Hilary Weeks Explained

Hilary Weeks
Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Hilary Novakovich
Birth Date:March 7, 1970
Birth Place:Colorado, U.S.
Origin:Utah, U.S.
Instrument:Vocals, piano
Genre:Worship, Gospel, Christian country, Christian pop
Occupation:Singer, songwriter
Years Active:1996–present
Label:Deseret, Shadow Mountain

Hilary Weeks (née, Novakovich; born March 7, 1970) is an American Christian musician and Latter-Day Saint singer, who primarily plays a worship and gospel music version of Christian country and Christian pop. She has released ten musical works, with eight of those being studio albums, He Hears Me (1996), Lead Me Home (1998) and I Will Not Forget (2000), Day of Praise (2004), If I Only Had Today (2008), Every Step (2011), Say Love (2013), Say Love (2013), and, Love Your Life (2016), while she released two holiday albums, Christmastime (2006) and Christmas Once Again (2009). Her last four musical works charted on various Billboard magazine charts.

Early life

Weeks was born Hilary Novakovich,[1] on March 7, 1970,[2] in Colorado, while she was raised in Alaska.[3] She graduated from Brigham Young University with her baccalaureate of arts in 1993 from their music department.

Music career

Her music recording career started in 1996, with the studio album, He Hears Me, that was released by Deseret Book.[4] She then went onto release four more studio albums, Lead Me Home in 1998,[5] I Will Not Forget in 2000,[6] Day of Praise in 2004, If I Only Had Today on September 17, 2008.[7] While her next two albums, Every Step and Say Love, released on October 25, 2011 and September 9, 2013,[8] [9] [10] [11] correspondingly, while they charted each on three Billboard magazine charts, The Billboard 200 at Nos. 102 and 161,[12] respectively, Christian Albums at Nos. 6 and 9,[13] correspondingly, and Independent Albums at Nos. 23 and 30,[14] respectively. She was the first Mormon to have an album peak in the Top-10 of the Christian Albums chart.[15] The eighth studio album, Love Your Life, was released on September 16, 2016,[16] and it charted on the Christian Albums chart at No. 7, and Independent Albums chart at No. 24.

She has released two holiday albums, Christmastime, on November 7, 2006, and her most commercially successful one, Christmas Once Again, on October 13, 2009, where it peaked at Nos. 26 and 40 on the Holiday Albums and Heatseekers Albums charts.[17] [18]

Personal life

She is married to Timothy Weeks,[19] and they have four daughters,[20] residing in Utah.[21] Weeks was called by Forbes one of the "'40 Women to Watch Over 40,'" .[22]

Discography

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positions
USUS
Chr		US
Ind
He Hears Me –––
Lead Me Home –––
I Will Not Forget –––
Day of Praise –––
If I Only Had Today –––
Every Step 102623
Say Love 161930
Love Your Life –724

Holiday albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positions
US
Hol		US
Heat
Christmastime ––
Christmas Once Again 2640

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karford Rogers . Brittany . The Encyclopedia of Musical Alumni (Abridged, Incomplete, and Growing at an Enormous Rate) . October 7, 2016 . BYU Magazine.
  2. Web site: Weeks . Hilary . March 7, 2015 . Birthday video . registration . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/hilaryweeksmusic/935806749470202940 . 2021-12-26 . October 7, 2016 . Instagram.
  3. Web site: Blodgett-Williams . Dacia A. . Hilary Weeks: Biography . October 7, 2016 . AllMusic.
  4. Web site: Blodgett-Williams . Dacia A. . He Hears Me – Hilary Weeks: Review . October 7, 2016 . AllMusic.
  5. Web site: Blodgett-Williams . Dacia A. . Lead Me Home – Hilary Weeks: Review . October 7, 2016 . AllMusic.
  6. Web site: Blodgett-Williams . Dacia A. . I Will Not Forget – Hilary Weeks: Review . October 7, 2016 . AllMusic.
  7. Web site: AllMusic . Hilary Weeks: discography . October 7, 2016 . AllMusic.
  8. Web site: Leggett . Steve . Every Step – Hilary Weeks: Review . October 7, 2016 . AllMusic.
  9. Web site: Rappleye . Christine . November 11, 2011 . Hilary Weeks' 'Every Step' is making big strides . https://web.archive.org/web/20131013225504/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705393958/Hilary-Weeks-Every-Step-is-making-big-strides.html?pg=all . dead . October 13, 2013 . October 6, 2016 . Deseret News.
  10. Web site: Collar . Matt . Say Love – Hilary Weeks: Review . October 7, 2016 . AllMusic.
  11. Web site: Rappleye . Christine . September 25, 2013 . Hilary Weeks' 'Say Love' spreads messages of hope, Savior's love . https://web.archive.org/web/20130926151517/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865587026/Hilary-Weeks-Say-Love-spreads-messages-of-hope-Saviors-love.html?pg=all . dead . September 26, 2013 . October 6, 2016 . Deseret News.
  12. Hilary Weeks Album & Song Chart History (Billboard 200) . October 7, 2016 . . Prometheus Global Media.
  13. Hilary Weeks Album & Song Chart History (Christian Albums) . October 7, 2016 . . Prometheus Global Media.
  14. Hilary Weeks Album & Song Chart History (Independent Albums) . October 7, 2016 . . Prometheus Global Media.
  15. Jessen . Wade . November 4, 2011 . Hilary Weeks First Mormon to Reach Christian Albums Top 10 . October 7, 2016 . . Prometheus Global Media.
  16. Web site: Rappleye . Christine . September 22, 2016 . What's new: 'Love Your Life' by Hilary Weeks shares 12 original songs with encouragement, faith . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922150900/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663000/Whats-new-Love-Your-Life-by-Hilary-Weeks-shares-12-original-songs-with-encouragement-faith.html?pg=all . dead . September 22, 2016 . October 7, 2016 . Deseret News.
  17. Hilary Weeks Album & Song Chart History (Holiday Albums) . October 7, 2016 . . Prometheus Global Media.
  18. Hilary Weeks Album & Song Chart History (Heatseekers Albums) . October 7, 2016 . . Prometheus Global Media.
  19. Web site: Staff . Just Asking: Hilary Weeks . October 7, 2016 . LDS Living. May 2011 .
  20. Web site: Jones . Morgan . November 10, 2014 . LDS singer-songwriter Hilary Weeks develops app to promote positive thinking . https://web.archive.org/web/20141114000709/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865615185/LDS-singer-songwriter-Hilary-Weeks-developes-app-to-promote-positive-thinking.html?pg=all . dead . November 14, 2014 . October 7, 2016 . Deseret News.
  21. Web site: Vuleta . Christina . August 13, 2014 . Forty Over 40 Asks: 10 Questions with Hilary Weeks . October 7, 2016 . Forty Over 40.
  22. Web site: Restauri . Denise . July 16, 2014 . '40 Women To Watch Over 40' List Rewards Women Of All Ages . October 7, 2016 . Forbes.

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