Robert Scott Pierre (born October 17, 1992) is a

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ian, songwriter and guitarist from

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. His debut album, ''Inside Out'', was released on November 7, 2006 and produced by

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. Pierre's second album, titled ''Identity'', was originally released in November 2008; it was re-released in April 2009 with three additional tracks, including the radio single "Jesus". His next album, ''I'm All In'' was released on July 18, 2011 and, on October 18, 2017, his fourth album, ''Nothing Without You'', was released by Thinkaboutit Records.

Childhood

He is the son of Karla and Scott Pierre, and the grandson of

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. Pierre grew up in

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and attended school at the First Academy, a school run by the First Baptist Church of Orlando.

Career

Pierre's career began as a boy soprano with a voice that the

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described as "reminiscent of Michael Jackson's from the Jackson Five era." In 2010 he performed together with

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and Revive as the warm-up acts on a

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tour.

Discography

Studio albums

*2006: ''Inside Out'' (Beatmark Records) *2008: ''Identity'' – re-released in 2009 (Thinkaboutit Records) *2011: ''I'm All In'' (Thinkaboutit Records) *2017: ''Nothing Without You'' (Thinkaboutit Records)

Singles

* "Eternal" * "Possible" * "Jesus" * "Stranger in This Land"

References

External links

* American performers of Christian music Living people 1992 births 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers {{Christian-music-stub