Jill Anne Gullahorn (''née'', Phillips; born February 15, 1976) is an American

Christian music Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely around ...

ian based out of

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, Tennessee, who brings a

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and

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sound with

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themes.

Early and personal life

Phillips was born, Jill Anne Phillips, Work ID No. 313670374 ISWC No. T9019810812 on February 15, 1976, in

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, whose father was Roy Donell "Donnie" Phillips and mother is Karen Korbach Phillips, where she was raised with her brother, Matthew Scott Phillips. She is married to

Andy Gullahorn Andrew Gullahorn is an American Christian musician and music producer, who plays a folk rock style of Christian pop. He has released six studio albums, ''Old Hat'' in 1999, ''Room to Breathe'' in 2005, ''Reinventing the Wheel'' in 2007, ''The La ...

, where they presently reside in

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, with their children.

Music history

Phillips got her start in a music career when she graduated from

Belmont University Belmont University is a private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee. Descended from Belmont Women's College, founded in 1890 by schoolteachers Ida Hood and Susan Heron, the institution was incorporated in 1951 as Belmont College. It be ...

in 1998. Her first, self-titled album was produced by Grammy-award winning

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who has produced for such artists as

Amy Grant Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She began in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before crossing over to pop music in the 1980s and 1990s. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christia ...

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, and

Susan Ashton Susan Ashton (born Susan Rae Hill; July 17, 1967) is an American contemporary Christian music and country music artist who topped the Christian charts throughout the 1990s. In 1991 she began using her mother's maiden name, Ashton, when she rec ...

. Kirkpatrick said that it was "the honesty of her hillips'songs, the charm of her voice, and the strength of her character that drew me to her as an artist – I knew that being involved with someone like that would be time well spent." Following the release of first album, Phillips toured with

Caedmon's Call Caedmon's Call is a contemporary Christian band which fused traditional folk with world music and alternative rock. They were composed of Cliff Young (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Danielle Young (vocals), Garett Buell (percussion), Jeff Mil ...

and

Bebo Norman Jeffery Stephen "Bebo" Norman (born May 29, 1973) is a former contemporary Christian musician from Columbus, Georgia, US. His most successful album to date is ''Myself When I Am Real'', which included hit songs "Great Light of the World" and "Fall ...

. Soon Phillips made her jump from the sidelines by recording her next album, ''God and Money'', independently. This album became her biggest break into the CCM industry and was raved by

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as reader's choice for Independent Artist of the Year in 2002. In 2003 Phillips was signed by

Fervent Records Fervent Records is a contemporary Christian music record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. Fervent was bought by Word Records in 2005. Current artists * Chris August * Francesca Battistelli * Big Daddy Weave * Everfound * For King & Cou ...

and she released her third album, ''Writing on the Wall'', on which she collaborated with many other artists, including Andrew Peterson,

and Stephen Mason of Jars of Clay. In 2005, Phillips released a speciality album called ''Kingdom Come'' and recorded her fifth album ''Nobody's Got It All Together'', which was released in early 2006. In 2006, Phillips founded the Square Peg Alliance with 12 other independent Christian artists to cross-promote each other's music. She currently tours her new album with her husband, singer-songwriter Andy Gullahorn, while retaining plenty of time for her three children. Jill is also a self-proclaimed cook, loves to visit The Outer Banks of

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, and is an avid watcher of

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Discography

* ''Jill Phillips'' (1999) * ''God & Money'' (2002) * ''Writing on the Wall'' (2003) * ''Kingdom Come'' (2005) * ''Nobody's Got It All Together'' (2006) * ''The Good Things'' (2008) * ''Christmas'' (2010) * ''In This Hour'' (2011) * ''Mortar & Stone'' (2014) * ''Lead Me Home'' (2016)

References

External links

Official Jill Phillips Web site

Official Square Peg Alliance Web site
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