Christian recording artist and Niverville native Amanda (Falk) Cook is alive and well and living with husband Jacob Cook in Redding, California.
Known for her passionate, faith-based singer/songwriter pop music, Amanda first began performing with a local worship team at the age of 16. In 2004, she released her debut self-titled album, winning a Juno award for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year. Two more well-received albums followed, including 2007’s Beautiful and 2010’s In Between Now and Then.
It was around this time that Cook relocated to California, joining the Bethel Music Community.
Bethel Music is an American group that started making music in 2001. They focus on producing songs and albums that are largely written and recorded by members of their artist collective, which Cook is a part. Bethel Music grew rapidly from being a small local church ministry to becoming a full-fledged record label and publishing company, facilitating and administrating the creation and exploration of worship songs, events, teachings, resources, and technology, including an online training course entitled WorshipU.
The Bethel Music Community has proven to be a good fit for Cook. In 2014, she received three Covenant awards from GMA (Gospel Music Association) Canada. These included Female Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Praise and Worship Song of the Year for “You Make Me Brave.”
In 2015, Cook released her fourth solo album for Bethel Music, Brave New World. Her latest song, “You Don’t Miss a Thing,” is featured on Bethel Music’s latest album We Will Not Be Shaken.
Cook ministers both in the United States and internationally. Her next solo project is currently underway.
