Evan Kenneth Craft (born April 8, 1991), is an American
Contemporary worship music
Contemporary worship music (CWM), also known as praise and worship music, is a defined genre of Christian music used in contemporary worship. It has developed over the past 60 years and is stylistically similar to pop music. The songs are fr ...
singer. Evan has recorded albums in Spanish and English. His 2012 release, ''
Yo Soy Segundo'', ranked high on the ''
Billboard
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'' charts, reaching number one on the Christian Latin Albums chart in the United States, number 10 on the
Latin Pop Albums
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chart and number 30 on the ''Billboard''
Top Latin Albums
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chart. Craft has been nominated for multiple awards.
Biography
Evan Craft was born in 1991 in
Conejo Valley
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Communities in the Conejo ...
,
California
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. 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
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.
Musical career
Evan Craft began writing songs during high school. Evan has released several albums and EPs. His first album in Spanish, Craft 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 full-length studio album called ''
Giants
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Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to:
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'', under the DREAM Records label.
In 2012 he released the album ''
Yo Soy Segundo'', under the Dream Records label and was distributed through Universal, the album debuted in the United States at number one on the chart Latin Christian Albums, at number 10 on the
Latin Pop Albums
Latin Pop Albums is a record chart published on ''Billboard'' magazine. It features Latin music
Latin music ( Portuguese and es, música latina) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from ...
chart and number 30 on
Top Latin Albums
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chart by ''
Billboard
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''. In his other musical productions Evan Craft recorded songs with
Danilo Montero
Danilo Montero (born 1 November 1962) is a Costa Rican contemporary Christian music singer, author, and pastor, who currently serves as pastor of Lakewood Church's Spanish-speaking congregation.
Biography
Born on 1 November 1962, in San Jose, ...
, Ingrid Rosario,
Seth Condrey, among others. ''Yo Soy Segundo'' reached several stations
Christian Radio
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and on download lists.
He followed it up with the album ''
Jóvenes Somos'' in 2014.
In 2015 released the album ''Principio Y Fin'', under the Essancy Music label. The album has the participation of the American
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 sh ...
in the main song, it also has other collaborations by other artists such as Danilo Montero, Ingrid Rosario, Seth Condrey and "Un Corazón" Lluvia Richards.
In December 2019
Jordan Feliz
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feat. Evan Craft released the bilingual single "Faith (Fe)". Craft was nominated for the
2016 GMA Dove Award Spanish Language Album of the Year for ''Principio y Fin''. In 2017, Evan released the album ''Impulso'', working together with artists such as
Marcos Witt,
Alex Campos
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Campos has won three Latin Grammy Awards
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,
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 ...
,
Funky
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,
Redimi2
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González began releasing music in 1999 as a part of Redimi2 Squad, alongside his brother JG. After all members besides González left the grou ...
, among others. Craft was nominated for
2018 GMA Dove Award Spanish Language Album of the Year for ''Impulso'' (2017).
Evan Craft in 2021 released his fourth album in Spanish and third album in English called ''Desesperado'', which was a hit with songs like: Tu Señor, Desesperado, among other songs. "Be Alright". The album in Spanish ''Desesperado'' debuted at number 45 on ''
Billboard
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''s
Top Christian Albums
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chart. The single from the album, features
Danny Gokey
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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 grou ...
, the song debuted at number 3 on the
Hot Christian Songs
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chart, debuted at number three on the chart
Christian Digital Song Sales, debuted at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Christian Songs chart debuted at number 5 on the
Christian Airplay
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This chart lists the 50 most-listened-to records played on multiple Christian radio stations across the country as monitored by N ...
chart, debuted at number 5 on the
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chart, and also debuted at number 9 on the ''Billboard''
Christian Streaming Songs chart. Craft won the
2021 GMA Dove Award for Spanish Language Album of the Year for ''Desesperado'' (2021).
Personal life
On March 2, 2021, Evan Craft published a video on his
YouTube
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channel in which he is seen with a ring proposing to his girlfriend Rachel. Evan shared the news that he had married his girlfriend Rachel Jacoby on September 17, 2021.
Discography
Albums
* ''Spotlight'' (2010)
* ''
Giants
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Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to:
Mythology and religion
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'' (2012)
* ''
Yo Soy Segundo'' (2012)
* ''
Jóvenes Somos'' (2014)
* ''Sesión Orgánica: Parte 1'' (2015)
* ''Principio y Fin'' (2015)
* ''Sesión Orgánica: Parte 2'' (2016)
* ''Impulso'' (2017)
* ''Desesperado'' (2021)
* ''Tierra Santa'' (2021)
* ''Holy Ground'' (2021)
* Mercy in a Manger (2022)
Extended plays
* ''Mi Casa Es Tu Casa (Acústico)'' (2019)
* ''Desesperado Reborn'' (2021)
Awards and nominations
GMA Dove Awards
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2016
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2019
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2021
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References
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Living people
Christian music songwriters
Performers of contemporary worship music
American performers of Christian music
American male singer-songwriters
Spanish-language singers of the United States
1991 births
Singer-songwriters from California