{{short description|Canadian musician}} {{Distinguish|text=New Zealand-born musician Amandah Wilkinson}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = Amanda Wilkinson.jpg | caption = Amanda Wilkinson, performing as part of Small Town Pistols, in concert at Burlington's Sound of Music Festival in 2012 | name = Amanda Wilkinson | birth_name = Amanda Nicole Wilkinson | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|01|17}} | birth_place = Belleville, Ontario, Canada | origin = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date 1st) --> | death_place = | genre = Country | Instruments = | occupation = Singer | years_active = 1998{{dash}}present | label = Universal South | past_member_of = The Wilkinsons<br>Small Town Pistols }}
'''Amanda Nicole Wilkinson''' (born January 17, 1982)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Mike |date=January 17, 2023|title=Today’s famous birthdays list for January 17, 2023 includes celebrities James Earl Jones, Jim Carrey|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-17-2023-includes-celebrities-james-earl-jones-jim-carrey.html |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Cleveland.com}}</ref> is a Canadian country music singer. She was raised in Trenton, Ontario.<ref name = "solo" >[http://section9.ca/rhinestone/artist-amanda_wilkinson.html Amanda Wilkinson]</ref> She is best known for being a member of The Wilkinsons, a trio which also included her father Steve and brother Tyler. She has also recorded with Tyler in the duo Small Town Pistols and as a solo artist.
==Biography== Amanda Wilkinson was born in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the country group The Wilkinsons, which includes her father Steve and brother Tyler. She began singing early. Her dad inspired her.<ref name="bio">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070207054517/http://www.wilkinsonsonline.net/#/individual-bios/4531179875 The Wilkinsons Online. Individual Bios.] Accessed April 10, 2011</ref> They first sang together at a family event and then continued singing together. In 1997, the Wilkinson family moved to Nashville. Their first single "26 Cents"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR0Txbvmqzg 26 cents: The Wilkinsons Official Video at YouTube]</ref> was a success leading to Gold certifications in both the United States and Canada.<ref name = "solo" /> Other albums The Wilkinsons have released include ''Here and Now'' (2000), ''Highway'' (2005) and ''Home'' (2007).<ref>[http://www.railfest.ca/artists.htm Railway Country and Bluegrass Festival, 2010 Performing Artists. Amanda Wilkinson.] Accessed April 10, 2011</ref>
In 2004,<ref name = "solo" /> Wilkinson began to sing solo, along with continuing to sing with the family.<ref name = "bio" /> Her first solo album, ''Amanda Wilkinson'', was released in 2005. In 2006, Wilkinson was nominated for Single of the Year, CMT Video of the Year, Female Artist of the Year and Album of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards.
In 2012, Wilkinson and her brother Tyler formed a new country group called Small Town Pistols. The first single they released was called "Colour Blind". Small Town Pistols released an album, ''Small Town Pistols'', in Canada in February 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Chris|title=Years and life give Tyler and Amanda Wilkinson new maturity on new project|url=http://www.medicinehatnews.com/local-entertainment/years-and-life-give-tyler-and-amanda-wilkinson-new-maturity-on-new-project-01182013.html|accessdate=January 18, 2013|newspaper=Medicine Hat News|date=January 18, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130216113228/http://www.medicinehatnews.com/local-entertainment/years-and-life-give-tyler-and-amanda-wilkinson-new-maturity-on-new-project-01182013.html|archivedate=February 16, 2013}}</ref>
==Discography==
===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! style="width:10em;"| Title ! style="width:18em;"| Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Amanda Wilkinson'' | * Release date: September 6, 2005 * Label: Universal South |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Single ! colspan="2"| Peak positions<ref>Peak positions for singles by Amanda Wilkinson: *"Gone from Love Too Long" – {{cite journal|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2003/RR-2003-11-28.pdf|title=R&R Country Top 50| journal=Radio & Records|pages=36|date=November 28, 2003}} *"No More Me and You" – {{cite journal|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-08-19.pdf|title=R&R Canada Country Top 30|journal=Radio & Records|pages=44|date=August 19, 2005}} *"It's Okay to Cry" – {{cite journal|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2006/RR-2006-03-24.pdf|title=R&R Canada Country Top 30|journal=Radio & Records|pages=44|date=March 24, 2006}} *"Walk Away" – {{cite journal|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2006/RR-2006-10-13.pdf|title=Canada Country|journal=Radio & Records|pages=36|date=October 13, 2006}}</ref> ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"| CAN Country ! width="45"| US R&R Country |- | 2003 ! scope="row"| "Gone from Love Too Long" | — | 49 | rowspan="4"| ''Amanda Wilkinson'' |- | 2005 ! scope="row"| "No More Me and You" | 12 | — |- | rowspan="2"| 2006 ! scope="row"| "It's Okay to Cry" | 10 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Walk Away" | 15 | — |- | colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |}
===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! Year ! style="width:14em;"| Video ! Director |- | rowspan="2"| 2005 ! scope="row"| "No More Me and You" | Warren P. Sonoda |- ! scope="row"| "It's Okay to Cry" | Margaret Malandruccolo |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Association ! Category ! Result |- | rowspan="2"| 2005 | rowspan="2"| Canadian Country Music Association | Female Artist of the Year | {{nom}} |- | Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award | {{won}} |- | rowspan="5"| 2006 | Juno Awards of 2006 | Country Recording of the Year – ''Amanda Wilkinson'' | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="4"| Canadian Country Music Association | Female Artist of the Year | {{nom}} |- | Album of the Year – ''Amanda Wilkinson'' | {{nom}} |- | Single of the Year – "It's Okay to Cry" | {{nom}} |- | CMT Video of the Year – "It's Okay to Cry" | {{nom}} |- |}
== Filmography == *''The Wilkinsons'' (TV series) (2006) .... Herself
==See also== *The Wilkinsons
==References==
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== External links == *{{IMDb name|1020188}} *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMAGWU1CPFw Canadian Country Music Awards: ''Walk Away''. YouTube] Accessed April 10, 2011 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IabPDtQjfJs Amanda Wilkinson Sings ''No More Me and You.'' Receives CCMA's 2005 Chevy Truck Rising Star Award] Accessed April 10, 2011 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gtm9t4lT98 ''It's Okay to Cry''. YouTube] Accessed April 10, 2011 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAmxL5xvJCg Wilkinson Promotional Video at YouTube] Accessed April 10, 2011 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41GDtjpUXOw ''Nobody Died'', school video at YouTube] Accessed April 10, 2011 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9dcRSWCwKU ''You Heal Me'' at YouTube] Accessed April 10, 2011 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoRBRkYx1TU ''When I am Old'' at YouTube] Accessed April 10, 2011 *[http://wn.com/Amanda_Wilkinson__Country_Music_Awards The Wilkinsons Visit College Street School, Quinte Broadcasting see No. 7] Accessed April 10, 2011
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