Paul Colman Trio (often stylised as pc3) are an Australian

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group formed in 1998, composed of

Paul Colman Paul Colman is a British-Australian pop-rock guitarist, vocalist, pianist, and composer. He has made a name for himself as a Christian musician independently, with his band the Paul Colman Trio, as a solo artist, and as part of the Newsboys. His ...

on lead vocals and guitars,

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on drums and vocals, and Grant Norsworthy on bass guitar and vocals. The band released five studio albums and had Christian radio hit singles including "Turn", "The Selfish Song", and "Fill My Cup". Their major-label studio album, ''New Map of the World'' (2002), received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album. They disbanded in February 2004 and re-united in April 2009.

History

Paul Colman had started his music career as a solo artist, releasing two albums in the late 1990s. His trio, pc3, was formed in Melbourne in 1998 with Colman joined by

on drums and vocals, and Grant Norsworthy on bass guitar and vocals. They issued two studio albums and two live albums, before breaking into the United States market with ''pc3 – Live Acoustic'' album in 2001. The group relocated to Memphis and performed at contemporary Christian music festivals. Norsworthy described the US scene, "it's bigger than the entire Australian music scene over there in America, and there's amazing infrastructure – radio stations, TV stations, magazines totally dedicated to Christian music." Paul Colman Trio issued two more studio albums, including ''New Map of the World'' in 2002. This received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album. Colman told Mick Bunworth of ''

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'' that he wrote lyrics "set against the backdrop of a faith, of the fact that God made the universe." The trio undertook international tours before disbanding in February 2004 as they would be "taking a break as a recording/performing band", citing "financial and family considerations" as primary reasons. In April 2009 Paul Colman Trio re-formed after a five-year break for a reunion show at

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in Toowoomba. Early in January 2011 pc3 spent a week in Nashville and recorded a new album, ''Return'', which was released in April that year. They supported the release with a national tour.

Discography

* ''Serious Fun'', 1999 * ''Turn'', 2000 * ''pc3 – Live Acoustic'', 2001 * ''pc3 – Live Electric'', 2001 * ''pc3 – Live'' (USA version), 2001 * ''New Map of the World'', 2002 * ''One'', 2003 (two different versions exist—11 song and 12 song—The 11 song is a New Zealand / Australian edit that includes the songs "Your Love" and "Love this Life" but removes "Pray", "Live it!" and "Save my Soul".) * ''Return'', 2011

References

External links

Paul Colman Trio (PC3) Website
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