The

Peter Furler Peter Andrew Furler (born 8 September 1966) is an Australian musician, songwriter, producer and record executive, best known as the co-founder and former lead vocalist of the Christian rock band Newsboys. Biography Furler was born in McLaren ...

Band is a

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band from both Australia and the United States. It started in 2012 by Furler, and the band released their first album '' Sun and Shield'' in 2014 on their independent label New Day Christian Records and Platinum Pop Records.

Background

The band started in January 2012 by former

Newsboys Newsboys (sometimes stylised as newsboys) are a Christian rock band founded in 1985 in Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia, by Peter Furler and George Perdikis. Now based in Nashville, Tennessee, the band has released 17 studio albums, 6 of which ...

frontman

joining with Dave Ghazarian formerly of

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and

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, Jeff Irizarry, and

Phil Joel Philip Joel Urry (born 5 January 1973), known by his stage name Phil Joel, is a New Zealand musician and former bassist for the Christian rock group Newsboys. Background Philip Joel Urry was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He was lead singer an ...

formerly of the Newsboys. Joel left, however, shortly after its formation. The band released its debut studio album, '' Sun and Shield'', on March 11, 2014, through their own, independent label, New Day Christian Records and Platinum Pop Records. The album charted on ''

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and

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charts.

Discography

Studio albums

References

External links

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''CCM Magazine'' Magazine story
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