Beverley Mahood

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Name = Beverley Mahood
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Origin = Northern Ireland
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Genre = Country, Pop
Occupation = singer/songwriter
Years_active = 1996 – Present
Label = BPM Entertainment Corp.
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URL = [http://www.beverleymahood.com/ beverleymahood.com]
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Beverley Mahood (born November 2, 1974 in Northern Ireland) is a successful country music singer-songwriter in Canada. 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 July 28, 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". She continues to host "Ultimate" on CMT while also appearing as a judge on "Karaoke Star". She also hosted two seasons of "Project Mom" and "Project Dad" in 2007 and 2008 for CMT.

Biography

Music career

Mahood has been building her profile in the music scene throughout Canada and the United States since her debut CD, "Girl Out of the Ordinary", was released in 1998. This CD garnered multiple radio singles and music videos. 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", will be released on November 4, 2008. A Christmas CD will be out October 28.

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 Monologues" (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 3", however, she did not shoot any scenes as her character (and many other characters) were cut from the film.

Discography

Albums

Singles

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Awards

*CCMA 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

External links

* [http://www.beverleymahood.com/ Beverley Mahood Official site]
* [http://www.beverleymahoodfans.com/ Beverley Mahood Fans]
* [http://www.myspace.com/beverleymahood/ Beverley Mahood's MySpace]