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Catherine Britt 
Photo by Bruce Howlett, 2ARM FM92.1, Armidale, New South Wales.Background information Born 31 December 1984 Origin Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Genres Country Occupations Singer Instruments Vocals, rhythm guitar Years active 1999–present Labels RCA Nashville, ABC Country Associated acts Elton John, Kellie Pickler Website http://www.catherinebritt.com Catherine Britt (born 31 December 1984) is a country music artist who has had success in both her native Australia and in the United States. She was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, United States in 2004. She has charted several singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in the U.S., in addition to releasing four studio albums in her native Australia. Her highest charting single, "The Upside of Being Down", peaked at #36 on the country music charts in 2004.
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Musical career
In 1999, Catherine independently released her debut EP, In The Pines. She was signed to ABC Country and recorded her first album, Dusty Smiles and Heartbreak Cures, in 2002. In 2004, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and was soon signed to RCA Nashville. Her American debut single, "The Upside of Being Down", peaked at #36 that year. She has been dropped from their roster without releasing an album in the U.S.[1]
Discography
Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart
positions[2]AUS Country AUS Dusty Smiles and Heartbreak Cures - Release date: 11 March 2002
- Label: Universal Records
18 — Too Far Gone - Release date: 7 February 2006
- Label: ABC Country
1 47 Little Wildflower - Release date: 14 January 2008
- Label: ABC Country
6 73 Catherine Britt - Release date: 28 May 2010
- Label: ABC Country
5 73 "—" denotes releases that did not chart Extended plays
Title Album details In the Pines - Release date: 1999
- Label: self-released
Singles
Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 1999 "That Don't Bother Me" — In the Pines 2002 "46 Miles from Alice" — Dusty Smiles and
Heartbreak Cures"Easy Living" — "Hillbilly Pickin' Ramblin' Girl" — "Help Me, I'm Falling" — 2004 "The Upside of Being Down" 36 Too Far Gone 2005 "Where We Both Say Goodbye" (with Elton John) 38 Non-album song "Poor Man's Pride" — Too Far Gone 2006 "Swingin' Door" — "Too Far Gone" — 2007 "What I Did Last Night" 39 Little Wildflower "Little Wildflower" — "I'm Gone" — 2008 "Lucky Girl" — 2009 "I'm Not Your Cinderella" — 2010 "Can’t Change a Thing" — Catherine Britt "Sweet Emmylou" — 2011 "I Want You Back" — "—" denotes releases that did not chart Music videos
Year Video Director 2004 "The Upside of Being Down" Traci Goudie 2007 "Little Wildflower" Myles Conti 2008 "What I Did Last Night" 2009 "I'm Not Your Cinderella" 2010 "Can't Change a Thing" "Sweet Emmylou" 2011 "I Want You Back" Awards
ARIA Music Awards
Year Category For Result 2002 Country Album of the Year Dusty Smiles and Heartbreak Cures Nominated 2006 Country Album of the Year Too Far Gone Nominated 2008 Country Album of the Year Little Wildflower Nominated 2010 Country Album of the Year Catherine Britt Nominated* Most Popular Australian Artist Herself Nominated* - Pending result
CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia [1]
Year Category For Result 2006 Video Clip of the Year Poor Man’s Pride - directed by Ross Wood Nominated 2007 Album of the year Too Far Gone Nominated Single of the year Too Far Gone Nominated Female Artist of the Year Catherine Britt - Too Far Gone Nominated 2009 Album of the year Little Wildflower Nominated Single of the year What I Did Last Night Nominated Female Artist of the Year Catherine Britt - What I Did Last Night Won Video Clip of the Year Little Wildflower - directed by Myles Conti Nominated CMC Country Music Channel Australia [2]
Year Category For Result 2009 CMC Artist of the year Herself Nominated References
External links
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Newcastle, New South Wales
- Australian country singers
- Australian female singers
- RCA Records Nashville artists
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