MacKenzie Porter

MacKenzie Porter
MacKenzie Porter
Birth name	MacKenzie Lea Porter
Born	January 29, 1990; Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, actress
Instruments	Vocals; piano; violin;
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Big Loud
Associated acts	Kalan Porter
Website	www.mackenzieporter.com

MacKenzie Lea Porter (born January 29, 1990[1]) is a Canadian actress and musician.

Life and career

Early life

MacKenzie Porter was raised on a cattle and bison ranch near Medicine Hat, Alberta.[2] She began studying piano, violin and voice at age four.[2] Growing up, she toured in a family band with her brother, 2004 Canadian Idol winner Kalan Porter.[2]

Film and TV career

Porter has appeared in numerous films and television productions, including Dinosapien (2007) Hell on Wheels and Travelers (2016). She earned a Best Actress in Alberta award for her role in the TV movie The Other Woman.[3] She was also named as one of the Top 11 Hottest Vancouver Actors to Watch for 2011 by BC Living magazine.[4]

Music career

After moving to Vancouver to pursue acting, Porter teamed up with musician and actor Andrew Jenkins to form the band The Black Boots.[5] In 2010, she launched a solo career.[5] Porter was the winner of the 2011 Nashville North Star competition.[6] She has opened for Kenny Chesney, Doc Walker and Trooper, among others,[3] and has performed for Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Gene Simmons.[7]

In October 2012, Porter released her debut single, "I Wish I'd Known".[8] Her second single, "Never Gonna Let You", was co-written and produced by Carolyn Dawn Johnson.[9] Porter was chosen as one of six acts for the inaugural Canadian Country Music Association Discovery Program in 2013.[10] She was also nominated for the Rising Star Award at the 2013 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.[9] Her debut album was released on July 15, 2014.[11]

Personal life

Since 2014, Porter has been in a relationship with actor/singer/songwriter Jake Etheridge. She and Etheridge were engaged in mid-/late May or early June 2019.[12]

Etheridge appeared in the 2019 music video for Porter’s 2018 song “About You”.[13]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Dinosapien	Courtney	11 episodes
2007	Christmas in Wonderland	Shane
2008	The Other Woman	Lauren	TV movie
2008	45 R.P.M.	Debbie Baxter
2009	Wild Roses	Viki	2 episodes
2010	Supernatural	Kim	Episode: "Clap Your Hands If You Believe"
2010	Ice Quake	Girl	TV movie
2011	Endgame	Kim Sharland	Episode: "The Other Side of Summer"
2011	R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour	Alexa	Episode: "Pool Shark"
2011	Finding a Family	Jen Bante	TV movie
2012	Gay Dude	Country Singer
2012	Chained	Iphigenia	Short film
2012	R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour	Lanie	Episode: "Stage Fright"
2012	Seattle Superstorm	Chloe Peterson	TV movie
2012	A Killer Among Us	Marissa Drake	TV movie
2012	The Horses of McBride	Nicki Davidson	TV movie
2013	All's Fair in Love and Advertising	Kelly Burns	TV movie
2013	Leap 4 Your Life	Brooke
2013	Emma's Wings: A Bella Sara Tale	Emma (voice)
2013	Guess Who's Coming to Christmas	Kelly Harding	TV movie
2014	Blackstone	Brianna	2 episodes
2014–2016	Hell on Wheels	Naomi Bohannon	12 episodes
2016–2018	Travelers	Marcy Warton	Main role

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details
MacKenzie Porter	Release date: July 15, 2014 Label: Road Angel

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions							Certifications	Album
Year	Single	CAN [14]	CAN CHR [15]	CAN Country [16]	CAN AC [17]	CAN Hot AC [18]	US Country Songs [19]	US Country Airplay [20]	Certifications	Album
2012	"I Wish I'd Known"	—	—	34	—	—	—	—		MacKenzie Porter
2013	"Never Gonna Let You"	96	—	11	—	—	—	—
2014	"If You Ask Me To"	—	—	17	—	—	—	—
2014	"Misfit Parade"[21]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	"Rodeo"	—	—	32	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
2018	"About You"	—	—	1	—	—	—	—		TBA
2019	"These Days"	84	23	1	49	33	45	59	MC: Gold[22]
2020	"Seeing Other People"	92	—	10	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2012	"I Wish I'd Known"	David Tenniswood
2013	"Never Gonna Let You"
2014	"If You Ask Me To"
2014	"Misfit Parade"
2015	"Rodeo"
2019	"About You"	Justin Clough
2020	"These Days"
2020	"Seeing Other People"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2013	Canadian Country Music Association	Rising Star	Nominated
2013	Leo Awards	Best Female Lead in a Television Movie	Nominated
2014	Canadian Country Music Association	Female Artist of the Year	Nominated
2015	Juno Awards of 2015	Country Album of the Year – MacKenzie Porter	Nominated
	Canadian Country Music Association	Female Artist of the Year	Nominated
		Video of the Year – "If You Ask Me To"	Nominated
		All Star Band – Fiddle	Nominated
2016	Canadian Country Music Association	Female Artist of the Year	Nominated

References

MacKenzie Porter [@MacKenziePMusic] (January 7, 2017). "Love all the birthday wishes but it's actually not my birthday!! jan 29th" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Pape, Hendrik (August 10, 2011). "MacKenzie Porter almost ready to take off". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
Block, Sheri (December 14, 2012). "'The Horses of McBride' a perfect fit for Alberta actress MacKenzie Porter". CTV. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
Leary, Joe (February 16, 2012). "Top 11 Hottest Vancouver Actors to Watch for 2011 Recap". BC Living. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
Jafri, Amen (August 11, 2011). "Singer finds her own path". Metro News. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
Turner, Katie (July 12, 2011). "A star is rising in Nashville North". Metro News. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
Dahlman, Ryan (July 25, 2012). "Sky is the limit for talented southeast Albertan". Prairie Post. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
"Artists flood music market with new singles". Postmedia News. October 2, 2012. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
Sanchez, Rose (July 31, 2013). "MacKenzie Porter gets a nod from CCMA's with Rising Star nomination". Prairie Post. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
Brown, Chris (June 8, 2013). "Hat's MacKenzie Porter selected for inaugural CCMA Discovery Program". Medicine Hat News. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
Pederson, Casadie (March 15, 2013). "Fresh Find – MacKenzie Porter". Top Country. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
"🖤MACKENZIE PORTER🖤 on Instagram: "YES YES YES YES YES!!! 💍 Lets get f****** MARRIED baby! We've been keeping this little secret for a few weeks now soaking it in with our…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
Furdyk, Brent (March 9, 2019). "MacKenzie Porter Unveils 'Edgy' New Video For Hit Single 'About You'". ET Canada. Corus Entertainment. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
Chart positions through February 2020: "MacKenzie Porter Chart History - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- "These Days": "Chart Search" (Artist: MacKenzie Porter, Chart: Canadian Hot 100, Chart Date: June 27, 2020). Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- "Seeing Other People": "Chart Search" (Artist: MacKenzie Porter, Chart: Canadian Hot 100, Chart Date: June 20, 2020). Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
Chart positions on Canada CHR/Top 40 chart:
- "These Days": "Chart Search" (Artist: MacKenzie Porter, Chart: Canada CHR/Top 40, Chart Date: June 27, 2020). Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
Chart positions on Canada Country through October 2019: "MacKenzie Porter Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 12, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- "These Days": "Canada Country Chart: December 21, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- "Seeing Other People": "Chart Search" (Artist: MacKenzie Porter, Chart: Canada Country, Chart Date: June 20, 2020). Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
"Billboard Canada AC National Airplay". Nielsen BDS Radio.
Chart positions on Canada Hot AC chart:
- "These Days": "Chart Search" (Artist: MacKenzie Porter, Chart: Canada Hot AC, Chart Date: June 27, 2020). Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
"Billboard Country Update - April 27, 2020" (PDF). Billboard.
"Billboard Country Update - May 5, 2020" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
Fioraso, Remington (December 28, 2014). "New single released by MacKenzie Porter". Canadian Beats. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
"Canadian certifications – MacKenzie Porter". Music Canada. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

External links

Official website
MacKenzie Porter on IMDb
MacKenzie Porter Web (unofficial fansite)

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[1] MacKenzie Porter [@MacKenziePMusic] (January 7, 2017). "Love all the birthday wishes but it's actually not my birthday!! jan 29th" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[ottawa-2] Pape, Hendrik (August 10, 2011). "MacKenzie Porter almost ready to take off". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2013.

[ctv-3] Block, Sheri (December 14, 2012). "'The Horses of McBride' a perfect fit for Alberta actress MacKenzie Porter". CTV. Retrieved August 21, 2013.

[4] Leary, Joe (February 16, 2012). "Top 11 Hottest Vancouver Actors to Watch for 2011 Recap". BC Living. Retrieved August 21, 2013.

[metro-5] Jafri, Amen (August 11, 2011). "Singer finds her own path". Metro News. Retrieved August 21, 2013.

[6] Turner, Katie (July 12, 2011). "A star is rising in Nashville North". Metro News. Retrieved August 21, 2013.

[7] Dahlman, Ryan (July 25, 2012). "Sky is the limit for talented southeast Albertan". Prairie Post. Retrieved August 21, 2013.

[8] "Artists flood music market with new singles". Postmedia News. October 2, 2012. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2013.

[prairie-9] Sanchez, Rose (July 31, 2013). "MacKenzie Porter gets a nod from CCMA's with Rising Star nomination". Prairie Post. Retrieved August 21, 2013.

[10] Brown, Chris (June 8, 2013). "Hat's MacKenzie Porter selected for inaugural CCMA Discovery Program". Medicine Hat News. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2013.

[11] Pederson, Casadie (March 15, 2013). "Fresh Find – MacKenzie Porter". Top Country. Retrieved August 21, 2013.

[12] "🖤MACKENZIE PORTER🖤 on Instagram: "YES YES YES YES YES!!! 💍 Lets get f****** MARRIED baby! We've been keeping this little secret for a few weeks now soaking it in with our…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2019-06-23.

[13] Furdyk, Brent (March 9, 2019). "MacKenzie Porter Unveils 'Edgy' New Video For Hit Single 'About You'". ET Canada. Corus Entertainment. Retrieved June 13, 2020.

[14] Chart positions through February 2020: "MacKenzie Porter Chart History - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
"These Days": "Chart Search" (Artist: MacKenzie Porter, Chart: Canadian Hot 100, Chart Date: June 27, 2020). Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

"Seeing Other People": "Chart Search" (Artist: MacKenzie Porter, Chart: Canadian Hot 100, Chart Date: June 20, 2020). Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

[15] "These Days": "Chart Search" (Artist: MacKenzie Porter, Chart: Canadian Hot 100, Chart Date: June 27, 2020). Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

[16] "Seeing Other People": "Chart Search" (Artist: MacKenzie Porter, Chart: Canadian Hot 100, Chart Date: June 20, 2020). Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

[15] Chart positions on Canada CHR/Top 40 chart:
"These Days": "Chart Search" (Artist: MacKenzie Porter, Chart: Canada CHR/Top 40, Chart Date: June 27, 2020). Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

[18] "These Days": "Chart Search" (Artist: MacKenzie Porter, Chart: Canada CHR/Top 40, Chart Date: June 27, 2020). Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

[16] Chart positions on Canada Country through October 2019: "MacKenzie Porter Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 12, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
"These Days": "Canada Country Chart: December 21, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

"Seeing Other People": "Chart Search" (Artist: MacKenzie Porter, Chart: Canada Country, Chart Date: June 20, 2020). Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

[20] "These Days": "Canada Country Chart: December 21, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

[21] "Seeing Other People": "Chart Search" (Artist: MacKenzie Porter, Chart: Canada Country, Chart Date: June 20, 2020). Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

[17] "Billboard Canada AC National Airplay". Nielsen BDS Radio.

[18] Chart positions on Canada Hot AC chart:
"These Days": "Chart Search" (Artist: MacKenzie Porter, Chart: Canada Hot AC, Chart Date: June 27, 2020). Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

[24] "These Days": "Chart Search" (Artist: MacKenzie Porter, Chart: Canada Hot AC, Chart Date: June 27, 2020). Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

[19] "Billboard Country Update - April 27, 2020" (PDF). Billboard.

[Country_Airplay-20] "Billboard Country Update - May 5, 2020" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2020.

[21] Fioraso, Remington (December 28, 2014). "New single released by MacKenzie Porter". Canadian Beats. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[MC_certs-22] "Canadian certifications – MacKenzie Porter". Music Canada. Retrieved May 15, 2020.