Chris Tomlin ( born Chris Tomlin , born May 4, 1972 ) is an American musician, performer and songwriter in the genre of contemporary Christian music . Grammy Award winner for Best Christian Contemporary Album for And And Our Our God Is For Us ... [1] .
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| Full name | Christopher dwayne tomlin |
| Date of Birth | May 4, 1972 (aged 47) |
| Place of Birth | Grand Saline , Texas , USA |
| A country | |
| Professions | singer , composer |
| Years of activity | 1993 - present time |
| Instruments | |
| Genres | Modern christian music |
| Labels | and |
| christomlin.com | |
Biography
Born in Texas ( Grand Saline , USA ) on May 4, 1972 (parents - Connie and Donna Tomlin; younger brothers - Ryan and Cory) [2] . He learned to play the guitar on the records of Willy Nelson [3] .
Tomlin married Lauren Bricken on November 9, 2010 [5] [6] [7] . In May 2011, the Tomlin couple reported that they were expecting their first child [8] [9] . Ashlyn Alexandra Tomlin, daughter of Ashlyn, was born on September 22, 2011 [10] . The second daughter (Madison Amore Tomlin) was born on October 7, 2014 [11] .
Discography
The 2013 album Burning Lights debuted at No. 1 on the nationwide hit parade of the Billboard 200 , becoming only the fourth in the history of charttopper among Christian albums. The year before, TobyMac 's “Eye on It” album was No. 1. The second CD of Christian music at No. 1 was LeAnn Rimes ' album “You Light Up My Life - Inspirational Songs” (1997, 3 weeks at the top of the chart). And a few months before, the first in the history of Christian music in the United States was Bob Carlisle's album “Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace)” (two weeks No. 1 in June and July 1997) [12] .
Studio Albums
- Inside Your Love (1995)
- Authentic (1998)
- Too Much Free Time (1998) with Ross King
- The Noise We Make (2001)
- Not to Us (2002)
- Arriving (2004)
- See the Morning (2006)
- Hello Love (2008)
- And If Our God Is for Us ... (2010)
- Burning Lights (2013)
- Love Ran Red (2014)
- Never Lose Sight (2016)
Other albums
- Live Worship from the 268 Generation (1998) [13]
- Better Is One Day (1999)
- The Road To One Day (2000)
- One Day: Live (2000)
- Our Love is Loud (2002)
- Sacred Revolution: Songs From OneDay 03 (2003)
- Hymns: Ancient and Modern (2004)
- How Great Is Our God (2005)
- Everything Glorious (2006)
- The Best of Passion (So Far) (2006)
- Live From Passion 07 Pts. 1 & 3 (2007)
- God of This City (2008)
- Awakening (2010)
- Here for You (2011)
- White Flag (2012)
- Let the Future Begin (2013) [14] [15]
- Take It All (2014)
Rewards
Grammy Awards
| Year | Reward | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Best Pop / Contemporary Gospel Album ( Hello Love ) | Nomination |
| 2011 | Best Gospel Song ("Our God") | Nomination |
| 2012 | Best Gospel / Contemporary Christian Music Performance ("I Lift My Hands") | Nomination |
| Best Contemporary Christian Music Song ("I Lift My Hands") | Nomination | |
| Best Contemporary Christian Music Album ( And If Our God Is For Us ... ) | Victory |
GMA Dove Award
Chris Tomlin was nominated for 32 Dove Awards (6 of them jointly) and won 19 awards. This award was created in 1969 and is awarded annually during ceremonies to representatives of the music scene working in the genre of Christian contemporary music , gospel music , contemporary Christian worship , Christian metal, Christian rock, Christian hip hop, Christian country and contemporary worship music (also called praise & worship (from the English. - "Praise and worship")) [16] .
| Year | Reward | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Praise & Worship Album of the Year ( Arriving ) | Victory |
| 2006 | Artist of the year | Victory |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Victory | |
| Song of the Year (" Holy Is the Lord ") | Nomination | |
| Song of the Year (" How Great Is Our God ") | Victory | |
| Worship Song of the Year ("Holy Is the Lord") | Nomination | |
| Worship Song of the Year ("How Great Is Our God") | Victory | |
| Worship Song of the Year ("Indescribable") 1 | Nomination | |
| Special Event Album of the Year ( Music Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia ) * | Victory | |
| Special Event Album of the Year ( Passion: How Great Is Our God ) * | Nomination | |
| Special Event Album of the Year ( WOW Christmas: Green ) * | Nomination | |
| 2007 | Artist of the year | Victory |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Victory | |
| Song of the Year (" Made to Worship ") | Nomination | |
| Pop / Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year ("Made to Worship") | Nomination | |
| Pop / Contemporary Album of the Year ( See The Morning ) | Victory | |
| Worship Song of the Year ("Holy Is the Lord") | Victory | |
| Worship Song of the Year ("Made to Worship") | Nomination | |
| Praise & Worship Album of the Year ( See The Morning ) | Victory | |
| Special Event Album of the Year ( Passion: Everything Glorious ) * | Victory | |
| 2008 | Artist of the year | Nomination |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Victory | |
| Song of the Year (" Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) ") | Nomination | |
| Worship Song of the Year ("Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)") | Nomination | |
| Worship Song of the Year ("How Great Is Our God") | Victory | |
| Special Event Album of the Year ( Music Inspired By the Motion Picture Amazing Grace ) * | Nomination | |
| 2009 | Artist of the year | Nomination |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Nomination | |
| Song of the Year ("Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)") | Nomination | |
| Worship Song of the Year ("Jesus Messiah") | Nomination | |
| Praise & Worship Album of the Year ( Hello Love ) | Nomination | |
| Special Event Album of the Year ( Passion: God of This City ) * | Victory | |
| Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year ("How Great Is Our God") 2 | Victory | |
| 2010 | Song of the Year ("I Will Rise") | Nomination |
| Worship Song of the Year ("I Will Rise") | Nomination | |
| Praise & Worship Album of the Year ( Hello Love ) | Nomination | |
| Christmas Album of the Year ( Glory in the Highest: Christmas Songs of Worship ) | Nomination | |
| 2011 | Artist of the year | Nomination |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Nomination | |
| Song of the Year ("Our God") | Nomination | |
| Worship Song of the Year ("Our God") | Victory | |
| Special Event Album of the Year ( Passion: Awakening ) * | Victory | |
| 2012 | Praise & Worship Album of the Year ( And If Our God Is For Us ... ) | Victory |
| 2013 | Song of the Year ("Whom Shall I Fear [God of Angel Armies]") | Nomination |
| Praise & Worship Album of the Year (" Burning Lights ") | Victory | |
| Pop / Contemporary Album of the Year (" Burning Lights ") | Nomination | |
| Artist of the year | Nomination | |
| Special Event Album of the Year ( Passion: White Flag ) * | Nomination | |
| Special Event Album of the Year ( Passion: Let The Future Begin ) * | Victory | |
| Praise & Worship Album of the Year ( Passion: White Flag ) * | Nomination | |
| Praise & Worship Album of the Year ( Passion: Let The Future Begin ) * | Nomination |
- * Joint execution.
- 1 Performed by Tomlin, but written and produced by Laura Story .
- 2 Performed by LaRue Howard, but written by Tomlin.
Billboard Music Awards
| Year | Reward | Result [17] |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Top christian artist | Victory |
| Top Christian Album ( And If Our God Is for Us ... ) | Nomination | |
| Top Christian Song ("Our God") | Victory |
Others
Tomlin was nominated for two 2009 Visionary Award prizes: “Male Entertainer of the Year” and “Song of the Year” for the song “Jesus Messiah” [18] .
Notes
- ↑ 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners: Gospel Field . The Recording Academy . Date of treatment December 10, 2011.
- ↑ Tyler Paper, "Superstar's homecoming brings memories, praise" Archived on September 27, 2007.
- ↑ Chris Tomlin Bio . ChristianMusic.com (September 23, 1990). Date of treatment November 1, 2012.
- ↑ Chris Tomlin Marries unopened (unavailable link) . Parachute Music. Date of treatment September 25, 2011. Archived on September 29, 2011.
- ↑ Louie Giglio's Twitter Page . Date of appeal October 16, 2014.
- ↑ Shelley Giglio's Twitter Page . Date of appeal October 16, 2014.
- ↑ Janet Reeve's Twitter Page . Date of appeal October 16, 2014.
- ↑ Heathcock, Jennifer CBS 19 . Cbs19.tv (May 4, 2011). Date of appeal September 25, 2011.
- ↑ The Fish . 1039thefish.com (May 8, 2011). Date of appeal September 25, 2011.
- ↑ 20thecountdownmagazine . Date of treatment July 31, 2014.
- ↑ Chris Tomlin a Dad Again! , The Fish. Date of treatment October 15, 2014.
- ↑ Chris Tomlin Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart . Billboard.com (January 16, 2013). Date of treatment January 17, 2013.
- ↑ Live Worship from the 268 Generation . Date of treatment January 14, 2013.
- ↑ Passion: Let the Future Begin . Date of treatment January 30, 2013. Archived February 15, 2013.
- ↑ New Live Passion Album To Be Titled 'Let The Future Begin' . Date of treatment January 30, 2013.
- ↑ GMA Dove Awards Official Website
- ↑ 2011 Billboard Music Awards Winners . The Inquisitr (May 22, 2011). Date of appeal September 25, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.hallmuseum.com Archived December 25, 2009. Christian Music Hall of Fame official site
Links
- christomlin.com - official website of Chris Tomlin
- Article in Time Magazine