Brooke McClymont

Brooke Maree McClymont (born 16 May 1981) is an Australian singer-songwriter-guitarist. With her two younger sisters, Samantha and Mollie, she is a founder of a country music trio, the McClymonts. She has written songs for Kate DeAraugo and Olivia Newton-John and been a support act for Troy Cassar-Daley and Ronan Keating.[1] Her influences include Sheryl Crow, ABBA, Faith Hill and Alanis Morissette.[2]

Brooke McClymont
Birth nameBrooke Maree McClymont
Born (1981-05-16) 16 May 1981
Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
GenresPop, rock, country, adult contemporary
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active2002–present
LabelsUniversal (1998–present)
Associated actsThe McClymonts

Biography

McClymont was first discovered in 1992, at age eleven, when a family friend heard her sing in front of the mirror at her home and told Brooke's mother that she should put her into the Jacaranda Talent Quest in Grafton.[2] Her mother entered her into the contest and she sang "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" by Heart.[2] In 1999, she sang "God Save the Queen" and "Advance Australia Fair" to open the day-night Australia vs. England cricket match.[2]

Charles Fisher was one of the people McClymont worked with on her debut album and she stated that the two had a really good working relationship.[1] "I Can't Wait" was chosen to be the first song released because McClymont felt it is a really positive song and definitely shows her personality.[1] The song was released as a CD on 17 June 2002 and peaked in the top fifty at number forty-nine.[3] Soon after, the song was again recorded by Hilary Duff for the Disney Channel original series Lizzie McGuire. "I Don't Think, I Know" was the second song released on 2 December 2002 and it also peaked in the top fifty at number forty-five.[3] McClymont stated that she did not get to release her album as certain circumstances arose, it just never happened.[4]

In 2006, McClymont and her two sisters (Samantha and Mollie) started a band named The McClymonts. By 2019 the band had amassed one platinum and two gold records, two ARIA Awards, one APRA Award and thirteen Country Music Awards of Australia ("Golden Guitars").[5]

in 2016 McClymont appeared in her first movie, an Australian romantic comedy Spin Out.[6]

McClymont is married to singer-songwriter Adam Eckersley. They had a daughter in 2013[7] and a son in 2020.[8]

The duo released the album Adam & Brooke in February 2018 which peaked at number 16 on the ARIA Charts.

Discography

Albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
AUS[9]
Adam & Brooke
  • Released: 9 February 2018
  • Label: Lost Highway, Universal
  • Formats: CD, streaming, digital download
 16

Singles
Year Song Australia[3] Album
2002 "I Can't Wait" 49 Single-only
"I Don't Think, I Know" 45
2017 "Train Wreck" (with Adam Eckersley)[10] – Adam & Brooke
2002 "So Smooth"(with Adam Eckersley)[10] –
"Nothing Left to Win"(with Adam Eckersley)[10] –

Music videos
Year Video Director
2002 "I Can't Wait" Sam Rebillet
2017 "Train Wreck"
2018 "So Smooth"

References
  1. "BROOKE McCLYMONT HAS ARRIVED" Archived 25 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. girl.com.au. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
  2. "Brooke McClymont — Biography" Archived 16 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Australian Music Online. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
  3. "Brooke McClymont — Australian Chart Positions" Archived 14 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Australian-charts. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
  4. "The McClymonts Forum — Album". The McClymonts.com. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
  5. "2020 Tour On-sale Now! The McClymonts".
  6. Johnson, Neala (10 September 2015). "Xavier Samuel, Morgan Griffin and Travis Jeffery get dirty for new Australian film Spin Out". news.com.au. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  7. Mills, Amy. "Brooke McClymont: Meet my rock star baby". New Idea. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  8. Link, Madeline (23 January 2020). "Adam Eckersley and Brooke McClymont welcome newest member of the band". The Northern Daily Leader.
  9. "Adam Eckersley & Brook Mcclymont". Australian Charts. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  10. "Adam Eckersley and Brooke McClymont team up for debut duet album, Adam and Brooke, and gig at Mannering Park on March 30". Lakesmail. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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