Amy Grant
American singer-songwriter, musician (born 1960)
Biography
Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She began her music career in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before crossing over to pop music in the mid-1980s. Grant has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop". Grant was formerly married to fellow Christian musician Gary Chapman; after their divorce in 1999, she married country music singer Vince Gill in 2000.
Grant made her debut as a teenager, gaining fame in Christian music during the 1980s with hits such as "Father's Eyes", "El Shaddai", and "Angels". In the mid-1980s, she began broadening her audience and soon became one of the first CCM artists to cross over into mainstream pop on the heels of her successful albums Unguarded and Lead Me On. In 1986, she scored her first Billboard Hot 100 no. 1 song in a duet with Peter Cetera, "The Next Time I Fall". In 1991, she released the album Heart in Motion, which became her best-selling album, topping the Billboard Christian album chart for 32 weeks. It sold five million copies in the U.S. and produced her second no. 1 pop single "Baby Baby", as well as another three top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: "That's What Love Is For", "Every Heartbeat" and "Good for Me".
As of 2009, Grant had sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, won six Grammy Awards, 22 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, and had the first Christian album to go platinum. She was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006 for her contributions to the entertainment industry, and in 2022 she was announced as a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors. Grant is the author of several books, including a memoir, Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far, and a book based on the popular Christmas song "Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)" that she co-wrote.
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Career highlights
Genres
- contemporary Christian music
- pop music
Instruments
- voice
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Gary ChapmanVince Gill
- Parents
- Burton Paine Grant
Awards & honours (4)
- Gospel Music Hall of Fame
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Covenant Awards
- Kennedy Center Honors
Quick answers about Amy Grant
- How old is Amy Grant?
- Amy Grant is 65 years old (born November 25, 1960).
- When is Amy Grant's birthday?
- Amy Grant was born on November 25, 1960.
- Where was Amy Grant born?
- Amy Grant was born in Augusta.
- What is Amy Grant's zodiac sign?
- Amy Grant's zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
- What is Amy Grant's nationality?
- Amy Grant is a citizen of United States.
- What does Amy Grant do?
- Amy Grant is known as singer, songwriter, voice actor, singer-songwriter.
- Who has Amy Grant been married to?
- According to Wikidata, Amy Grant's spouses include Gary Chapman, Vince Gill.