Jonathan Andreas Thulin (born May 7, 1988), also known as Andreas Moss since his switch to pop music, is a
Dove Award
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Nominated, Swedish
recording artist
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and
songwriter
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. He is best known for his singles "Dead Come to Life", featuring Australian artist Charmaine, "Architecture" and "Compass." He has been applauded for his creative approach to
music
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, through cinematic and theatrical recordings and music videos. His recently released music videos for "Bombs Away", featuring artist
Rachael Lampa
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Early ...
and "Dead Come to Life", were a success among critics and audiences alike. He was a member of the chart topping band
Press Play from 2010 – 2013. His solo albums "The Anatomy of a Heartflow" and "The White Room" were released on
Dream Records,
EMI CMG
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distribution. His new album "Science Fiction" was released in March, 2015 which features cameos from
Royal Tailor
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History
Royal Tailor was started by Tauren Wells, DJ Cox, Jeremy Guzman, and Blake Hubbard while they were attending Indiana Bible College in 2004. Jarrod Ingra ...
,
Group 1 Crew
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,
Rapture Ruckus
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,
Derek Minor
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,
Kevin Max
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,
Shine Bright Baby and
Moriah Peters. Thulin recently featured on the top 10 single "Volcano" with New Zealand band
Rapture Ruckus
Rapture Ruckus was a Christian hip hop and rock band from Wellington, New Zealand signed to BEC Recordings. They have released four albums: ''Rapture Ruckus'' in 2002, ''I Believe'' in 2006, ''Rapture Ruckus Live at World's End'' in 2008, and ...
. In 2016, he signed a deal with
Curb Records, moving into mainstream pop music. His single “Body Talk” feat. Mia More and Doeman was released on March 22, 2019, solidifying his move into electro-pop music.
History
Thulin was born in
Kalmar
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, Sweden. His parents, Morgan and Helene Thulin, are both Swedish. He is the youngest of four children, with older brothers
David
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and Samuel, and sister Jeanette. His parents were traveling
evangelists
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* ''The Evangelists
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all over Scandinavia. Thulin began singing at the age of one and recorded his first album with his family at age six.
Thulin and his family traveled full-time across America where they sang in over five hundred churches and performed with
Carman
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and
The Gaither Vocal Band
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. After releasing six albums with his family, Thulin began his solo career at sixteen, releasing his first album "Immovable", which was a local success in his home town at the time in Vero Beach, FL. He attended the Indian River Charter High School, school for the Visual and Performing Arts, where he graduated a year early. He went on to release another album "The Epiphany Guide" in 2008.
In January, 2010, Thulin and his wife Anna moved to
Los Angeles
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and began attending The
Dream Center
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. He subsequently moved to
Lake Forest and began attending a
Mission Viejo
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church, Mount of Olives, where he sang on the worship/praise team. He began touring with
Press Play in November, 2010, and went on to co-write and record their successful albums "World Anthem" and "#LITO". He got signed as a solo artist to
Dream Records in 2011.
["Jonathan Thulin." Dreamrecords.org. Dream Records, 2017. Web. 01 July 2017. .] In April, 2011, Thulin, along with Press Play, went on tour with
Rachael Lampa
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Early ...
, Australian artist Charmaine and
Ryan Stevenson.
In July 2011, Thulin travelled to
Moscow, Idaho, to record his first music video "Babylon" with Neumann Films. After it released, the video created a buzz because of its cinematic approach, an approach which is very unusual in Christian music.
After releasing his first solo album "The Anatomy of a Heartflow" on Dream Records in late 2011, Thulin began touring with Charmaine on "The Love/War Tour."
In February, 2012 Thulin began work on his second effort ''The White Room'', which featured Rachael Lampa, Charmaine and the folk band
Elden. The album released on Oct 19, 2012, to major critical success.
On January 15, 2013, Thulin teamed up with Neumann Films again and released his music video for "Bombs Away", which featured and was co-written by Rachael Lampa. The
YouTube
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video went viral and also received a tremendous amount of support from fans and critics alike.
Late summer 2013, after finishing a two-month tour in Sweden, Thulin's single "Dead Come to Life (featuring Charmaine)", became a No. 1
CHR/Hot AC radio hit. It stayed at No. 1 for 3 weeks and was also a huge hit on
Air1 Radio.
In 2014, Thulin toured the U.S doing living room shows and festivals. He spent a good amount of time in Australia and New Zealand touring. Thulin finished the
Air 1
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History
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Radio Positive Hits Tour with
Jamie Grace
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,
Royal Tailor
Royal Tailor was an American Christian pop rock band. The group disbanded in 2015.
History
Royal Tailor was started by Tauren Wells, DJ Cox, Jeremy Guzman, and Blake Hubbard while they were attending Indiana Bible College in 2004. Jarrod Ingra ...
,
Rapture Ruckus
Rapture Ruckus was a Christian hip hop and rock band from Wellington, New Zealand signed to BEC Recordings. They have released four albums: ''Rapture Ruckus'' in 2002, ''I Believe'' in 2006, ''Rapture Ruckus Live at World's End'' in 2008, and ...
,
Moriah Peters and
OBB in September 2014.
In 2015, Thulin started off his year Touring in New Zealand and Australia.
Personal life
Thulin attended
North Central University
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for a year in 2005 before he dropped out to pursue a music career full-time. He is married and lives in
Nashville, Tennessee
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.
Discography
Music videos
*2011: "Babylon"
*2013: "Bombs Away
(featuring Rachael Lampa
Rachael Maureen Lampa (born January 8, 1985) is an American contemporary Christian singer, songwriter and record producer. At age 15, she rose to fame and critical acclaim in 2000 with the release of her debut album, '' Live for You''.
Early ...
)"
*2013: "Dead Come to Life
(featuring Charmaine)"
*2015: "Volcano"
(Rapture Ruckus
Rapture Ruckus was a Christian hip hop and rock band from Wellington, New Zealand signed to BEC Recordings. They have released four albums: ''Rapture Ruckus'' in 2002, ''I Believe'' in 2006, ''Rapture Ruckus Live at World's End'' in 2008, and ...
feature)"
References
External links
Official websiteEMI (Oct, 2012)EMI/CMG Distribution. Retrieved Oct 22, 2012
Andre, Joshua (Oct, 2012)christianmusiczine. Retrieved Oct 22, 2012
Andre, Jonathan (Nov, 2012) IndieVisionMusic. Retrieved Nov 5, 2012 Jesus Freak Hideout (Oct, 2012)JesusFreakHideout. Retrieved Oct 9, 2012
New Release Tuesday (Oct, 2012)NewReleaseTuesday. Retrieved Oct 14, 2012
Billboard (Oct, 2011)Billboard. Retrieved Oct 1, 2011
McNeese, Kevin (Oct, 2011)NewReleaseTuesday. Retrieved Oct 25, 2011
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1988 births
American child singers
Christian music songwriters
Living people
American performers of Christian music
People from Kalmar
North Central University alumni
21st-century American singers
21st-century American male singers