NEWS: Brooke Fraser Holds #1 Album & Single Simultaneously

Brooke Fraser’s new album ‘Flags’ has debuted on the New Zealand national sales charts at #1 today outselling its nearest rival four to one. As an added bonus, the first single ‘Something In The Water’ also reached the #1 spot today after threatening to go to pole position over the last two weeks. Both the album and single have already been certified gold.

And the good news doesn’t stop there - Brooke’s New Zealand charts top an incredible week of results for her from around the world.  ‘Flags’ has also debuted on the Australian chart at #3, her highest debut to date there, while ‘Something In The Water’ has been receiving airplay across all major radio networks.  In the US and Canada ‘Flags’ entered the itunes album chart at #4 and #2 respectively.

‘Flags’ is Fraser’s third studio album and follows the 2006 release of ‘Albertine’ which also debuted at #1, achieving 5 x platinum sales in New Zealand.  Her debut album ‘What To Do With Daylight’, released in 2002, also went to #1 here and has gone on to sell over 8 x platinum status.

Brooke is currently rehearsing in LA for upcoming shows in NZ, US, Canada and the UK.  The NZ leg of the tour kicks off on Oct 26 and tickets for the tour are on sale now.

Tour Details

• October 26th at Town Hall, Dunedin
• October 27th at James Hay Theatre, Christchurch
• October 29th at Opera House, Wellington
• October 30th at Civic Theatre, Auckland
• October 31st at Clarence Street Theatre, Hamilton

Tickets available from Ticketek and 0800 TICKET.

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For more info go to http://www.brookefraser.com.