This Christian star sings of life's simple joys like no one else.
About Steven Curtis Chapman
Hometown
Paducah, KY, United States
Born
November 21, 1962
Genre
Christian
Combining country, folk, and soft rock with a message of faith, Steven Curtis Chapman has penned dozens of hits while becoming one of the most decorated Christian artists of all time.
∙ After breaking into the industry as a Nashville songwriter, Chapman released his debut LP, First Hand, in 1987 and earned his first Dove Award two years later.
∙ He’s won 60 Dove Awards—more than anyone else in history—and has also received 18 Grammy Award nominations, winning Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album honors five times.
∙ For the Sake of the Call, from 1991, was his first of five straight No. 1 hits on Billboard’s Top Christian Albums chart, which he’s now topped a total of nine times.
∙ With album sales of more than 11 million, Chapman’s catalog includes two Platinum and eight Gold LPs, in addition to his Platinum-certified 2008 single, “Cinderella.”
∙ Ricky Skaggs guested on his 2019 LP, Deeper Roots: Where the Bluegrass Grows, which spent 57 weeks on Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums chart and reached No. 1.
Musical InfluencesSteven Curtis Chapman's musical influences include Dallas Holm, Chicago, James Taylor and more.