Adrienn “Adie” Camp (née Liesching; born 12 July 1981) is a South African singer and songwriter, who is known as the lead singer of the

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band

the Benjamin Gate The Benjamin Gate was a South African Christian rock band formed in 1998 by friends of musician Ben Herbert following his death in a traffic collision. Their name, which was also the name of one of the entrances into the original city of Jer ...

before the group disbanded in 2003. She briefly contributed to other artist's albums, namely her duet with rapper

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'' and '' Live Unplugged'', after the Benjamin Gate disbanded. Under the name Adrienne Camp, she released her debut solo album '' Don't Wait'' on 26 September 2006 on Capitol CMG. The album was co-produced by her husband

. Her song "Your Way" climbed into the Top 15 on '' R&R'' Magazine's Christian chart in May 2007. Her second album, '' Just You and Me'', was released on 9 March 2010.

Personal life

In December 2003, Liesching married American musician,

. The couple met on a three-month-long tour in 2002. They have three children.

Voice

Todd Hertz of ''

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'' described Camp's voice as "lovely and ferocious," a "strange combination of Bjork's quavering and the power of

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." A reviewer writing for the ''

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described Camp's voice as evocative of

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, and

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, all the while "remaining very unique and distinctive."

Discography

The Benjamin Gate * ''Spinning Head EP'' * ''Comeputyourheadupinmyheart'' * ''Demographics'' * ''Untitled'' * ''Contact'' Solo * '' Don't Wait'' (26 September 2006) * '' Just You and Me'' (9 March 2010) Duo * ''The Worship Project'' EP (4 September 2020) with

References

External links

Interview
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