Amanda Lindsey Cook
{{Short description|Canadian singer}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Amanda Lindsey Cook
| image = Amandalindseycook.jpg
| caption = Amanda Lindsey Cook leading with Bethel Music
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| birth_name = Amanda Lindsey Falk
| alias = Falcon
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|05|08}}
| birth_place =
| origin = Niverville, Manitoba, Canada
| death_date =
| death_place =
| genre = Contemporary Christian music, pop
| instrument = Vocals, piano
| occupation = Singer, songwriter
| years_active = 2003–present
| label = {{flatlist|
- Avante
- Signpost
- Bethel
- Provident Label Group
}}
| associated_acts =
| website = {{ubl|
- {{URL|https://www.amandacook.co/}}
- {{URL|hernameisfalcon.com}}
}}
}}
Amanda Lindsey Cook (born Amanda Falk; May 8, 1984), also known as Falcon (since 2020) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and contemporary Christian music recording artist from Niverville, Manitoba. She received a Juno Award at the 2006 awards ceremony for her eponymous debut album. Cook has released three albums under her maiden name {{dash}} Amanda Falk, Beautiful, and In Between the Now & Then.
In 2010, Cook joined the Bethel Music collective, and has since released two albums under Bethel {{dash}} Brave New World and House on a Hill.
Musical career
In 2004, Cook released her self-titled debut album, Amanda Falk, on Winnipeg label Avante Records.{{cite web|url = http://amicus.collectionscanada.ca/aaweb-bin/aamain/itemdisp?sessionKey=999999999_142&l=0&d=2&v=0&lvl=1&itm=32048556|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130115100236/http://amicus.collectionscanada.ca/aaweb-bin/aamain/itemdisp?sessionKey=999999999_142&l=0&d=2&v=0&lvl=1&itm=32048556|url-status = dead|archive-date = January 15, 2013|title = AMICUS Web Full Record – AMICUS – Library And Archives Canada – Amanda Falk|access-date = February 18, 2016|date = July 8, 2002|work = Library and Archives Canada}}{{cite web|url = http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Amanda_Falk/Amanda_Falk/13105/|title = Review: Amanda Falk – Amanda Falk – Cross Rhythms|last1 = Dilley|first1 = Peter|access-date = February 18, 2016|date = October 17, 2005|work = Cross Rhythms}} It was later released to the iTunes Store on May 30, 2006.{{cite web|url = https://music.apple.com/us/album/amanda-falk/190753193|title = iTunes Store (U.S.) – Music – Amanda Falk – Amanda Falk|access-date = February 17, 2016|date = May 30, 2006|work = iTunes Store (U.S.)}} The album received the 2006 Juno Award for the Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://junoawards.ca/awards/?from-year=1970&to-year=2016&nomination-category=&wins-only=no&artist=Amanda+Falk|title=Awards – The JUNO Awards|work=Juno Awards|access-date=February 18, 2016}}
Cook's second album Beautiful was released on October 23, 2007, on Avante Records.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/beautiful/267432992|title=iTunes Store (U.S.) – Music – Amanda Falk – Beautiful|date=October 23, 2007|work=iTunes Store (U.S.)|access-date=February 17, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Amanda_Falk/Beautiful/41764/|title=Review: Beautiful – Amanda Falk – Cross Rhythms|last1=Luff|first1=Stephen|date=February 12, 2008|work=Cross Rhythms|access-date=February 18, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://amicus.collectionscanada.ca/aaweb-bin/aamain/itemdisp?sessionKey=999999999_142&l=0&d=2&v=0&lvl=1&itm=33704441|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130120204133/http://amicus.collectionscanada.ca/aaweb-bin/aamain/itemdisp?sessionKey=999999999_142&l=0&d=2&v=0&lvl=1&itm=33704441|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 20, 2013|title=AMICUS Web Full Record – AMICUS – Library And Archives Canada – Beautiful|date=July 8, 2002|work=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=February 18, 2016}} During this time she was also a part of the Beautiful Unique Girl Movement. Cook has also received a GMA Canada Covenant Award for Female Vocalist of the Year for four consecutive years, 2005 through 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.gmacanada.ca/index.php/award-winners-2005|title=Award Winners 2005|date=June 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614081323/http://www.gmacanada.ca/index.php/award-winners-2005|access-date=August 25, 2018|archive-date=June 14, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gmacanada.ca:80/index.php/covenant-awards-2006|title=Covenant Awards 2006|date=June 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614080318/http://www.gmacanada.ca:80/index.php/covenant-awards-2006|access-date=August 25, 2018|archive-date=June 14, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gmacanada.ca:80/index.php/covenant-awards-2007|title=Covenant Awards 2007|date=June 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614080323/http://www.gmacanada.ca:80/index.php/covenant-awards-2007|access-date=August 25, 2018|archive-date=June 14, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gmacanada.ca:80/index.php/covenant-awards-2008|title=Covenant Awards 2008|date=June 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614080328/http://www.gmacanada.ca:80/index.php/covenant-awards-2008|access-date=August 25, 2018|archive-date=June 14, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.100huntley.com/watch?id=221628&title=-amanda-cook-performs-at-the-2014-covenant-awards|title=100 Huntley Street: Amanda Cook Performs at the 2014 Covenant Awards|website=100huntley.com|access-date=August 25, 2018}} On March 1, 2010, she released her third album In Between the Now & Then on the record label Signpost Music.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/in-between-the-now-then/368027126|title=iTunes Store (U.S.) – Music – Amanda Falk – In Between the Now & Then|date=March 1, 2010|work=iTunes Store (U.S.)|access-date=February 17, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://amicus.collectionscanada.ca/aaweb-bin/aamain/itemdisp?sessionKey=999999999_142&l=0&d=2&v=0&lvl=1&itm=37752301|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115172712/http://amicus.collectionscanada.ca/aaweb-bin/aamain/itemdisp?sessionKey=999999999_142&l=0&d=2&v=0&lvl=1&itm=37752301|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 15, 2013|title=AMICUS Web Full Record – AMICUS – Library And Archives Canada – In Between the Now & Then|date=July 8, 2002|work=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=February 18, 2016}}
In 2014, Cook became a worship leader at Bethel Church in Redding, California, joining the Bethel music collective, Bethel Music.{{Cite web|url=https://bethelmusic.com/artists/amanda-lindsey-cook/|title=Amanda Lindsey Cook|website=Bethel Music|access-date=March 31, 2019}} She has appeared on many Bethel Music albums since then.
On September 25, 2015, Cook released her first studio album Brave New World through Bethel Music under the new name "Amanda Lindsey Cook".{{cite web|url = https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/brave-new-world/id1030012835|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150925174854/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/brave-new-world/id1030012835|url-status = dead|archive-date = September 25, 2015|title = iTunes Store (U.S.) – Music – Amanda Cook – Brave New World|access-date = February 18, 2016|date = October 25, 2015|work = iTunes Store (U.S.)}} The album received the Inspirational Album of the Year award at the 2016 GMA Dove Awards.{{cite web|url=http://doveawards.com/2016-winners/|title=2016 Winners – The 48th Annual GMA Dove Awards|access-date=March 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407015426/https://doveawards.com/2016-winners/|archive-date=April 7, 2019|url-status=dead}} On March 29, 2019, Cook released her second album under Bethel Music, House on a Hill.{{Citation|title=House on a Hill by Amanda Lindsey Cook|date=March 29, 2019|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/house-on-a-hill/1453227704|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330233201/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/house-on-a-hill/1453227704|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 30, 2019|access-date=March 31, 2019}}
In an interview to Soul Shine Magazine, she said that she is musically influenced by Sarah McLachlan, Nichole Nordeman, Norah Jones, and John Mayer.{{cite web|url = http://www.soulshine.ca/features/featuresarticle.php?fid=188|title = Amanda Falk : Amanda Falk: None but Jesus : Soul Shine Magazine|access-date = February 18, 2016|date = April 26, 2006|work = Soul Shine Magazine|archive-date = June 17, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200617005622/http://www.soulshine.ca/features/featuresarticle.php?fid=188|url-status = dead}}
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".{{Citation|title=Falcon (Amanda Lindsey Cook) – I'll Admit It|url=https://genius.com/Falcon-amanda-lindsey-cook-ill-admit-it-lyrics|language=en|access-date=August 21, 2020}} 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
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Discography
=Albums=
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|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Sales |
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| CAN {{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/amanda-lindsey-cook/chart-history/cna/ |title= Amanda Lindsey Cook Chart History {{!}} Billboard |magazine= Billboard |version= Canadian Albums Chart |access-date= April 20, 2020}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|UK ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|US |
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scope="row" | Beautiful
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scope="row" | In Between the Now & Then
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scope="row" | Brave New World
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scope="row" | Nova
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scope="row" | Nova (Piano Sessions)
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scope="row" | State of the Union
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=Singles=
==As lead artist==
==As featured artist==
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scope="col"| Year
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2018
! scope="row"| "Sails" | Pat Barrett |
2020
! scope="row"| "Be Alright" | non-album single |
=Other charted songs=
==As lead artist==
==As a featured artist==
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rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Song
! rowspan="2"| Year ! colspan="1" scope="col"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US |
scope="row"| "Before and After" {{small|(Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music Featuring Amanda Lindsey Cook)}} | 2021 | 34 |
=Other appearances=
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rowspan="1"| Year
! rowspan="1" style="width:14em;"| Song ! rowspan="1"| Album |
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2011
! scope="row"| "I Will Exalt" |
rowspan="3"| 2014
! scope="row"| "Shepherd" | rowspan="2"| You Make Me Brave: Live at the Civic |
scope="row"| "Wonder (Spontaneous)" {{small|(with Bethel Music)}} |
scope="row"| "Steady Heart" {{small|(Steffany Gretzinger featuring Amanda Cook)}} | The Undoing |
2015
! scope="row"| "The Love You Have For Me" | Victorious One - Live at Bethel |
rowspan="3"| 2017
! scope="row"| "Breathe (Spontaneous)" | rowspan="2"| Starlight |
scope="row"| "You Came (Lazarus)" {{small|(with Bethel Music)}} |
scope="row"| "Undivided" {{small|(Stu Garrard featuring Amanda Cook)}} | Beatitudes |
rowspan="4" | 2018
! scope="row"| "Pieces (Spontaneous)" |
scope="row"| "To the End" {{small|(Mack Brock featuring Amanda Cook)}} | Greater Things |
scope="row"| "You & Me" {{small|(William Matthews featuring Amanda Cook and Trip Lee)}} | Kosmos |
scope="row"|"Sails" {{small|(Pat Barrett featuring Amanda Cook & Steffany Gretzinger)}} |Pat Barrett |
rowspan="7" | 2020
! scope="row"| "Christ the Lord Is with Me" | Forever Amen |
scope="row"| "King of My Heart" {{small|(with Bethel Music)}} | Peace |
scope="row"| "Lean Back" {{small|(Maverick City Music featuring Amanda Lindsey Cook and Chandler Moore)}} | rowspan="2"| Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1 |
scope="row"| "Closer" {{small|(Maverick City Music featuring Amanda Lindsey Cook)}} |
scope="row"| "Spotlight"
{{small|(Rita Springer featuring Amanda Lindsey Cook)}} | Light |
scope="row"| "Temple (Spontaneous)" {{small|(Maverick City Music featuring Amanda Lindsey Cook)}} |
scope="row"| "Space (Live)" {{small|(Mack Brock featuring Amanda Lindsey Cook)}} | Space |
rowspan="3" |2021
! scope="row"|"Starts and Ends (Live)" | The People Tour: Live from Madison Square Garden |
scope="row"|"The Getting Through" {{small|(Judah. featuring Amanda Lindsey Cook)}} | 7 album |
scope="row"|"Closer Than Your Next Breath" {{small|(Moriah featuring Amanda Cook)}} | Live from the Quarry |
rowspan="3" |2022
! scope="row"|"If It Wasn't for Jesus (Spontaneous)" | rowspan="2" | Tribl Nights Anthologies |
scope="row"|"Names (He Shall Reign)" {{small|(Tribl and Maverick City Music featuring Amanda Cook)}} |
scope="row"|"So Close" {{small|(Brandon Lake featuring Amanda Cook)}} | Help! |
2023
!"There's Nothing" |SURVEY: Part 1 |
Songs on compilations
- 27th Annual Covenant Hits, "Broken" (CMC, 2006)
- 28th Annual Covenant Hits, "Endless" (CMC, 2007)
- GMA Canada presents 30th Anniversary Collection, "Small" (CMC, 2008)
Awards and recognition
Gospel Music Association Canada Covenant Awards
{{awards table}}
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| 2005
| Herself
| Female Vocalist of the Year
| {{won}}
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| 2006
| Herself
| Female Vocalist of the Year
| {{won}}
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| 2007
| Herself
| Female Vocalist of the Year
| {{won}}
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| 2008
| Herself
| Female Vocalist of the Year
| {{won}}
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| 2008
| "Beautiful" (co-written with Malynda Zacharias and Marshall Zacharias){{ref|a|[a]}}
| Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year
| {{won}}
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| rowspan="3" | 2010
| Herself
| Female Vocalist of the Year
| {{nom}}
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| In Between the Now & Then
| Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
| {{nom}}
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| "Song For Matthew"
| Inspirational Song of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| Herself
| Female Vocalist of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| "You Make Me Brave"
| Song of the Year
| {{won}}
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| "You Make Me Brave"
| Praise & Worship Song of the Year
| {{won}}
|}
{{awards table}}
|-
| 2006
| Amanda Falk
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
| {{won}}
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| 2008
| Beautiful
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2016
| Brave New World
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
| {{nom}}
|}
Shai Awards (formerly The Vibe Awards)
{{awards table}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2005
| Herself
| New Artist of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| Herself
| Female Vocalist of the Year
| {{nom}}
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| 2007
| Herself
| Female Vocalist of the Year
| {{nom}}
|}
{{awards table}}
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| 2005
| Amanda Falk
| Outstanding Christian Recording
| {{won}}
|-
| 2010
| In Between the Now & Then
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel Recording of the Year
| {{nom}}
|}
{{awards table}}
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| rowspan="2" | 2016
| Brave New World
| Inspirational Album of the Year
| {{won}}
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| "Pieces"
| Inspirational Song of the Year
| {{nom}}
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| 2019
| Awakening
| Short Form Video of the Year
| {{nom}}
|}
See also
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Notes
- {{ref|a|[a]}} 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
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|https://www.amandacook.co/}}
- {{cite web|url = http://www.soulshine.ca/features/featuresarticle.php?fid=151|title = Amanda Falk : Living Big by Being 'Small' : Soul Shine Magazine|last1 = Montague|first1 = Joe|access-date = February 18, 2016|date = March 24, 2005|work = Soul Shine Magazine|archive-date = March 3, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202847/http://www.soulshine.ca/features/featuresarticle.php?fid=151|url-status = dead}}
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Category:Canadian performers of Christian music
Category:Singers from Manitoba
Category:Juno Award for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year winners