Trey Pearson is an American singer-songwriter. He founded the American

Christian rock Christian rock is a form of rock music that features lyrics focusing on matters of Christian faith, often with an emphasis on Jesus, typically performed by self-proclaimed Christian individuals. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Ch ...

band

Everyday Sunday Everyday Sunday was an American Christian rock band from Columbus, Ohio with the founding member Trey Pearson as lead singer. The band released two albums on Flicker Records including '' Stand Up'' and '' Anthems for the Imperfect''. ''Wake Up! ...

in 1997 in

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. He currently resides in Columbus and produces independent pop music as a solo artist.

Everyday Sunday (1997–2014)

Pearson established Everyday Sunday in 1997 and was the lead singer. The band saw a number of changes in its set-up, with major members including Pearson on lead vocals, Jesse Counts and Aaron Eikenberry on guitars, Brandon Eikenberry on bass, and Kevin Cramblet on drums. Over time, many other musicians were in the line-up, including Dan Hunter (bass), Chris Hines (drums), Jason Siemer (guitar), and Andrew Martin (guitar). Other members included Wade James, Tyler Craft, Chris Saiben, Nick Spencer, Micah Kuiper, Jon-Paul Kauffman, and Collin Wilbrandt. The band released two albums on Flicker Records:''

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'' and ''

Anthems for the Imperfect ''Anthems for the Imperfect'' is the third studio album by CCM band Everyday Sunday. The album was released in 2004 through the EMI Christian Music Group. Track listing Personnel * Trey Pearson – vocals * Jason Siemer – guitar, backgro ...

''. ''

Wake Up! Wake Up! ''Wake Up! Wake Up!'' is Everyday Sunday's fourth full-length studio album released May 22, 2006. The album peaked on the '' Billboard'' Top Heatseekers chart at No. 26 and at No. 31 on the Christian Albums Top Christian Albums is a weekly ch ...

'' were released May 22, 2007 through

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, followed by ''Best Night of Our Lives'' (2009)'','' also on Inpop. The band released an EP independently in 2013 titled ''A New Beginning''. After the break-up of the band, Pearson continued creating music as a solo artist.

Solo Career (''Love Is Love,'' 2015–current)

On November 17, 2017, Pearson released his first solo EP ''Love is Love''. Three singles from the EP were released in the preceding months: "Silver Horizon" (with a music video), "Love is Love," and "The Good Grief." In 2019, he returned to

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and

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with a single titled "Hey Jesus," expressing his

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and confronting issues facing Christianity, homosexuality, and

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Personal life

Pearson was married and had two children. The couple separated after seven-and-a-half years of marriage. After struggling for almost two decades with his

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, Pearson publicly announced that he is

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in an interview with Ohio-based ''(614) Magazine'' in May 2016. In summer 2016, Pearson was interviewed on ''The View'' about his acceptance of himself as a gay man. Pearson was featured in a promotional video by a

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titled "HRC Celebrates

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2016". In September 2016, Pearson was scheduled to perform at Joshua Fest, a Christian music festival. Pearson had announced his pleasure at being "the first openly gay artist to ever play a major Christian music festival." However, multiple staff members threatened to walk out if Pearson remained on the festival lineup. The owner of the festival said, "I was hurt. I felt like I was powerless in the situation—like I was just punched in the gut, I was forced to let down a friend, someone that I really wanted to just love and support, the way Jesus tells us to." Pearson still performed with

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but did not headline with Everyday Sunday to avoid the dispute.

Discography

Albums (Everyday Sunday)

* 1996: ''Stand Up'' (independent) * 2001: ''Sleeper'' (independent) * 2002: ''

'' (re-released by Flicker Records) * 2004: ''

'' (Flicker Records) * 2006: ''

'' (Inpop Records) * 2009: ''Best Night of Our Lives'' (Inpop Records) * 2013: ''A New Beginning (EP)'' (independent)

Singles

*2017: "Silver Horizon" *2017: "Love Is Love" *2019: "Hey Jesus"

Albums (Trey Pearson)

*2017: ''Love Is Love (EP)''

References

External links

Trey Pearson Official websiteEveryday Sunday Official website
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