Mahood's new album, Unmistakable
Unmistakable
Unmistakable is the third studio album from Canadian country music artist Beverley Mahood. The album was released in Canada on November 18, 2008. The first single, "This Girl," was released to radio in May 2008...
, was released on November 18, 2008. Her most recent Christmas album, This Christmas Celebrate Me Home, was on November 4, 2008.
Mahood is also known for being an enthusiastic Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
fan. She has sung the national anthems at numerous home games for both the Leafs and the Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
Beverley continues to write songs for herself and other artists. She is also recording her fifth studio album, which will be released in Canada and the United States in the fall of 2010
Acting career
In 2006, Mahood contributed her name and image to the Bootlegger Jean print campaign with her image appearing in stores across North America. As an actress, she has performed in The Vagina MonologuesThe Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play written by Eve Ensler which ran at the Off Broadway Westside Theatre after a limited run at AFRICA in 1996. Ensler originally starred in the production which was produced by David Stone, Nina Essman, Dan Markley, The Araca Group, Willa Shalit, Mike Skipper...
(2004), the stage production Heartthrobs (2003) and Castle Rocks (Young People's Theatre, 1998).
Mahood was cast to be the singing superheroine Dazzler
Dazzler
Dazzler is a Marvel Comics superheroine, associated with the X-Men. She first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #130 ....
in X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men: The Last Stand is a 2006 superhero film and the third in the X-Men series. It was directed by Brett Ratner and stars an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Vinnie Jones,...
. However, she did not shoot any scenes as her character (and many others) were cut from the film.
Charity work
For the last 12 years, Mahood has been a mainstay on the Saskatchewan-based telethon TelemiracleTelemiracle
Telemiracle is a telethon organized by the Kinsmen and Kinettes in Saskatchewan, Canada for the benefit of the Kinsmen Telemiracle Foundation. Initially broadcast on both CTV and CBC affiliates in Saskatchewan, it is now broadcast, commercial-free, exclusively on the province's CTV affiliates...
. Her hosting duties include introducing talent and speaking with various people who have raised funds.
Beverley recently performed at The Bohemian Ball in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
on February 20, 2009. The 2009 Bohemian Ball, organized by the Canada Czech Republic Chamber of Commerce, was held in support of the SickKids Foundation and the Hospital for Sick Children.
Beverley is also a devoted supporter of the following initiatives: the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Alberta's Children's Hospital, the David Foster Foundation and the CIBC Run for the Cure.
Albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Girl Out of the Ordinary Girl Out of the Ordinary Girl Out of the Ordinary is the first studio album by Beverley Mahood which was released in 1998. The title track was released to country radio in 1997 and was later followed by the smash singles "A Little Thing Called Love" , "Let's Kiss and Make Up", "Radio 101" , "I Love How You Listen to Me"... |
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| Moody Blue Moody Blue (Beverley Mahood album) Moody Blue is the second studio album by Canadian country music singer Beverley Mahood. It was released in 2004 on Spin Records. It features the singles "My Wheels Got Wings" and "I Like That Shirt".-Track listing:... |
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| Have a Little Faith Have a Little Faith (Beverley Mahood Album) Have a Little Faith is a Christmas album by Beverley Mahood released in 2006.-Track listing:intro "Have a Little Faith" #"Hark the Herald Angels Sing/Angels We Heard On High" - 6:26... |
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| This Christmas Celebrate Me Home |
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| Unmistakable Unmistakable Unmistakable is the third studio album from Canadian country music artist Beverley Mahood. The album was released in Canada on November 18, 2008. The first single, "This Girl," was released to radio in May 2008... |
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1990s singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1997 | "Girl Out of the Ordinary" | 10 | Girl Out of the Ordinary |
| "Hook, Line and Sinker" | — | Get the Net | |
| "A Little Thing Called Love" | 12 | Girl Out of the Ordinary | |
| 1998 | "Let's Kiss and Make Up" (with Ken Munshaw Ken Munshaw Ken Munshaw is a Canadian country music artist. Munshaw has released three studio albums, Human Condition , Time Tells All and Short Stories... ) |
17 | |
| "Radio 101" | 17 | ||
| 1999 | "I Love How You Listen to Me" | 23 | |
| "The Way a Woman Feels" | 38 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
2000s singles
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Absolutely" | single only |
| 2003 | "The First Day You Wake Up Alone" | Moody Blue |
| 2004 | "I Like That Shirt" | |
| 2005 | "End of a Long Goodbye" | |
| "My Wheels Got Wings" | ||
| "Making It Up as You Go" | ||
| 2007 | "Good to Be Alive" | Unmistakable |
| 2008 | "This Girl" | |
| "Rewrite History" | ||
Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Which Way Is Love" | John Landry John Landry John Landry is a Canadian country music artist. Landry's debut album, Forever Took Too Long, was released in 1999 by Spin Records. Its first two singles, "There You Were" and "Bit by Bit," both reached the Top 10 of the Canadian Country Singles chart... |
Forever Took Too Long |
| 2001 | "Couple on the Cake" | Steve Fox Steve Fox (musician) Steve Fox is a Canadian singer/songwriter. He was born in Brampton, Ontario and raised in Coquitlam, British Columbia, a suburb of Vancouver. He then moved to Toronto in the early 1980s to pursue a career in music... |
Small World |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "Girl Out of the Ordinary" | Terrance Odette |
| "Hook, Line and Sinker" | ||
| "A Little Thing Called Love" | ||
| "All Through the Night Ar Hyd y Nos Ar Hyd y Nos is a Welsh folksong sung to a tune that was first recorded in Edward Jones' Musical and Poetical Relics of the Welsh Bards . The Welsh lyrics were written by John Ceiriog Hughes, and has been translated into several languages, including English and Breton.The melody was used by John... " |
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| 1998 | "Let's Kiss and Make Up" (with Ken Munshaw Ken Munshaw Ken Munshaw is a Canadian country music artist. Munshaw has released three studio albums, Human Condition , Time Tells All and Short Stories... ) |
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| "Radio 101" | ||
| 1999 | "The Way a Woman Feels" | |
| "Which Way Is Love" (with John Landry John Landry John Landry is a Canadian country music artist. Landry's debut album, Forever Took Too Long, was released in 1999 by Spin Records. Its first two singles, "There You Were" and "Bit by Bit," both reached the Top 10 of the Canadian Country Singles chart... ) |
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| 2001 | "Couple on the Cake" (with Steve Fox Steve Fox (musician) Steve Fox is a Canadian singer/songwriter. He was born in Brampton, Ontario and raised in Coquitlam, British Columbia, a suburb of Vancouver. He then moved to Toronto in the early 1980s to pursue a career in music... ) |
Terrance Odette |
| "Christmas Lullaby" | ||
| 2002 | "Absolutely" | |
| "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" | ||
| 2003 | "The First Day You Wake Up Alone" | Steven Goldmann Steven Goldmann Steven Goldmann is a Canadian music video and film director. He has directed over 200 music videos. Goldmann also directed the movies Broken Bridges and Trailer Park of Terror, and has additionally directed several television programs.-1990-1999:... |
| 2007 | "Good to Be Alive" | Warren P. Sonoda |
| 2008 | "This Girl" | Margaret Malandruccolo |
| "Freckles" | ||
Awards
- CCMACanadian Country Music AssociationThe Canadian Country Music Association was founded in 1976 as the Academy of Country Music Entertainment to organize, promote and develop a Canadian country music industry. The association changed its name to the Canadian Country Music Association in 1987.-Awards:The CCMA held the first Canadian...
Independent Female Artist – 2004, 1999, 1998 - OCMA: Rising Star, Female Vocalist, Group or Duo, Single, 1998
- RPM: Rising Star 1998
- RPM Group of The Year (with Lace) 1999
- OCPHA: Group of the Year (with Lace) – 2002, 2000
- OCPHA: Vocal Collaboration (with Steve Fox – Couple on the Cake) 2002