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Catherine Britt
Photo by Bruce Howlett, 2ARM FM92.1, Armidale, New South Wales.
Background information
Birth name	Catherine Britt
Born	31 December 1984 (1984-12-31) (age 24)
Origin	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Vocals, rhythm guitar
Years active	1999 - Present
Labels	RCA Nashville, ABC Country
Associated acts	Elton John, Kellie Pickler
Website	http://www.catherinebritt.com

Catherine Britt (born 31 December 1984 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia) is a country music artist who has had success in both her native Australia and in the United States. She moved to Nashville, Tennessee, United States in 2004, and has charted several singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in the U.S., in addition to releasing four studio albums in her native Australia. Her highest charting single, "The Upside of Being Down", peaked at #36 on the country music charts in 2004.

Contents 1 Musical career 2 Discography 2.1 Studio albums 2.2 EPs 2.3 Singles 3 Awards 3.1 ARIA Music Awards 3.2 CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia [2] 3.3 CMC Country Music Channel Australia [3] 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Musical career

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In 1999, Catherine independently released her debut EP, In The Pines. She was signed to ABC Country and recorded her first album, Dusty Smiles and Heartbreak Cures, in 2002. In 2004, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee and was soon signed to RCA Nashville. Her American debut single, "The Upside of Being Down", peaked at #36 that year. She has been dropped from their roster without releasing an album in the U.S.^[1]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Year	Album details	Chart positions [2]
		AUS Country	AUS
2002	Dusty Smiles and Heartbreak Cures Released: March 11, 2002 Label: Universal Records	18	—
2006	Too Far Gone Released: February 7, 2006 Label: ABC Country	1	47
2008	Little Wildflower Released: January 14, 2008 Label: ABC Country	6	73
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] EPs

Year	Album details
1999	In the Pines Released: 1999 Label: ??

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	US Country	Album
1999	"That Don't Bother Me"	—	In the Pines
2002	"46 Miles from Alice"	—	Dusty Smiles and Heartbreak Cures
	"Easy Living"	—
	"Hillbilly Pickin' Ramblin' Girl"	—
	"Help Me, I'm Falling"	—
2004	"The Upside of Being Down"	36	Too Far Gone
2005	"Where We Both Say Goodbye" (with Elton John)	38	Non-album song
	"Poor Man's Pride"	—	Too Far Gone
2006	"Swingin' Door"	—
	"Too Far Gone"	—
2007	"What I Did Last Night"	39	Little Wildflower
	"Little Wildflower"	—
	"I'm Gone"	—
2008	"Lucky Girl"	—
2009	"I'm Not Your Cinderella"	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] Awards

[edit] ARIA Music Awards

Year	Category	For	Result
2002	Country Album of the Year	Dusty Smiles and Heartbreak Cures	Nominated
2006	Country Album of the Year	Too Far Gone	Nominated
2008	Country Album of the Year	Little Wildflower	Nominated

[edit] CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia ^[2]

Year	Category	For	Result
2006	Video Clip of the Year	Poor Man’s Pride - directed by Ross Wood	Nominated
2007	Album of the year	Too Far Gone	Nominated
	Single of the year	Too Far Gone	Nominated
	Female Artist of the Year	Catherine Britt - Too Far Gone	Nominated
2009	Album of the year	Little Wildflower	Nominated
	Single of the year	What I Did Last Night	Nominated
	Female Artist of the Year	Catherine Britt - What I Did Last Night	Won
	Video Clip of the Year	Little Wildflower - directed by Myles Conti	Nominated

[edit] CMC Country Music Channel Australia ^[3]

Year	Category	For	Result
2009	CMC Artist of the year	Herself	Nominated

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Catherine Britt official website
• Catherine Britt at MySpace