Hillsong Worship (formerly Hillsong Live) is a praise and worship collective from

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, Australia and Orange County, California. They started making music in 1983 at

Hillsong Church Hillsong Church, commonly known as Hillsong, is a global Evangelical charismatic movement, charismatic Christian megachurch based in Australia. The original church was established in 1983 as Hills Christian Life Centre, in Baulkham Hills, New ...

. Fifteen of their songs have appeared on the ''

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What a Beautiful Name "What a Beautiful Name" is a song by Australian praise and worship group Hillsong Worship. The song, written and led by Brooke Ligertwood and co-written with Ben Fielding, refers to the promise of salvation through Jesus Christ as represented by ...

" (2016) representing their greatest success, reaching platinum in the US. The band has some notable members, including

Darlene Zschech Darlene Joyce Zschech (; née Steinhardt on 8 September 1965) is an Australian Pentecostal Christian worship leader and singer-songwriter who primarily writes praise and worship songs. Described as a pioneer of the modern worship movement, she ...

Marty Sampson Martin W "Marty" Sampson (born 31 May 1979) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician and former worship leader at the Hillsong Church in Sydney. From the late 1990s until 2019 he featured on the United Live albums and was one of the origina ...

Brooke Fraser Brooke Gabrielle Ligertwood (née Fraser; born 15 December 1983) better known by her maiden name Brooke Fraser, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter best known for her hit single " Something in the Water", released in 2010. Fraser released two ...

Reuben Morgan Reuben Timothy Morgan (born 9 August 1975) is an Australian worship pastor at Hillsong Church and one of several worship leaders and songwriters in Hillsong Worship group. Prior to this he was a worship pastor at Hillsong Church in Sydney, ...

, and

Joel Houston Joel Timothy Houston (born 19 September 1979) is an Australian musician, songwriter, pastor, and leader in the Sydney-based band Hillsong United, a worship band of Hillsong Church. He was co-pastor at Hillsong NYC between 2010 and 2017. He i ...

Background

The group was formed in 1983 out of

, Australia, where they were located at

, while now they are spread across the globe. Their members have gone on to individually successful careers, the likes of

, and

. The group was called Hillsong Live until June 2014, when they took the name Hillsong Worship.

History

Hillsong Worship released its first album, ''Spirit and Truth'', in 1988. Then, ''

Show Your Glory Hillsong Music is Christian music produced by Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia as well as offshoot churches, Hillsong London, and Hillsong Kiev. Hillsong albums are released and distributed by Hillsong Music. The main groups are Hillsong ...

'' in 1990, ''

The Power of Your Love ''The Power of Your Love'' is the first live contemporary worship album released by Hillsong Music — the first album in the live praise and worship series of contemporary worship music released by the label. It was recorded live by Geoff Bullock ...

'' in 1992, ''

Stone's Been Rolled Away ''Stone's Been Rolled Away'' is the second album in the live praise and worship series of contemporary worship music by Hillsong Church. In 1997 the album was certified gold by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipment of 3500 ...

'' in 1993, ''

People Just Like Us ''People Just Like Us'' is the third live praise and worship album of contemporary worship music by Hillsong Church. Making of the album ''People Just Like Us'' was recorded live at the Hills Entertainment Centre by Geoff Bullock, Darlene Zschec ...

'' in 1994, '' Friends in High Places'' in 1995, ''

Shout to the Lord "Shout to the Lord" is a praise and worship song written by Christian worship leader Darlene Zschech in 1993. A popular worship power ballad, it was published by Hillsong Music Australia. On 9 April 2008, "Shout to the Lord" was the closing s ...

'' (their first album in partnership with Integrity Music as part of the Hosanna! Music series) in 1996, '' God Is in the House'' in 1996, ''All Things Are Possible'' in 1997, and ''

Touching Heaven Changing Earth ''Touching Heaven Changing Earth'' is the seventh album in the live praise and worship series of contemporary worship music by Hillsong Church. The album reached No. 31 on the ''Billboard'' Top Contemporary Christian Albums Chart. Making ...

'' in 1998, '' By Your Side'' in 1999, ''

For This Cause ''For This Cause'' is the ninth album in the live praise and worship series of contemporary worship music by Hillsong Church. It was recorded live at the State Sports Centre in Sydney Olympic Park by Darlene Zschech and the Hillsong team, with a c ...

'' in 2000, ''

You Are My World ''You Are My World'' is the tenth album in the live praise and worship series of contemporary worship music by Hillsong Church. The album reached the ARIA Albums Chart Top 100. Making of the album ''You Are My World'' was recorded live at t ...

'' in 2001, ''

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'' in 2002, ''

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'' in 2003, ''

For All You've Done ''For All You've Done'' is the thirteenth album in the live praise and worship series of contemporary worship music by Hillsong Church. The live album was released on 4 July 2004 on Hillsong label, which peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Char ...

'' in 2004, ''

God He Reigns ''God He Reigns'' is the fourteenth album in the live praise and worship series of contemporary worship music by Hillsong Church. A single-disc version of this album was released in North America and South America by Integrity Media. The album reac ...

'' in 2005, '' Mighty to Save'' in 2006, ''

Saviour King ''Saviour King'' is the sixteenth album in the live praise and worship series of Christian Contemporary music by Hillsong Church. It debuted at No. 6 on the ARIA album chart on 9 July 2007, while the DVD debuted at No. 2 on the DVD chart. ...

'' in 2007, ''

This Is Our God ''This Is Our God'' is the seventeenth album in the live praise and worship series of contemporary worship music by Hillsong Church. It was recorded live at the Acer Arena on 9 March 2008 by Reuben Morgan, Joel Houston, Darlene Zschech, and th ...

'' in 2008, ''

Faith + Hope + Love ''Faith + Hope + Love'' is the eighteenth album in the live praise and worship series of Christian Contemporary music by Hillsong Church. It was recorded live on 01 March 2009 at Hillsong Convention Centre, on 08 March 2009 at Hilsong City Camp ...

'' in 2009, '' A Beautiful Exchange'' in 2010, '' God Is Able'' in 2011, ''

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'' in 2012, ''

Glorious Ruins ''Glorious Ruins'' is the 22nd live worship album by Hillsong Church. It was recorded live in London, England, and Sydney, Australia by the Hillsong Worship team from around the world including Reuben Morgan, Joel Houston, Ben Fielding, Hillsong ...

'' in 2013, ''

No Other Name ''No Other Name'' is the 23rd worship album by Hillsong released on 1 July 2014. This live album is named after the 2014 Hillsong Conference. The recording team for this album includes Reuben Morgan, Ben Fielding, Annie Garratt, Jad Gillies, ...

'', their first as Hillsong Worship, in 2014, '' Open Heaven / River Wild'' in 2015, ''

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'' in 2016, ''

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'' in 2017, ''

There Is More ''There Is More'' (stylised in capital letters) is the 26th live album by Australian worship group Hillsong Worship. The album was released on 6 April 2018, by Hillsong Music Australia, Hillsong Music and Capitol Christian Music Group. Production ...

'' in 2018 and ''Awake'' in 2019. All of the group's albums since 2004 have been charted in Australia. The group has also seen twelve albums chart on the ''Billboard'' magazine charts, where there have been placements on the

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and the

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charts (those were ''For All You've Done'', ''God He Reigns'', and ''Mighty to Save''). Their albums ''Saviour King'', ''This Is Our God'', ''Faith + Hope + Love'', ''A Beautiful Exchange'', ''God Is Able'', ''Cornerstone'', ''Glorious Ruins'', ''No Other Name'', and ''Open Heaven / River Wild'' have charted on the ''Billboard'' 200 and Christian Albums charts. Two of their albums, ''For All You've Done'' and ''Open Heaven / River Wild'', have reached number one on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. In 2018, Hillsong Worship won the

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with "

". Their albums have been recorded by the labels

Hillsong Music Hillsong Music is Christian music produced by Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia as well as offshoot churches, Hillsong London, and Hillsong Kiev. Hillsong albums are released and distributed by Hillsong Music. The main groups are Hillsong ...

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, and

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Notable members

The following have been or are currently members of Hillsong Worship: *

Geoff Bullock Geoffrey William "Geoff" Bullock (born 6 November 1955) is an Australian singer-songwriter and pianist. He helped pioneer the Hills Christian Life Centre, which later became Hillsong Church. He was appointed as the church's worship pastor and wa ...

Annie Garratt Annie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress * Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer The ...

Tarryn Stokes Tarryn Stokes (born 5 January 1983) is an Australian singer-songwriter. She won the The Voice (Australian season 12), twelfth season of ''The Voice (Australian TV series), The Voice Australia'' on 8 October 2023. She received $100,000 and a re ...

Ben Fielding Ben Fielding is an Australian contemporary Christian music and worship songwriter, and one of several worship leaders in Hillsong Worship group. He has written many songs for the group, winning three Dove Awards and one Grammy Award. Fielding ...

* Taya Smith

Discography

* ''

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'' (2019) *''Take Heart (Again)'' (2020) *'' These Same Skies'' (2021)

Awards

As of 2020 the group has received one

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and nine

Dove Award A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards are presented annually. Formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Dove Awards ...

APRA Awards

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(APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982. ! , - ,

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Billboard Music Awards

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References

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