# Chad Brownlee

Chad Brownlee (born July 12, 1984) is a Canadian country music artist, songwriter, actor, and former ice hockey defenceman. He has one #1 Canada Country hit with "Forever's Gotta Start Somewhere".

## Sports career

Brownlee was a draft pick for the Vancouver Canucks in 2003, going in the sixth round No. 190th overall. After four years of playing for the NCAA's Minnesota State Mavericks (located in Mankato, Minn.), Brownlee made his professional debut with the ECHL's Idaho Steelheads playing a lone season with the club in the 2007–08 season before ending his playing career.

## Music career

Following a series of injuries, he turned his attention to music the following year. His first single, "The Best That I Can (Superhero)", was released in November 2009. Brownlee's self-titled debut album, produced by Mitch Merrett, was released in August 2010 via MDM Recordings. He followed it up with Love Me or Leave Me in 2012. Brownlee was nominated for a Juno Award for Country Album of the Year on February 19, 2013. The awards took place on April 21 in Regina, Saskatchewan. Brownlee's third album, The Fighters, was released on June 3, 2014.
Brownlee landed his first No. 1 hit with "Forever's Gotta Start Somewhere" in April 2019. It was included on the EP Back in the Game, which was released on June 21, 2019, via Universal Music Canada. Brownlee extended that to become his fourth album on January 10, 2020. A July 2020 Nielsen Music study found Brownlee to be the eighth-highest played Canadian artist on domestic radio in the first half of 2020, ahead of Brett Kissel and JP Saxe, and behind Dallas Smith and Drake.
In 2023, Brownlee ended a prolonged hiatus and released the single "The Country Kind".

## Acting career

Brownlee's first role as an actor came in 2010 film Tooth Fairy as an unnamed hockey player with no lines. He appeared in the 2021 film Range Roads as Bruce, the ex-boyfriend of the main character Frankie.

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Details |
| Chad Brownlee | Release date: August 31, 2010 Label: MDM Recordings |
| Love Me or Leave Me | Release date: February 14, 2012 Label: MDM Recordings/EMI |
| The Fighters | Release date: June 3, 2014 Label: MDM Recordings/Universal Music Canada |
| Back in the Game | Release date: June 21, 2019 Label: Universal Music Canada |
| Reason to Love | Release date: TBA Label: Chad Brownlee Music Inc. |

### Extended plays

| Title | Details | Peak positions |
| Title | Details | CAN |
| Hearts on Fire | Release date: April 29, 2016 Label: MDM Recordings/Universal Music Canada | 48 |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Single | CAN Country | CAN | Certifications | Album |
| 2009 | "The Best That I Can (Superhero)" | 20 | — | | Chad Brownlee |
| 2010 | "Hope" | 47 | — | | Chad Brownlee |
| 2010 | "Hood of My Car" | 14 | 96 | | Chad Brownlee |
| 2010 | "Day After You" | 9 | — | | Chad Brownlee |
| 2011 | "Carried Away" | 19 | — | | Chad Brownlee |
| 2011 | "Love Me or Leave Me" | 8 | — | | Love Me or Leave Me |
| 2012 | "Smoke in the Rain" | 8 | 74 | | Love Me or Leave Me |
| 2012 | "Listen" | 9 | 85 | | Love Me or Leave Me |
| 2013 | "Crash" | 10 | 91 | | Love Me or Leave Me |
| 2013 | "Where the Party At?" | 13 | 100 | | The Fighters |
| 2014 | "Fallin' Over You" | 10 | 66 | | The Fighters |
| 2014 | "Just Because" | 11 | 98 | | The Fighters |
| 2014 | "When the Lights Go Down" | 11 | 81 | | The Fighters |
| 2015 | "Thinking Out Loud" | 34 | — | | — |
| 2015 | "Hearts on Fire" | 8 | — | | Hearts on Fire |
| 2016 | "I Hate You for It" | 8 | — | MC: Gold | Hearts on Fire |
| 2016 | "Somethin' We Shouldn't Do" | 7 | — | MC: Gold | Hearts on Fire |
| 2017 | "Might As Well Be Me" | 14 | — | | Hearts on Fire |
| 2017 | "Out of the Blue" | 17 | — | | Hearts on Fire |
| 2018 | "Dear Drunk Me" | 3 | 90 | MC: Gold | Back in the Game |
| 2019 | "Forever's Gotta Start Somewhere" | 1 | 89 | MC: Platinum | Back in the Game |
| 2019 | "The Way You Roll" | 3 | — | MC: Gold | Back in the Game |
| 2020 | "Money On You" | 7 | 96 | | Back in the Game |
| 2023 | "The Country Kind" | — | — | | TBA |
| 2025 | "Reason to Love" | — | — | | TBA |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||

### Other charted songs

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | CAN Country | Album |
| 2012 | "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)" | 37 | Non-album single |

### Music videos

| Year | Video | Director |
| 2010 | "Hope" | CMT |
| 2010 | "Day After You" | Antonio Hrynchuk |
| 2011 | "Carried Away" | Antonio Hrynchuk |
| 2011 | "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" | Antonio Hrynchuk |
| 2012 | "Listen" | Carolyne Stossel |
| 2013 | "Crash" | Carolyne Stossel |
| 2013 | "Where the Party At?" | |
| 2014 | "Fallin' Over You" | Carolyne Stossel |
| 2014 | "We Don't Walk This Road Alone" | |
| 2014 | "Just Because" | |
| 2014 | "When the Lights Go Down" | Joey Boukadakis |
| 2015 | "Matches" | Joel Stewart |
| 2015 | "Hearts on Fire" | Stephano Barberis |
| 2016 | "I Hate You for It" | Stephano Barberis |
| 2016 | "Somethin' We Shouldn't Do" | Stephano Barberis |
| 2017 | "Might As Well Be Me" | Stephano Barberis |
| 2017 | "Out of the Blue" | |
| 2018 | "Dear Drunk Me" | Ben Knechtel |
| 2019 | "Forever's Gotta Start Somewhere" | Ben Knechtel |
| 2019 | "The Way You Roll" | Ben Knechtel |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Association | Category | Result |
| 2010 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Male Vocalist of the Year | Won |
| 2010 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Songwriter of the Year – "Hood of My Car" (with Mitch Merrett, Kelly Archer) | Won |
| 2010 | Canadian Country Music Association | Rising Star | Nominated |
| 2011 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Album of the Year – Chad Brownlee | Won |
| 2011 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Entertainer of the Year | Won |
| 2011 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Fans Choice Award | Nominated |
| 2011 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Male Vocalist of the Year | Won |
| 2011 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Single of the Year – "The Day After You" | Won |
| 2011 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Video of the Year – "Carried Away" | Won |
| 2011 | Canadian Country Music Association | Rising Star | Won |
| 2012 | Canadian Country Music Association | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2012 | Canadian Country Music Association | Interactive Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2012 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Entertainer of the Year | Won |
| 2012 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Album of the Year – Love Me or Leave Me | Won |
| 2012 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Single of the Year – "Love Me or Leave Me" | Won |
| 2012 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Fans Choice Award | Won |
| 2012 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Male Vocalist of the Year | Won |
| 2012 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Songwriter of the Year – "Love Me or Leave Me" (with Mitch Merrett, Ben Glover) | Won |
| 2012 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Video of the Year – "Listen" | Nominated |
| 2013 | Juno Awards of 2013 | Country Album of the Year – Love Me or Leave Me | Nominated |
| 2013 | Canadian Country Music Association | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2014 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Album of the Year – The Fighters | Nominated |
| 2014 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Entertainer of the Year | Nominated |
| 2014 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Fans Choice Award | Nominated |
| 2014 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2014 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Single of the Year – "Fallin' Over You" | Nominated |
| 2014 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Songwriter of the Year – "Just Because" (with Mitch Merrett, Brian White & Phil Barton) | Won |
| 2014 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Video of the Year – "Fallin' Over You" | Nominated |
| 2014 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Humanitarian of the Year | Nominated |
| 2015 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Entertainer of the Year | Nominated |
| 2015 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Fans Choice Award | Nominated |
| 2015 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2015 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Single of the Year – "When The Lights Go Down" | Nominated |
| 2015 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Songwriter of the Year – "When The Lights Go Down" (with Mitch Merrett, Ben Glover) | Won |
| 2015 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Songwriter of the Year – "Leave Your Lights On" (with Jeff Johnson & Phil Puxley) | Nominated |
| 2015 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Video of the Year – "When The Lights Go Down" | Won |
| 2015 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Humanitarian of the Year | Nominated |
| 2016 | Canadian Country Music Association | Album of the Year – Hearts on Fire | Nominated |
| 2016 | Canadian Country Music Association | CMT Video of the Year – "Hearts on Fire" | Nominated |
| 2016 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Album of the Year – Hearts on Fire | Won |
| 2016 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Male Vocalist of the Year | Won |
| 2016 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Entertainer of the Year | Nominated |
| 2016 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Fans Choice Award | Nominated |
| 2016 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Single of the Year – "I Hate You For It" | Nominated |
| 2016 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Songwriter of the Year | Nominated |
| 2017 | Juno Awards | Country Album of the Year – Hearts on Fire | Nominated |
| 2017 | Canadian Country Music Association | Fans' Choice Award | Nominated |
| 2017 | Canadian Country Music Association | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated |

## Ice hockey career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2001–02 | Vernon Vipers | BCHL | 55 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Vernon Vipers | BCHL | 58 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | WCHA | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | WCHA | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | WCHA | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | WCHA | 34 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
| WCHA totals | WCHA totals | WCHA totals | 134 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 201 | — | — | — | — | — |