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| − | topic_name = Amy Grant |
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| − | subtopics = Songs - [[El Shaddai]], [[Thy Word (song)|Thy Word]] |
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| − | Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American songwriter whose music has strong Christian themes.
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| − | Grant made her debut in 1977 as a teenager.
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| − | In 1982, she released her breakthrough album, [[Age to Age]], which would become the first Contemporary Christian music album to be certified platinum.
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| − | Also in 1982, she married her song-writer first husband, Gary Chapman.
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| − | By 1985, her music began to reach a wider audience, as her album [[Unguarded]] crossed over onto mainstream charts. This feat was reproduced in 1991 when her album [[Heart In Motion]] became a best-seller and the single "Baby Baby" became a number one hit.
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| − | Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Grant continued to record pop-oriented albums.
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| − | Grant and Chapman separated and divorced in 1999.
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| − | In 2000 Grant married Vince Gill, who had divorced country singer Banis Gill of Sweethearts of the Rodeo.
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| − | Grand made a return to gospel music until 2002, with the record Legacy...Hymns and Faith. In 2006, Grant hosted her own reality television show on NBC, called Three Wishes.
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| − | As of 2007, Grant remains the best-selling [[Contemporary Christian music]] singer, having sold over 25 million records worldwide, and Heart in Motion is the best-selling Christian music album as well, matching sales of 5 million.
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| − | ==Quotes==
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| − | ==Links==
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Grant Wikipedia - Amy Grant]
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| − | *[http://www.amygrant.com/ Official Amy Grant website]
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| − | *[http://www.amy-grant.com/ German/English Amy Grant archive website]
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| − | *[http://amygrantchristmas.alegroit.de/ Official Amy Grant Christmas website]
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| − | *[http://behindtheeyes.alegroit.de/ Official Amy Grant Behind The Eyes website]
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| − | {{returnto}} [[Christianity]] -> [[Christian music]] -> [[Song writers]]
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| − | [[Category:Christian songwriters]]
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