Erin O'Donnell (born Erin McDonald, March 11, 1971 in

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) is an American

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singer. She grew up near

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before going to the

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, where she got her degree in Jazz Performance and where she met her husband, Brad O'Donnell, with whom she began her career (he was her songwriter and bassist) and who is now a Christian music A&R executive. They have two daughters, Quinn and Fallon, and a son, Brennan James. They currently live in

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. O'Donnell is also one of the first recording artists to be signed through the internet.

Discography

* ''A Scrapbook of Sorts'' (1996: Cadence Communications , BMG Records) *''Scratching The Surface'' (1998: Cadence Communications , BMG Records) * ''No Place So Far'' (2001: Myrrh Records) *''Wide, Wide World'' (2003: Inpop Records) *''Christmas Time Is Here'' (2004: Inpop Records) *''No Better Place'' (2006: Independent)

Side projects

* Sing Over Me: Worship Songs and Lullabies, 2006 * Prayer of Jabez, 2002 (winner of the 2002 GMA Dove Awards for ''Special Event Album of the Year'' with Sarah Sadler,

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, Steve Reischl, Erin O'Donnell, Adrienne Liesching,

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; John Hartley,

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;

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) * The Mercy Project, 2000

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Odonnell, Erin 1971 births University of Miami Frost School of Music alumni Living people American performers of Christian music People from Severn, Maryland Singers from Florida Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee 21st-century American singers