Amy Lee Grant was born on November 25th, 1960 and is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for performing Christian music. She has been referred to as The Queen of Christian Pop. As of 2009, Grant remains the best-selling contemporary Christian music singer ever, having sold over 30 million units worldwide.
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SANCTUS REAL
Sanctus Real is an American Christian rock band formed in Toledo, Ohio in 1996. The group is composed of Matt Hammitt (lead vocalist, guitar), Chris Rohman (lead guitar), Dan Gartley (bass), Pete Prevost (guitar), and Mark Graalman (drums). The band is best known for their number one singles “Beautiful Day” (a U@ cover), “Everything About You”, “The Fight Song”, “I’m Not Alright”, “Don’t Give Up”, We Need Each Other”, “Forgiven” and “lead Me”. Since 2002, they have released five albums through the Sparrow Records label.
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RICH MULLINS
Richard Wayne “Rich” Mullins was born on October 21st, 1955 and died on September 19th, 1997 and was an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter born in “Richmond, Indiana. He had two sisters and two brothers.
Mullins was best known for his worship songs “Awesome God” and “Sometimes by Step”, both of which have been embraced as modern classics by many Christians. Some of his albums were also considered among Christian music’s best, including Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth (1988), The World As Best As I Remember It, Volume One (1991), and A Liturgy, A Legacy, & A Ragamuffin Band (1993).
Rich Mullins is also remembered by his devotion to the Christian faith. He was heavily influenced by St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226). In 1997, he composed a musical called Canticle of the Plains, a retelling of the life of St. Francis set in the Old West.
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TWILA PARIS
Twila Paris Wright was born on December 28th, 1958 and is a Contemporary Christian Music singer-songwriter, author, and pianist.
Since 1980, Twila Paris has released 22 albums, amassed 33 number one Christian Radio singles, and was named the Gospel Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year three years in a row. Many of her earlier songs such as “He Is Exalted”, “We Will Glorify”, “Lamb of God”, and “We Bow Down”, are found in church hymnals or otherwise sung in church settings.
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MATTHEW WEST
Matthew Joseph West was born on April 25th, 1977 and is an American Contemporary Christian Musician and actor from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released five studio albums and is known for his songs “More”, “You Are Everything”, and “The Motions”. He was nominated for five Dove Awards in 2005, two of which were for his major label debut album Happy. West won the 2013 American Music Award for Best Contemporary Inspirational Artist.