Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile is a Washington singer, songwriter and producer whose music brings together Americana, folk and rock, with room for big feelings and close harmonies.
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Overview
- Born
- June 1, 1981, in Ravensdale, Washington
- Work
- Singer, songwriter, performer, producer and author
- Longtime collaborators
- Phil and Tim Hanseroth
- Breakout
- The Story (2007), followed by a wider audience for The Joke and her 2019 Grammy performance
- Home
- Rural Washington state
Mini bio
How it started.
Raised in Ravensdale, Washington, Brandi grew up around country music and began performing as a child. Seattle clubs brought her together with Phil and Tim Hanseroth, the twins who became her lasting musical partners. Their major-label debut arrived in 2005.
Finding her audience.
The Story reached the Billboard 200 in 2007. Years of recording and touring led to By the Way, I Forgive You and “The Joke,” which brought her three Grammy wins in 2019 and a much wider audience after her televised performance.
Making room for others.
Alongside her own records, she has worked as a producer for Joni Mitchell and Brandy Clark and made a joint album with Elton John. Her memoir Broken Horses tells the story of her family, faith, sexuality and years on the road. She also helped found the Looking Out Foundation with the Hanseroth twins.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026Returning To Myself (Sad Gay Version)Artist and co-producer
- 2025Returning To MyselfSinger, songwriter and co-producer
- 2025Who Believes In Angels?Joint album artist with Elton John
- 2023Joni Mitchell at NewportProducer
- 2023Closer To Fine, from Barbie The AlbumProducer and performer with Catherine Carlile
- 2021In These Silent DaysAlbum artist
Books
- 2021Broken HorsesMemoir author
Awards
- 2026 Americana Award: Song of the YearReturning To Myself
- 2024 Grammy AwardsBest Americana Performance for Dear Insecurity with Brandy Clark; Best Contemporary Folk Album as producer of Joni Mitchell at Newport.
- 2023 Grammy AwardsIn These Silent Days won Best Americana Album. Broken Horses won Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance.
- 2019 Grammy AwardsBy the Way, I Forgive You won Best Americana Album. The Joke won Best American Roots Song and Best American Roots Performance.
- 2025 Academy Award nominationOriginal Song for Never Too Late, shared with Elton John, Bernie Taupin and Andrew Watt.
Quotes
Togetherness has given me everything I love about being alive.Brandi Carlile, Returning To Myself announcement via Universal Music Canada
In September 2025, she explained how family, bandmates and musical friendships shaped the album’s reflections on being alone.
Trivia
- At an early singing competition, she performed Elton John’s “Honky Cat” in a bedazzled white polyester suit.
- She recorded the Indigo Girls’ “Closer To Fine” with her wife, Catherine, for Barbie The Album.
- Her wine venture XOBC Cellars, founded in 2019, supports the Looking Out Foundation.
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