Jake Mathews (born Jacques Lagrandeur born March 14, 1971 in
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
singer, songwriter and performer.
Career
Jake's self-titled debut CD (''Jake Mathews'') garnered six nationally charted hits: "I’ll Do You One Better," "Try Again Tomorrow," "That's How Long," "Rush," "I’m Gone" and "There Ain't No Such Thing."
His second CD, ''Time After Time'', released in 2004, was voted Best Album by
Country Music News. Singles released from the album include the title track, "Signs of You Everywhere," "Kings for a Day" and "Arizona on My Mind."
Although he is the younger brother of
Gil Grand
Gil Grand (born Gilles Lagrandeur, January 8, 1968) is a Canadian country music singer. Since 1998, he has released three studio albums: '' Famous First Words'' (1998), ''Burnin'' (2002) and ''Somebody's Someone'' (2006). He has charted several ...
, he has established a music career in his own right. In 2006, Mathews and Grand joined forces for "Raise the Roof," a tour that took them across Canada, raising awareness of
Ronald McDonald House Charities
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RMHC has a global network of c ...
.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Music videos
Awards and achievements
Western Country Music Awards
*2005 – Nominated – Outstanding Country Recording for ''Time After Time''
*2003 – Nominated – Outstanding Country Recording for ''Jake Mathews''
Country Music News 2004
*''Time After Time'' voted Best Album
Canadian Country Music Awards
The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) was founded in 1976 as the Academy of Country Music Entertainment to organize, promote and develop a Canadian country music industry. The groundwork for the association began on June 3rd, 1973 when a g ...
*2005 – Nominated – Independent Male Artist of the Year
*2004 – Nominated – Independent Male Artist of the Year
*2003 – Nominated – Rising Star Award
*2002 – Nominated – Rising Star Award
Notes
References
External links
Jake Mathews Official
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1971 births
Canadian male singer-songwriters
Canadian country singer-songwriters
Open Road Recordings artists
Musicians from Greater Sudbury
Living people
Franco-Ontarian people
21st-century Canadian male singers