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team from

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. The team was formed as a part of Newport Church by Jonathan and Dianne Wilson, former associate pastors of Hillsong Church in Australia, in 2006. The leadership team includes Graham Bronczyk, Alicia Simila and Jamin Steel and additional rotating members that assist in the songwriting. The team released their debut studio album under the Essential Records label on March 31, 2015 called ''Paradise''. In 2015, Alicia Simila was featured by the Christian rapper

Manafest Christopher Scott Greenwood (born July 19, 1979), known by his stage name Manafest, is a Canadian Christian rapper and rock artist from Pickering, Ontario, Canada. He has won multiple awards for the GMA Canada Covenant Awards, GMA Dove Award ...

on his album '' Reborn'' for the song "Fearless". This was followed by a second feature on "Amplifier" for Manafest's 2017 release '' Stones''.

Discography

''Paradise'' * Released: March 31, 2015 * Label: Essential * Format: CD, Digital download

References

{{reflist Musical groups established in 2006 Essential Records (Christian) artists