Evan Kenneth Craft (born April 8, 1991), is an American

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singer. Evan has recorded albums in Spanish and English. His 2012 release, '' Yo Soy Segundo'', ranked high on the ''

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'' charts, reaching number one on the Christian Latin Albums chart in the United States, number 10 on the

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chart and number 30 on the ''Billboard''

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chart. Craft has been nominated for multiple awards.

Biography

Evan Craft was born in 1991 in

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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

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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 ''

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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

chart and number 30 on

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''. In his other musical productions Evan Craft recorded songs with

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, Ingrid Rosario, Seth Condrey, among others. ''Yo Soy Segundo'' reached several stations

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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

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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

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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,

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, 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 ''

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chart. The single from the album, features

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, the song debuted at number 3 on the

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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

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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

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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) * ''

'' (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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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Craft, Evan 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