Tyrone "Tye" Tribbett (born January 26, 1976) is an American

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singer, songwriter and keyboardist. He is choir director and founder of the Grammy-nominated and Stellar Award-winning gospel group Tye Tribbett & G.A. (short for 'Greater Anointing.')Monger, James Christopher
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Biography

Tribbett was born on January 26, 1976, in

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. He was raised in an

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Pentecostal church in Camden, New Jersey. His father is Bishop Thomas Tyrone Tribbett, a former pastor, and his mother is Neicy Tribbett, a minister as well as a disc jockey in the Philadelphia and New York area. He toured with

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in 2000, leading to work with

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, and Sting. He has since released five albums. The album "Greater Than" was released August 6, 2013, and earned him two Grammy awards. In 2017, he released "The Bloody Win".

Church

Tribbett and Shanté, his wife, pastor the Live Church in Orlando, Florida.

Personal life

He is married to Shanté Tribbett, who was a member of Greater Anointing, and they have two daughters together. He admitted to an affair in 2009 with another member of his choir, leading to his wife having an affair of her own with Christian rapper Da' T.R.U.T.H., but both men and their wives later reconciled. He also has a brother, Thaddaeus, who is part of the band "Soundcheck" and is now the current bassist for artist Estelle. Tribbett also has two sisters; DeShantel Tribbett-Robinson and, DeMaris Tribbett-Toy, who sang in Greater Anointing. Tribbett loves to spend time with his family and engage in upper body workouts. In April 2020, Tribbett sent a message to people during the coronavirus pandemic with a song "We are gon' be alright", he fused Kendrick Lamar's hit track ''Alright'' into the song.

The Come Up with Tye Tribbett

"The Come Up with Tye Tribbett” is an energetic and inspirational one hour daily radio show designed for R&B/Hip Hop, Rhythmic and Gospel/Inspirational stations, featuring the biggest hits from artists such as Jonathan McReynolds, LeCrae, The Hamiltones and more. The show is distributed by SupeRadio.

Discography

Albums

Extended Plays

* Anyhow! - EP (2021) *Pandemic Praise! - EP (2021) *Work It Out! - EP (2021)

Singles

As a lead artist

As a featured artist

References

External links

Tye Tribbett's official website and messageboardTribbett's Sony websiteTye Tribbett interview on BlackGospel.com (2008)
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