Danielle Anne Brisebois (born June 28, 1969) is an American producer, singer-songwriter and former

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. She is best known for her role as

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on the

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-produced sitcoms ''

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'' and its spin-off ''

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'' (for which she was nominated for a

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), as well as playing Molly in the original Broadway production of the musical ''

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''. After she retired from acting in the late 1980s, Brisebois pursued a music career. She was one of the two permanent members of the short-lived rock band New Radicals, along with her longtime songwriting partner

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, and served as the group's keyboardist, percussionist and backing vocalist. She has also recorded two solo albums, '' Arrive All Over You'' and ''

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'', both of which were produced by Alexander. She has written or co-written a number of songs, including

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's hit singles " Unwritten", and "

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". In January 2015, Brisebois and Alexander were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "

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" from the film '' Begin Again''.

Early life and acting career

Brisebois was born on June 28, 1969, in

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, New York, the daughter of Mary and Frank Brisebois, a computer instructor. She is of French-Canadian and Italian descent. She began her career as a child actress appearing in her first movie, '' The Premonition'' (1976), at the age of seven. In 1977, she appeared in an episode of ''

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'' and began starring in the original

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cast of ''

'' as the youngest of the orphans, Molly. (

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later sampled a clip of Brisebois from ''Annie'' for his song "

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".) In the late 1970s, she joined the cast of ''

'', then co-starred in its continuation ''

'' from 1979 to 1983. She was nominated for six

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s from 1980 to 1984, winning two; in 1981 as Best Young Actress in a TV Special for ''Mom, the Wolfman and Me'', and in 1982 as Best Young Actress in a Television Series for ''Archie Bunker's Place''. In 1982, she was also nominated for a

as Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, again for ''Archie Bunker's Place''. Brisebois appeared in several episodes of ''

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'' and ''

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'' in the early 1980s, and played the daughter of

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's character on ''

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'' in the series' fifth season. In the late 1980s, she made several single-episode appearances in various TV series, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2005, she ranked number 50 of VH1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars.

Music career

Brisebois began her career as a

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in the early 1990s by providing backing vocals on ''

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'', the 1992 album by rock singer

; this marked the beginning of a long-standing collaboration with Alexander, who co-wrote, produced and sang on her first solo album '' Arrive All Over You'' in 1994. Despite a disappointing commercial performance in the U.S, the album became a minor hit in Europe. ''Arrive All Over You'' performed well critically and continues to maintain a cult following. Mackenzie Wilson of

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described the album as "an earnest and impressive effort ...

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went largely unnoticed during the reign of gangsta rap and grunge," and compared it favorably to

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's ''

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''. Her cover of "

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" was a minor hit in Europe. In 1998, Brisebois became a member of Alexander's New Radicals group, who scored their greatest successes with the hit single " You Get What You Give", and the million-selling album ''

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''. She provided distinctive female vocals to the group's sound on tracks such as "Mother We Just Can't Get Enough" and "Jehovah Made This Whole Joint For You". Alexander disbanded the group in 1999, but went on to produce and co-write Brisebois' second solo album ''

'', which was originally scheduled to be released on October 26, 1999. Promotional copies of the album and the single "I've Had It" were distributed, reviews appeared in the press, and an "I've Had It" video was even shot, but for unknown reasons

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cancelled the release at the last minute. The album was delayed until September 30, 2008, when it was released as a digital download via

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and

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. A compilation album of ''Arrive All Over You''-era tracks, titled ''

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'', was later released through

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on September 26, 2006. Brisebois has written and produced numerous songs for various other artists, including

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, and

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. She co-wrote

's Top 10 hits " Unwritten" and "

", and "

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" for

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. In November 2008 she reunited with Alexander, former New Radicals guitarist Rusty Anderson, and producer Rick Nowels as The Not So Silent Majority. She sang lead vocals on their song "Obama Rock", supporting the election of

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. In 2009 she contributed two songs to the

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album ''Echo'', including "Alive" and "Let It Rain". Later that year, Danielle won big at the BMI Awards, both in the US and UK, with "

", including two of the top awards, the Robert S. Musel award for Song of the Year, and the College Song of the Year, as well as a third award for Film and Television for "Unwritten". In 2012, Brisebois co-wrote the

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song " Here's to Us", which was featured in a season three episode of ''

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''. She also co-wrote songs for the feature film '' Begin Again'' (2013), including "

", which was nominated for

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at the 2015 Academy Awards.

Filmography

Discography

Albums

* '' Arrive All over You'' (1994) * ''

'' (1999, released in 2008)

Compilations

* ''

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'' (2006)

Singles

* "

What If God Fell from the Sky {{Infobox song , name = What If God Fell from the Sky , cover = Danielle_god.jpg , alt = , type = single , artist = Danielle Brisebois , album = Arrive All Over You , B-side = "Sinking Slow" , released ...

" (1994) * "

" (1995, #75 UK charts; #23 Swedish charts; #51 German charts) * " I Don't Wanna Talk About Love" (1995) * "I've Had It" (1999, promotional single only)

Other

* ''Annie'' (1977 Original Broadway Cast Recording) as Molly

Songwriting credits

**"I'm Just Here For the Music" *

**"Perfect Day" *

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**"Things Are Gonna Get Better" *'' Begin Again'' soundtrack **"Lost Stars" by Adam Levine and

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(also co-produced) **"Coming Up Roses" Keira Knightley (also co-produced) **"A Step You Can't Take Back" by Keira Knightley *

**" Unwritten" #1 Single Billboard Pop 100 **"

" #5 Single Billboard Hot 100 **"We're All Mad" **"Drop Me in the Middle" **"Piece of Your Heart" **"All I Need" featuring Kevin Rudolph **"Try" **"When You Know You Know" **"Good on Me" (B Side) *

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**"Love Is a Hurricane" *

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**"Light Up the Dark" **"Heart Like Stone" **"Purple Sky" *

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**"Lighthouse" *

**"Just Missed the Train" *

**"Fake Love to Me" **"Running Out" *

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**"Homeless" *

**"Here's To Us" (#1 Rock Song iTunes) *

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**"Beautiful You" **"No One's Safe From Goodbye" *

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**"Tripping Over You" *

**"Alive" **"Let It Rain" * Lilygreen & Maguire **"Given Up Giving Up" *

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**"Everyday Angels" *

**"Boombox" **"I'm Just Here For the Music" **"My Image Unlimited" *

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**"Someday We'll Know" *

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**"Just a Little" *

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, Natasha Bedingfield,

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**"Forward" * New Radicals **"Someday We'll Know" *

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**"Just Missed The Train" * Samantha Stollenwerck **"Carefree" **"Is This My Life" *

**"

" (#1 Single Billboard Dance Chart) **"Driving Down Brazil" **"Crayons" featuring

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Awards and nominations

Awards won

*1981

– Best Young Actress in a TV Special; for ''Mom, the Wolfman and Me'' *1982 Young Artist Award – Best Young Actress in a Television Series; for ''Archie Bunker's Place'' *2009 BMI – The Robert S. Musel Award; for "

" *2009 BMI – College Song; for "Pocketful of Sunshine" *2009 BMI – Pop Award; for "Pocketful of Sunshine" *2009 BMI – Cable Award; '' The Hills''

Nominations

*1980 Young Artist Award – Best Juvenile Actress in a TV Series or Special; for ''All in the Family'' *1981 Young Artist Award – Best Young Actress in a Television Series; for ''Archie Bunker's Place'' * 1982 Golden Globe Award – Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV; for ''Archie Bunker's Place'' *1983 Young Artist Award – Best Young Actress in a Television Series; for ''Archie Bunker's Place'' *1984 Young Artist Award – Best Young Actress in a Television Series; for ''Archie Bunker's Place'' * 2015 Academy Award – Best Original Song; for "Lost Stars" from Begin Again.

References

External links

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