Brooke Fraser has charmed her way into the hearts of New Zealanders with a debut album of beautiful self-penned songs and her radiant attitude to life. The 21 year-old singer-songwriter now has her twinkling eye set firmly on the sights of her recently adopted home of Australia.
Having seen her album 'What To Do With Daylight' sell over 100,000 copies and seven times platinum, and breaking all airplay records over the Tasman with a string of four consecutive New Zealand number one hits, she is ready for the challenge of sharing her music with a new audience.
Released in Australia in late 2004, 'What To Do With Daylight' is closing in on 15,000 sales here due to phenomenal word of mouth interest.
It would be easy for such a broadly talented artist to be pigeonholed as a musical prodigy who focuses on the serious side of music but Brooke’s relaxed personality shines through on many of her songs. And she is happy for her songs to occasionally highlight some youthful self-consciousness and occasional geekiness of her everyday life.
The album’s contrast of haunting, soul-searching confessions and joyful pop songwriting reflects the different sides of Brooke’s personality - the young woman who has been involved with World Vision and has traveled to Cambodia with the charity; and the girl who spends hours hanging out with friends quoting endlessly from last year’s cult films Anchorman and Napoleon Dynamite.
