Chris Tomlin
Contemporary Christian music, Musical Artist
1972 –
Who is Chris Tomlin?
Christopher Dwayne "Chris" Tomlin is an American contemporary Christian music artist, worship leader, and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas, United States who has sold nearly 30 million records. He is a former staff member at Austin Stone Community Church and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Tomlin leads worship at many Passion events. Some of his most well-known songs are "How Great Is Our God", "Jesus Messiah", "Amazing Grace", and "Our God", which he co-wrote with Matt Redman, Jesse Reeves, and Jonas Myrin. He is currently a worship leader at Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia, with Louie Giglio, Kristian Stanfill, Christy Nockels, and Brett Younker.
He was awarded Male Vocalist of the Year at the 2006, 2007, and 2008 GMA Dove Awards, and a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album in 2012. He is one of the members of CompassionArt, a charity founded by Martin Smith of the band Delirious? and Smith's wife, Anna.
Tomlin's 2013 album Burning Lights debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming the fourth CCM album in history to do so.
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- Born
- May 4, 1972
Grand Saline - Also known as
- Chris Tomin
- Tomlin, Chris
- Christopher Dwayne Tomlin
- Spouses
- Lauren Bricken
(2010/11/09 - )
- Lauren Bricken
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Texas A&M University
- Lived in
- Austin
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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