| The Wilkinsons | |
|---|---|
| Origin |  Belleville, Ontario |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Years active | 1998 – Present |
| Label(s) | Giant Records (1998 - 2001) BNA Records (2001 - 2002) Open Road Recordings (2003 - 2005) Fontana North (2006 - Present) |
| Associated acts |
Amanda Wilkinson, Motion Picture Ending |
| Website | www.wilkinsonsonline.net |
| Members | |
| Amanda Wilkinson Steve Wilkinson Tyler Wilkinson |
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The Wilkinsons are a country music family trio hailing from Belleville, Ontario, Canada. The group comprises Amanda Wilkinson, her brother Tyler Wilkinson and their dad Steve Wilkinson.
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Music
The Wilkinsons' debut album, Nothing But Love, went to #3 on the Billboard charts in 1998. The trio have been nominated for the Country Music Association's Horizon Award and Vocal Group of the Year and for Single of the Year by the Academy of Country Music Awards. Their second album, Here and Now, won the Canadian Country Music Association award for Best Album. The band has earned 9 Canadian Country Music Awards, one Juno Award, and two Grammy nominations (both for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group). [1] In 2007, The Wilkinsons were nominated for Independent Group of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards.
Reality television
The Wilkinsons are also the subject of a fictionalized "reality" television program on the CMT Canada network, The Wilkinsons. The show follows the family as they move back to The Quinte Area, Ontario from Nashville, Tennessee. In 2006, the show was nominated for Country Music Program or Special of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | Certification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | US Country | US 200 | US Heatseekers | RIAA | CIAA | ||
| 1998 | Nothing But Love | 4 | 3 | 133 | 4 | Gold | Gold |
| 2000 | Here and Now | 5 | 13 | 114 | 2 | ||
| 2001 | Shine | ||||||
| 2005 | Highway | ||||||
| 2007 | Home | ||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | US Country | US Hot 100 | |||
| 1998 | "26 Cents"A | 1 | 3 | 55 | Nothing But Love |
| "Fly (The Angel Song)" | 1 | 15 | 53 | ||
| 1999 | "Boy Oh Boy" | 3 | 50 | ||
| "The Yodelin' Blues" | 45 | ||||
| "Nothing But Love (Standing In The Way)" | 12 | ||||
| 2000 | "Jimmy's Got A Girlfriend" | 11 | 34 | Here and Now | |
| "Shame On Me" | 10 | 49 | |||
| "1999"B | |||||
| 2001 | "I Wanna Be That Girl" | 51 | Shine | ||
| 2004 | "L.A." | Highway | |||
| "Little Girl" | 22 | ||||
| 2005 | "Leaving Song" | ||||
| 2006 | "Six Pack" | Home | |||
| "Fast Car" | |||||
| 2007 | "Papa Come Quick" | 33 | |||
| "Nobody Died" | 23 | ||||
| "Closets"C | |||||
- AReached #1 on U.S. Radio & Records country charts.
- B"1999" was also released in the U.S. but failed to chart.
- CCurrent single.
See also
| Country Music Portal |
