Mia Leanne Cherie Fieldes (born 29 January 1983), is an Australian

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. Her first album, ''There's a Reason'', was released by herself in 2009. She signed with

Provident Label Group Provident Entertainment is a division of Sony Music headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee and focused primarily on Christian music. The group handles its own physical distribution through its Provident-Integrity service. Provident Label Group ...

, where their imprint Essential Worship, released her debut

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

, '' Ashes'', in 2015.

Early life

She was born Mia Leanne Cherie Fieldes, Work ID No. 888205937 ISWC No. T9161440091 in Australia on 29 January 1983, as the third triplet, to mother Glenda May Fieldes, with two other sisters, Darna and Kizziah, plus she has two more younger sisters, Ruby, and the youngest, Violet. While she was thirteen years old, Fieldes would write letters to God, asking Him various things, such as the profession she would undertake, as a songwriter. Her career in music ministry got underway, while she was seventeen years old, 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 ...

, in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

, Australia, where she would be based for ten years, learning her craft of songwriting and musicianship, all the while, growing in her faith.

Music career

Her music recording career commenced in 2009, with the self-released album, ''There's a Reason'', and it was released on 2 June 2009. She went the songwriting route, instead of releasing more recorded music, where she wrote songs for a myriad of

ians in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and the United States. The first

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

, '' Ashes'', was released by Essential Worship, on 8 May 2015, after she signed a recording contract with

Personal life

Fieldes moved to

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...

, around her 30th birthday, where she is one of the current worship leaders, at The Belonging Co Church. She married Joren Dunnavant, a city planner, on 7 March 2017.

Discography

Albums * ''There's a Reason'' (2 June 2009, Independent) EPs * '' Ashes'' (8 May 2015, Essential Worship/ Provident) Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fieldes, Mia 1983 births Living people Australian Christians Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee Australian songwriters Songwriters from Tennessee