Brooke Ligertwood, also known by her birth name Brooke Fraser, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and worship leader. She led Hillsong Worship's music globally and co-wrote songs that have become staples like What a Beautiful Name, King of Kings and Hosanna. She won a Grammy Award in 2018.
Brooke Gabrielle Fraser was born on December 15, 1983 in Wellington, New Zealand. She wrote her first song at 12 and signed with Sony Music at just 18. Under the name Brooke Fraser, she released several pop albums that made a mark in her home country, before joining the Hillsong Worship team in 2005 under her married name, Brooke Ligertwood.
Returning to Hillsong Worship in 2016 after a break, she became its global creative director and co-wrote some of the most sung worship songs of the last decade: What a Beautiful Name, King of Kings, Hosanna, Who You Say I Am. In 2023, she stepped down from that role and continued a solo career under the name Brooke Ligertwood, releasing the albums Seven (2022) and Eight (2023).
- Origin
- Wellington, New Zealand (based in Los Angeles, California, USA)
- Style
- Contemporary worship
- Active since
- 2003 as a solo artist, then with Hillsong Worship from 2005 to 2010 and from 2016 to 2023
- Good to know
- Co-writer of What a Beautiful Name, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song in 2018
How did Brooke Ligertwood get started?
Brooke Fraser grew up in Wellington and made a name for herself as a teenager as a pop singer-songwriter in New Zealand, where her first album What to Do with Daylight (2003) was certified multi-platinum. Her career shifted toward worship music when she joined the Hillsong Worship team in 2005, taking the name she adopted after marrying Scott Ligertwood in 2008, Brooke Ligertwood.
What makes Brooke Ligertwood distinctive?
Few worship songwriters have left as strong a mark on the last decade: What a Beautiful Name earned Brooke Ligertwood a Grammy Award in 2018 and remains one of the most sung worship songs in the world. She led Hillsong Worship's global music direction from 2016 to 2023, before devoting herself to a solo career that carries forward the same commitment to songs that are simple, theologically rich and easy for a congregation to sing.
Where should you start with Brooke Ligertwood?
Start with the three songs below, taken from her solo albums Seven and Eight, then discover What a Beautiful Name and Hosanna from the Hillsong Worship catalog, which she is the main author of.
songs
Participation
A song about communion with God, from the solo album Eight (2023).
Because Of The Lord's Great Love
A song inspired by Lamentations, about God's faithfulness renewed every morning.
Nations
A song calling all nations to worship God, in the spirit of the great congregational hymns Brooke Ligertwood favors.
Discography
- 2026Eat
- 2023Eight· released under the name Brooke Ligertwood, gathering songs written during her years at Hillsong Worship
- 2022Seven· her first solo live album, recorded in Nashville
- 2014Brutal Romantic· released under the name Brooke Fraser
- 2010Flags· released under the name Brooke Fraser
- 2006Albertine· released under the name Brooke Fraser
- 2003What to Do with Daylight· released under the name Brooke Fraser, certified multi-platinum in New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Brooke Ligertwood?
Brooke Ligertwood, born Brooke Fraser in 1983 in Wellington, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and worship leader. She led Hillsong Worship's music globally and now pursues a solo career under the name Brooke Ligertwood.
What is Brooke Ligertwood's best known song?
What a Beautiful Name is her best known song: released in 2016 with Hillsong Worship, it earned her a Grammy Award in 2018 and remains one of the most sung worship songs in churches around the world.
Is Brooke Ligertwood still with Hillsong?
No. After leading Hillsong Worship's global music direction from 2016 to 2023, Brooke Ligertwood stepped down from that role in 2023 to focus on a solo career, releasing the albums Seven and Eight.
Are Brooke Fraser and Brooke Ligertwood the same person?
Yes. Brooke Fraser is her birth name, used for her pop career in New Zealand in the 2000s. Brooke Ligertwood is her married name, which she has used since leading worship at Hillsong Worship.
Where can you listen to Brooke Ligertwood?
Her albums and songs are available on Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer, as well as on her official YouTube channel, which features lyric videos and studio sessions.