Chris Tomlin

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherTemplate:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main other Christopher Dwayne Tomlin (born May 4, 1972)[1] is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, and worship leader from Grand Saline, Texas.[2] He is signed to Universal's Capitol Christian Music Group. Some of his most well-known songs are "How Great Is Our God", "Our God", "Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)" and "Holy Forever".

In 2006, according to Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI), an organization that licenses music to churches, Tomlin was the most often sung contemporary artist in U.S. congregations.[3] Tomlin has produced 21 number-one radio singles, 30 top-ten hits (more than any other Christian artist), and spent over 158 weeks at number-one during his career. He has sold more than 12 million albums with more than 7 Billion career global streams, won a Grammy, three Billboard Music Awards, 31 GMA Dove Awards, is a two-time BMI Songwriter of the Year honoree, and is an ASCAP Songwriter of the Year. In 2016, he was named one of only four artists to ever receive the Sound Exchange Digital Radio Award for over 1 billion digital radio streams, alongside Justin Timberlake, Pitbull, and Garth Brooks. Tomlin is also the first Christian artist to reach 1 billion streams on Pandora and was presented with their BILLIONAIRE award. Regarded as one of the most successful Christian touring artists today, Tomlin has sold-out venues including New York City’s Madison Square Garden, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, Denver's Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and LA’s Banc of California Stadium. His “Good Friday Nashville” concerts have frequently sold out. The event holds the record as the longest running annual charity related concert at Bridgestone Arena.[4]

Early life

At the age of 13, Tomlin began singing at the Main Street Baptist church in Grand Saline.[5] He wrote his first worship song at age fourteen. During high school, Tomlin learned to lead worship in his youth group.[6] After graduating from Grand Saline High School in 1990, he entered Tyler Junior College (TJC) planning for a medical or physical therapy career.[7] Tomlin graduated in 1992[8] and enrolled in Texas A&M University to study medicine.[9] He grew active in a campus Christian group called Breakaway, where he became the worship leader.[9] In 1994, Tomlin graduated from Texas A&M with a bachelor's degree in psychology.[8][10] After college Tomlin participated as a worship leader at various camps in Texas, including Dawson McAllister Youth Conferences.[11] While at Breakaway, Tomlin participated in a Bible study led by Choice Ministries founder Louie Giglio.[9] In 1997, Tomlin partnered with Giglio to found Passion Conferences.[12][13]

Career

In 1995, Tomlin released Inside Your Love, which was released independently.[14] In 1998, he released Authentic on Sparrow Records.[15]

In 2000, Tomlin signed onto newly founded Sixstepsrecords, a subsidiary of Passion Conferences.[16] His first nationally released solo project, titled The Noise We Make, was released in 2001, featuring the song "Forever". He released the live EP 545 and his second studio album Not to Us in 2002.[17]

Since his signing onto Sixstepsrecords, Tomlin has released nine full-length studio albums. 2004's Arriving was the first to chart on Billboard's Hot Christian Albums chart and the Billboard 200. Tomlin has topped the Hot Christian Albums chart six times, and his 2013 album Burning Lights topped the Billboard 200, making the album only the fourth contemporary Christian album to do so.

Tomlin has also released one live album, recorded in Austin Music Hall, and two Christmas albums (2009, 2015),[18] both of which topped the Holiday albums chart on Billboard.[19]

Tomlin has toured with many contemporary Christian artists, such as Delirious?, Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael W. Smith, and MercyMe.[20][21] Tomlin has headlined several tours, and has also joined Passion Conferences for national and global tours and events.[22] Tomlin has also participated in various other conferences festivals including Grand Saline's annual Salt Festival in Texas,[23] Hillsong's 2007 conference,[24] and the SoCal Harvest in Anaheim.[25]

On June 14, 2007, Tomlin's version of the song "Indescribable" was used as the official wake-up call for Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester on Space Shuttle mission STS-117.[26] Chris Tomlin left Sixstepsrecords in 2015 and signed to Capitol Records CMG and River Music Holdings in 2016[27]

Personal life

Tomlin married Lauren Bricken[28] on November 9, 2010.[29][30][31] Together they have three daughters, Ashlyn, Madison and Elle.[32]

Discography

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  • Inside Your Love (1995)
  • Authentic (1998)
  • Too Much Free Time (1998) [with Ross King]

Commercial releases

Awards and achievements

According to Christian Copyright Licensing International's list of the top 25 worship songs in the US in August 2007, Tomlin held five spots with songs he has either written, co-written or performed: "How Great Is Our God" (No. 1), "Forever" (No. 5), "Holy Is the Lord" (No. 7), "We Fall Down" (No. 12), and "Indescribable" (No. 22) (written by Laura Story[34]). In 2008, Tomlin held 6 spots on 20 The Countdown MagazineTemplate:'s top 20 praise and worship songs: "We Fall Down" (No. 14), "Forever" (No. 10), "Holy is the Lord" (No. 8), "Indescribable" (No. 6),[34] "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)" (No. 3), and "How Great is our God" (No. 1).[35] In 2012, CCLI reported that his songs were performed more than 3 million times in churches around the world.[36] Time magazine has called him "most often sung artist anywhere" in 2006,[37] and in 2013, he was also pronounced the most sung songwriter in the world.[38] In 2017, he became only the fourth artist to receive the Sound Exchange Digital Radio Award for surpassing a billion digital radio streams,[39] and in 2018, he became the first Christian artist to receive the Billionaire award from Pandora for reaching a billion Pandora streams.[40]

Grammy Awards

Year Award Result
2007 Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album (See the Morning) Template:Nom
2009 Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album (Hello Love) Template:Nom
2011 Best Gospel Song ("Our God") Template:Nom
2012 Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance ("I Lift My Hands") Template:Nom
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song ("I Lift My Hands") Template:Nom
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album (And If Our God Is For Us...) Template:Won[41]
2014 Best Contemporary Christian Music Song (Whom Shall I Fear)[42] Template:Nom
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album (Burning Lights)[42] Template:Nom
2016 Best Contemporary Christian Music Album (Love Ran Red) Template:Nominated[43]
2023 Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song ("Holy Forever") Template:Nom
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album (Always) Template:Nom

GMA Dove Awards

Throughout his career, Chris Tomlin has been nominated for more than 50 Dove Awards (at least 6 of them collaborative efforts) and won 23 of them.

Year Award Result
2005 Praise & Worship Album of the Year (Arriving) Template:Won[44]
2006 Artist of the Year Template:Won[45]
Male Vocalist of the Year Template:Won[45]
Song of the Year ("Holy Is the Lord") Template:Nom[45]
Song of the Year ("How Great Is Our God") Template:Won[45]
Worship Song of the Year ("Holy Is the Lord") Template:Nom[45]
Worship Song of the Year ("How Great Is Our God") Template:Won[45]
Worship Song of the Year ("Indescribable")1 Template:Nom[45]
Special Event Album of the Year (Music Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia)* Template:Won[45]
Special Event Album of the Year (Passion: How Great Is Our God)* Template:Nom[45]
Special Event Album of the Year (WOW Christmas: Green)* Template:Nom[45]
2007 Artist of the Year Template:Won[46]
Male Vocalist of the Year Template:Won[46]
Song of the Year ("Made to Worship") Template:Nom[46]
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year ("Made to Worship") Template:Nom[46]
Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year (See The Morning) Template:Won[46]
Worship Song of the Year ("Holy Is the Lord") Template:Won[46]
Worship Song of the Year ("Made to Worship") Template:Nom[46]
Praise & Worship Album of the Year (See The Morning) Template:Won[46]
Special Event Album of the Year (Passion: Everything Glorious)* Template:Won[46]
2008 Artist of the Year Template:Nom
Male Vocalist of the Year Template:Won
Song of the Year ("Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)") Template:Nom
Worship Song of the Year ("Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)") Template:Nom
Worship Song of the Year ("How Great Is Our God") Template:Won
Special Event Album of the Year (Music Inspired By the Motion Picture Amazing Grace)* Template:Nom
2009 Artist of the Year Template:Nom
Male Vocalist of the Year Template:Nom
Song of the Year ("Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)") Template:Nom
Worship Song of the Year ("Jesus Messiah") Template:Nom
Praise & Worship Album of the Year (Hello Love) Template:Nom
Special Event Album of the Year (Passion: God of This City)* Template:Won
Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year ("How Great Is Our God")2 Template:Won
2010 Song of the Year ("I Will Rise") Template:Nom
Worship Song of the Year ("I Will Rise") Template:Nom
Praise & Worship Album of the Year (Hello Love) Template:Nom
Christmas Album of the Year (Glory in the Highest: Christmas Songs of Worship) Template:Nom
2011 Artist of the Year Template:Nom
Male Vocalist of the Year Template:Nom
Song of the Year ("Our God") Template:Nom
Worship Song of the Year ("Our God") Template:Won
Special Event Album of the Year (Passion: Awakening)* Template:Won
2012 Praise & Worship Album of the Year (And If Our God Is For Us...) Template:Won[47]
2013 Song of the Year ("Whom Shall I Fear [God of Angel Armies]") Template:Nom[48]
Praise & Worship Album of the Year ("Burning Lights") Template:Won[48]
Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year ("Burning Lights") Template:Nom[48]
Artist of the Year Template:Nom[48]
Special Event Album of the Year (Passion: White Flag)* Template:Nom[48]
Special Event Album of the Year (Passion: Let The Future Begin)* Template:Won[48]
Praise & Worship Album of the Year (Passion: White Flag)* Template:Nom[48]
Praise & Worship Album of the Year (Passion: Let The Future Begin)* Template:Nom[48]
2014 Songwriter of the Year Template:Won[49]
2015 Praise & Worship Album of the Year (Love Ran Red) Template:Nom
2016 Songwriter of the Year Template:Nom[50]
2017 Artist of the Year Template:Nominated
Songwriter of the Year Template:Nominated
Worship Album of the Year ("Never Lose Sight") Template:Won
Short Form Video of the Year ("Jesus") Template:Nominated
2018 Worship Recorded Song of the Year ("Resurrection Power") Template:Nominated
2019 Worship Album of the Year (Holy Roar) Template:Nom
Long Form Video of the Year (Holy Roar: Live from Church) Template:Nom
  • *Denotes a collaborative effort or a song contribution to a "Various artists" album.
  • 1 The song was performed by Tomlin, but written and produced by Laura Story.
  • 2 The song was performed by LaRue Howard, but written by Tomlin.

Billboard Music Awards

Year Award Result[51]
2011 Top Christian Artist Template:Won
Top Christian Album (And If Our God Is for Us...) Template:Nom
Top Christian Song ("Our God") Template:Won

Others

Tomlin was nominated for two 2009 Visionary Award: Male Entertainer of the Year and Song of the Year for "Jesus Messiah".[52]

Bibliography

  • Chris Tomlin, The Way I Was Made: Words and Music for an Unusual Life, Multnomah, 2004. Template:ISBN

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2013 Grace Unplugged Himself
2025 The Last Supper Template:N/A Executive producer
2025 The First Hymn[53][54] Himself A documentary on the Oxyrhynchus Hymn—the oldest known Christian hymn—featuring a modern adaptation co-written by Chris Tomlin and Ben Fielding. Directed by Australian historian John Dickson (author).[55]

See also

References

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External links

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