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Evan Craft (musician)
Evan Kenneth Craft (born April 8, 1991), is an American Contemporary worship music singer. Evan has recorded albums in Spanish and English. His second studio album, '' Yo Soy Segundo'', topped the '' Billboard'' Christian Latin Albums chart, peaked at number 10 on the Latin Pop Albums chart and at number 30 on the Top Latin Albums chart. Craft has been nominated for multiple awards. Biography Evan Craft was born in 1991 in Conejo Valley, California. Craft began to play the guitar at the age of 12 and there he began to write songs. Craft expanded his linguistic studies at university, attending schools in Spain and Costa Rica. Musical career Evan Craft began writing songs during high school. For his first album in Spanish, he joined other musicians such as Sean and Ryan Cook and Nico Aranda, to travel through different countries delivering evangelical messages through their performances in many Spanish churches, schools and orphanages. Craft in 2012 released his first studio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conejo Valley
The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both southeastern Ventura County and northwestern Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It is located in the northwestern part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. Communities in the Conejo Valley are Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Westlake Village, Oak Park, Agoura Hills, Lake Sherwood and a portion of Calabasas. Etymology In 1803, the Spanish land grant in the area was given the name Rancho El Conejo. In Spanish, ''conejo'' means "rabbit", and refers to the rabbits common to the region, specifically the desert cottontail and brush rabbit species. History Pre-colonial The first human residents of Conejo valley were the native Chumash people. Notable Chumash villages included Satwiwa ("The Bluffs") in Newbury Park, Sap'wi ("House of Deer") in Thousand Oaks, and Hipuk in Westlake Village. Sap'wi (Šihaw Ven-632i) is located near Chumash Indian Museum in Oakbrook Regional Park. This park is also home to 4-6,000 year ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos PenaVega
Carlos Roberto PenaVega (; born August 15, 1989) is an American actor and singer. He starred on the Nickelodeon series ''Big Time Rush'' as Carlos García, and is a member of the group Big Time Rush. He was also the host of the network's game show '' Webheads''. He currently voices Bobby Santiago in ''The Loud House.'' Early life PenaVega was born on August 15, 1989, in Columbia, Missouri. His father is Spanish and Venezuelan, and his mother is Dominican. He was raised in Weston, Florida. He attended Sagemont Upper School where he was a cheerleader. He appeared in local productions of '' Grease'' and '' Man of La Mancha''. He also had a role in a production of ''Titanic'' by the American Heritage School, which he attended before moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. During his run in ''Titanic'' he fell in love with singing and dancing. Career 2004–2013: Career beginning and Big Time Rush His first acting role was a guest star at the age of 15 on '' ER'', fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Gokey
Daniel Jay Gokey (born April 24, 1980) is an American singer and former church music director from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the third-place finalist on the eighth season of ''American Idol''."Introducing Danny Gokey: Get to know Hollywood Hopeful Danny Gokey." American Idol. After his placing on the show, Gokey signed to and at the beginning of a career in |
Top Christian Albums
Top Christian Albums is a weekly chart published in ''Billboard'' magazine that ranks the best-performing Christian albums in the United States. Like the ''Billboard'' 200, the data is compiled by Nielsen Soundscan based on each album's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as on-demand streaming and digital sales of its individual tracks. The chart was introduced on the magazine issue dated March 29, 1980, under the title "Best Selling Inspirational LPs". The current name was adopted on August 16, 2003, in an effort to "streamline" chart titles. The first number-one album was Candle's '' Music Machine''. Amy Grant's ''Age to Age'', released in 1982, topped the chart for 85 consecutive weeks, the longest for any album on the chart. As of the issue dated December 24, 2022, the current number-one album is ''Christmas Eve and Other Stories'' by Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Artist milestones Most number-one albums Most cumulative weeks at number one Album milesto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CCM Magazine
''CCM Magazine'' is a twice-monthly online magazine focusing on contemporary Christian music, published by Salem Publishing, a division of Salem Communications. History ''CCM'' was first published in July 1978, as a printed magazine. It has been owned by Salem since 1999. On January 16, 2008, Salem announced that the April 2008 issue would be the final printed issue of the magazine, which would continue in an online-only format. When the magazine was first published, it was called ''Contemporary Christian Music'' and covered that music genre. The name was later shortened to ''CCM'', which was still an acronym for "Contemporary Christian Music". For a short time, the magazine changed its name to ''Contemporary Christian Magazine'' (keeping the "CCM" but broadening the scope) but then ultimately went back to ''Contemporary Christian Music'' (''CCM''). Then in May 2007, the name's meaning was changed to "Christ. Community. Music." The editor explained that the term "contemporary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Feliz
Jordan Alexander Feliz (born March 15, 1989) is an American Christian musician, who plays a folk rock and soul music, soul style of contemporary Christian music, Christian pop. He has released four studio albums that have charted, along with several singles, on various ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' charts. Early and personal life Jordan Alexander Feliz, was born on March 15, 1989, in Clovis, California, the son of Richard Edward Feliz and Jennie Elaine Feliz (''maiden name, née'', Wren). He graduated from Buchanan High School (Clovis, California), Buchanan High School, in 2007. His music career was facilitated by the members of A Current Affair, reaching out to him via his Myspace page, during 2006 in search of a lead vocalist. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Jamie. They reside in Nashville, Tennessee, with their daughter, Jolie. He used to be an automobile valet. Music career His music career started in 2006, with the band, A Current Affair, but after five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redimi2
Redimi2 (born Willy González Cruz; June 3, 1979) is a Dominican Christian music rapper and songwriter. González began releasing music in 1999 as a part of Redimi2 Squad, alongside his brother JG. After all members besides González left the group, González took the name Redimi2. He is considered to be one of the most popular Christian rappers of the Dominican Republic and is internationally known. He is also known as the first rapper to release an album of Christian rap in his country. Redimi2 has collaborated with Christian singers like Lucía Parker, Annette Moreno, Danny Berrios and Jesús Adrián Romero, and Puerto Rican rapper Vico C, Funky, Alex Zurdo and Manny Montes. Willy has been married to Daliza Contreras since 2005 and has a daughter named Samantha González. He has been nominated in the ''Contemporary Religious Music'' category at the Casandra Awards (now the Soberano Awards), Dove Awards for Spanish Album and Spanish Language Recorded Song, and has twice won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funky (artist)
Luis Raul Marrero (born January 23, 1974), also known by his stage name Funky, is a Puerto Rican rapper and songwriter. With seven solo albums and multiple jobs as a producer, Marrero is internationally recognized as a hip hop and reggaeton Christian artist. He has collaborated with Christian music musicians, including Marcos Witt, Jesus Adrian Romero, and KJ-52. Marrero has been nominated for two Latin Grammy awards. Funky has collaborated and produced for singers Vico C, Triple Seven, 7th Poet, Manny Montes, KJ-52, Contagious, Marcos Witt, Israel & New Breed, Travy Joe, Julissa, Ezequiel Colon, Rey Pirin & DJ Blass, Kike Pavón, Redimi2, Evan Craft, Musiko and Alex Zurdo. Background Marrero was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on January 23, 1974. He began to explore music at the age of 15 under the influence of Puerto Rican Vico C, with whom he would later work on two of his nine albums. He became a husband and father at age 16. In 1997, he met Vico C, with whom he est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcela Gándara
Marcela Gándara (born 24 August 1983) is a Mexican singer-songwriter of Christian music. To date she has produced 6 Christian albums in Spanish. She began singing at an early age as it was one of her passions. At 18, she had the opportunity to enter an intensive biblical seminar, and there was where she decided to devote herself to Christian music. She was part of the worship team in her local church and then joined the choir. Fellow Mexican singer Jesús Adrián Romero Jesús Adrián Romero Ibarra is a Mexican musician, author and singer from Hermosillo. Romero is the founder and president of Vástago Producciones, a record label dedicated to the production and distribution of music with a Christian message. ... attended her congregation for a time and it was where they met. Marcela began in the music world by singing background vocals on various projects of Stem Productions, the label with which they would later work. Discography * ''Más Que Un Anhelo'' (2006) * ''El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Campos
Édgar Alexánder Campos Mora, better known as Alex Campos, is a Colombian evangelical singer-songwriter. Campos has won three Latin Grammy Awards for Best Christian Album in Spanish. He has recorded duets with Christian artists such as Marcos Witt, Jesus Adrian Romero, Marcela Gandara, Lilly Goodman, and Jorge Celedon, and the well known David Toledo. He has also produced for other Colombian artists including Fonseca, Sara Borráez and Su Presencia. Biography Early life Campos, the eldest of four brothers, grew up in a dysfunctional family. At the age of twelve, he started attending the local Christian church. At the age of 14, he joined his first musical group, in which he played the recorder. Career Campos formed the group Misión Vida when he was 17 years old. the band consists of Esteban Machuca and Freud Romer The first was a live recording in Bogotá, Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, titled '' Tiempo de la Cruz'' (English: ''Time of the Cross''). Soon after, he rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
