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BLP sources|date=July 2011Infobox musical artist | |image= || name = Beverley Mahood ||| background = solo_singer || birth_name = || alias = || birth_date = Birth date and age|1974|11|02 || death_date = || origin = Belfast , Northern Ireland || Instruments = || genre = Country music|Country , Pop music|Pop || occupation = singer/songwriter || years_active = 1996–present || label = BPM Entertainment Corp. || associated_acts = || website = http://www.beverleymahood.com/ beverleymahood.com || current_members = || past_members = | Beverley Mahood (born November 2, 1974 in Belfast , Northern Ireland ) is a country music singer-songwriter in Canada. Beverley emigrated from Belfast to Canadacite news|url= http://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/24/arts/the-pop-life-seeking-models-who-can-sing.html? pagewanted=2& src=pm|title=THE POP LIFE; Seeking Models Who Can Sing|last=Strauss|first=Neil|date=24 December 1998|work=The New York Times|page=3|accessdate=7 July 2011 as a child. She is also formerly part of the all-female trio Lace (band)|Lace , produced by the renowned Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles record producer|producer , David Foster . She was also a Canada|Canadian television host. From 2004 to 2005, she co-hosted the CKVU|Citytv Vancouver morning show, Breakfast Television . Mahood was then named to co-host CMT (Canada)|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.
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 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 (band)|Lace , releasing a CD, Lace (album)|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 (Beverley Mahood album)|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 (Celine Dion album)|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
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 ( Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People|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.
Charity work
For the last 12 years, Mahood has been a mainstay on the Saskatchewan-based telethon Telemiracle . 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.
Discography
Albums
Title
Details
Girl Out of the Ordinary
Release date: February 1, 1998
Label: Spin Records
Moody Blue
Release date: March 23, 2004
Label: Spin Records
Have a Little Faith
Release date: 2006
Label: Spin Records
This Christmas Celebrate Me Home
Release date: November 4, 2008
Label: BPM Entertainment
Unmistakable
Release date: November 4, 2008
Label: BPM Entertainment
1990s singles
Year
Single
Peak positions
Album
CAN Country
1997
10
Girl Out of the Ordinary
"Hook, Line and Sinker"
"A Little Thing Called Love"
1998
17
"Radio 101"
1999
23
"The Way a Woman Feels"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
2000s singles
Year
Single
Album
2002
single only
2003
Moody Blue
2004
2005
"My Wheels Got Wings"
"Making It Up as You Go"
2007
Unmistakable
2008
"Rewrite History"
Guest singles
Year
Single
Artist
Album
1999
John Landry
Forever Took Too Long
2001
Steve Fox (musician)>Steve Fox
Small World
Music videos
Year
Video
Director
1997
Terrance Odette
"Hook, Line and Sinker"
"A Little Thing Called Love"
All Through the Night "
1998
"Radio 101"
1999
"Which Way Is Love" (with John Landry )
2001
Terrance Odette
"Christmas Lullaby"
2002
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen "
2003
Steven Goldmann
2007
Warren P. Sonoda
2008
Margaret Malandruccolo
"Freckles"
Awards
Canadian Country Music Association|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
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.beverleymahood.com/ Beverley Mahood Official site
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