Christa Nichole Wells (''née'', Rogers; born August 23, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter, who primarily plays an

indie pop Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and sub ...

style of music. She has released two full-length independently-made studio albums, ''Frame the Clouds'' in 2009 and ''Feed Your Soul'' in 2013. Along with these, Wells has released two

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

albums, ''How Emptiness Sings'', in 2011 and ''Covers'' in 2015. She was awarded the

Dove Award for Songwriter of the Year Winners of the Gospel Music Association Dove Award for Songwriter of the Year are: * 1969: Bill Gaither * 1970: Bill Gaither * 1971: Award vacated because of 1971 GMA vote-buying scandal ** Had been won by Bill Gaither before nullification * 197 ...

, in 2006, for the song, "Held", on

Natalie Grant Natalie Diane Grant (born December 21, 1971) is an American singer and songwriter of contemporary Christian music. She received the Gospel Music Association's Dove Award for Female Vocalist of the Year four consecutive years (2006, 2007, 2008 an ...

's ''Awaken'' album.

Early and personal life

Christa Nichole Rogers, now Wells, was born on August 23, 1973 in

Palo Pinto, Texas Palo Pinto is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated area, unincorporated community and county seat in Palo Pinto County, Texas, Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States. This was a new CDP for the United States Census 2010, 2010 census ...

, the daughter of Gordon and Sharon Rogers (''née'', Covert). Her father was in the military, which caused the family to frequently move. She studied music industry and English education, while enrolled at Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana. She married Toby Wells in 1994, and they have five children, biological and adopted.

Music career

Wells started her music career in the early 2000s, writing hit single "Day by Day" for Point of Grace and co-writing with Plumb for her album Beautiful Lumps of Coal. She independently wrote the song ''Held'', which became a hit single for

on her 2005 ''Awaken'' studio album, winning Wells the

. Her first solo studio album, ''Frame the Clouds'', was released on June 15, 2009, with Kiss Me Not Publishing. The subsequent release, ''How Emptiness Sings'', an

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

, was released on March 15, 2011. That same year, Wells collaborated with singer/songwriter Nicole Witt to write and record another ep titled ''Image of God'', which was released on December 27, 2011. The duo later added to the Image of God collection, releasing a full-length self-titled album under band name More Than Rubies. Wells released ''Feed Your Soul'', her second full-length studio album, on August 13, 2013. In 2014 she recorded the title song for the film ''A Long Way Off''. In February 2015, Wells released a crowd-funded extended play called Covers, including songs by popular mainstream bands U2, Depeche Mode, Nirvana, The Smiths, and Smashing Pumpkins.

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Frame the Clouds'' (June 15, 2009, independent) * ''Feed Your Soul'' (August 13, 2013, independent)"Interview with Christa Wells; Feeding A Beautiful Soul"
''Guitar Girl Magazine'' * ''More Than Rubies'' (as band More Than Rubies, April 23, 2013, independent) ;EPs * ''How Emptiness Sings'' (March 15, 2011, independent) * ''Image of God'', with Nicole Witt (December 27, 2011, independent) * ''Covers (''February 10, 2015, independent)

References

External links

Official website

New Release Today profile
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