Chris Tomlin

At 51 years old, Chris Tomlin has this physical status:

Christopher Dwayne Tomlin (born May 4, 1972) is an American contemporary Christian music performer, worship leader, and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas, United States, who has sold over 7 million albums.

He is a founder of Passion Conferences and has signed to EMI's sixstep records.

"How Great Is Our God," "Our God," "Whom Shall I Fear," and "Good Good Father" are two of his most well-known songs. Tomlin has been given 23 GMA Dove Awards, a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for his 2012 album And If Our God Is For Us, and two RIAA-certified platinum albums.

TIME magazine said he may be the "most often sung artist anywhere" due to his music's success in several contemporary churches.

Burning Lights, Tomlin's 2013 album, debuted at No. 1 in the United States. The Billboard 200 chart is the fourth CCM album to do so in history. No. 1 is ranked 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it the fourth CCM album to do so.

Early life

Tomlin was born in Grand Saline, Texas, to Donna and Connie Tomlin in 1972. Ryan and Cory, his younger brothers, are still in school. Willie Nelson's first guitar was given to Tomlin by his father, who learned how to play along with Willie Nelson's songs.

At age fourteen, Tomlin recorded his first worship song. He learned to lead worship in his youth group in high school. Since graduating from Grand Saline High School in 1990, he began studying for a medical or physical therapy degree. Tomlin graduated in 1992 and enrolled in Texas A&M University to study medicine. He became the worship leader and became involved on campus Christian group Breakaway, where he became active. Tomlin earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Texas A&M in 1994. After attending college, Tomlin served as a worship leader at various camps in Texas, including Dawson McAllister Youth Conferences. While at Breakaway, Tomlin took part in a Bible study led by then Choice Ministries founder Louie Giglio. Tomlin founded Passion Conferences in 1997.

Personal life

On November 9, 2010, Tomlin married Lauren Bricken. Ashlyn, Madison, and Elle are their three children. They live on a 25-acre (10 ha) farm on the outskirts of Franklin, Tennessee, which they have dubbed "Peacefield."

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Career

Tomlin published Inside Your Love in 1995, the first book to be published in a separate way. He released Authentic on Sparrow Records in 1998.

Tomlin first signed sixstepsrecords, a Passion Conferences affiliate. The Noise We Make, his first nationally distributed solo project, was launched in 2001 and featured the song "Forever." In 2002, he released his second studio album Not to Us.

Tomlin has released nine full-length studio albums since being signed to sixstepsrecords. 's Arrival was the first to chart on Billboard's Hot Christian Albums chart and the Billboard 200. Tomlin has dominated the Hot Christian Albums chart six times, and his 2013 album Burning Lights debuted on the Billboard 200, making the album the fourth modern Christian album to do so.

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

Tomlin has toured with many contemporary Christian artists, including Delirious?, Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael W. Smith, and MercyMe. Tomlin has written several books and has also appeared at Passion Conferences for national and international tours and events. Tomlin has appeared at numerous other conferences including Grand Saline's annual Salt Festival in Texas, Hillsong's 2007 conference, and SoCal Harvest in Anaheim.

As the official wake-up call for Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester on Space Shuttle mission STS-117, Tomlin's version of "Indescribable" was used on June 14, 2007.

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