Rebecca St. James
Contemporary Christian music, Musical Artist
1977 –
Who is Rebecca St. James?
Rebecca St. James, is a Christian pop rock singer, songwriter, musician, author, and actress. She began performing in Australia in the late 1980s and released her first full-length studio album in 1991. In 1993, she was signed to the record label ForeFront Records and released her major label debut a year later.
St. James rose to fame in the late 1990s with her RIAA certified Gold albums God and Pray, the latter of which won a Grammy Award in 2000 for Best Rock Gospel Album. The albums spawned multiple singles including "God", "Pray", and "Yes, I Believe in God". Since then she has established herself as one of the most prominent musical artists in CCM with four additional full-length studio albums; Transform, Worship God, If I Had One Chance to Tell You Something, and I Will Praise You. Staple songs such as "Wait for Me", "Reborn", "Song of Love", "I Thank You", "Alive", and "Shine Your Glory Down" have all been derived from these releases. Since the beginning of her career, St. James has sold a total of two million albums.
Outside of her musical career, St. James is an accomplished author and actress. To date, she has released nine published books and starred in five films, a musical stage show, and a VeggieTales episode. Her ninth book What Is He Thinking? was released on 26 September 2011, and she has starred in the films Unidentified, Sarah's Choice, Rising Stars, The Frontier Boys, and Suing the Devil. St. James is also an outspoken sexual abstinence and pro-life advocate, as well as a spokesperson for Compassion International. She is also the sister of Joel and Luke Smallbone, who compose the band for King & Country, and the wife of Foster the People bassist Jacob "Cubbie" Fink.
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- Born
- Jul 26, 1977
Sydney - Also known as
- Rebecca St James
- Rebecca St.James
- Saint James, Rebecca
- Rebecca Jean Smallbone
- Becca
- Bec
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Jacob Fink
(2011/04/23 - )
- Jacob Fink
- Nationality
- Australia
- Profession
- Education
- Pacific Hills Christian School
- Lived in
- Nashville
- Sydney
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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