Steven Curtis Chapman was born on November 21st, 1962 and is an American Christian music singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, author, and social activist.
After starting his career in the late 1980s as a singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music, Chapman has since been recognized as one of the most prolific singers in the genre, releasing over 20 albums. Chapman has also won five Grammy awards and 58 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, more than any other artist in history. His seven “Artist of the Year” Dove Awards, his latest in 2009, are also an industry record. As of 2007, Chapman has sold more than 10 million albums and has eight RIAA-certified Gold or Platinum albums.
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CITIZEN WAY
Citizen Way, formerly known as The Least of These, is a contemporary Christian music and Christian rock band from Elgin, Illinois. The band is composed of Ben Blascoe, David Blasco, Ben Calhoun and Josh Calhoun. The band released their debut single “Should’ve Been Me” on the record label Fair Trade Services. The song was released on June 26th, 2012, and it has charted on numerous Christian song charts.
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CHRIS AUGUST
Christopher August Megert was born on March 20th, 1982 and is an American Contemporary Christian musician who performs under the stage name Chris August. He began recording as a secular musician before switching to Christian music. His song “Starry Night” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart in 2010/2011. He was nominated at the 2011 Dove Awards in five categories, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year.
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THE CITY HARMONIC
The City Harmonic is a Juno Award winning Canadian Christian rock band formed in 2009 after having served together as the house worship band for an inter-denominational “worship and mission” event for students in Hamilton, Ontario. Elias Dummer ( vocals, keyboards, guitar), Eric Fusilier i(bass), Aaron Powell (guitar), and Josh Vanderlaan (drums) collectively make up The City Harmonic. Their music has been described as “nostalgic Brit-pop meets campfire sing-along mix that features raucous gang vocals along with agile, soaring anthems crafted to include the listener”. Musically, their sound is often compared to artists like Coldplay, Keane, Aqualung, The Fray, or Arcade Fire. In 2011 they won three Covenant Awards from GMA Canada for New Artist of the Year, Recorded Song of the Year and Modern Worship Song of the Year. In 2013 they won Covenant Awards fro Group of the Year and Praise and Worship Song of the Year. They also won a Juno Award for the 2013 Christian/Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year.
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TODD AGNEW
Todd Wilson Agnew was born March 15th 1971 in Dallas, Texas and is a contemporary Christian musician and songwriter.
Agnew’s best-known song is a version of the hymn “Amazing Grace” called “Grace Like Rain” that was featured on his first album, Grace Like Rain, released in June 2003. Agnew wrote this song with his friend, Chris Collins. Since then, Agnew has released five label albums. 2005’s Reflection of Something introduced the popular songs My Jesus and Unchanging One, which are often featured on Contemporary Christian radio stations. In late 2006, after the two highly acclaimed studio projects, he wrote a retelling of the Christmas story on his album entitled Do You See What I See. His fourth studio project, Better Questions, was released in 2007 and featured the hit single Our Great God ( a duet featuring CCM artist Rebecca St. James).