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Vorlage:Infobox musical artist Israel Houghton (pronounced, hoh’-tin) (born May 19, 1971) is an American Christian singer and worship leader, mostly known for his cross-cultural style of Christian music that fuses elements from gospel, jazz and rock. Houghton is usually credited as Israel & New Breed and currently signed to Integrity Music. Houghton is a worship leader at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. "All Around" is on the Digital Praise PC game Guitar Praise.
Musical career
Recording career
He has earned two gold-selling albums, six Dove Awards, two Stellar Awards, a Soul Train Award, and four Grammy® Awards—for "Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album" for The Power of One, “Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album” for A Deeper Level, “Best Traditional Gospel Album” for Alive In South Africa, and “Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album” for Love God, Love People.
Production career
Israel produced an album by Michael Gungor called "Bigger Than My Imagination". This album was described as "one of the year's best worship albums" in a 2003 Christianity Today review.[1]
Other performances
Vorlage:BLP unsourced section He has served as worship leader for the Promise Keepers and Champions for Christ events, as well as the Hillsong Conference 2006—2010, and Hillsong Conference Europe 2008-2010. Israel currently serves as a worship leader (alongside of Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff, Steve Crawford and Da'dra Crawford-Greathouse) at Lakewood Church in Houston, TX, pastored by Joel Osteen.
Israel and New Breed accompanied Alicia Keys at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards for a performance of George Michael's "Freedom '90."
Israel and New Breed performed at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, taking part in a segment saluting Gospel music, alongside the likes of Aretha Franklin and BeBe Winans.
Israel also sang with Michael W Smith on his 2008 Album, "A New Hallelujah", recorded at Lakewood Church in Houston, TX.
Discography
Albums
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Other recordings
- "Champions for Christ" - Hi5 (Worship Leader, 2002)
- "Where Are the Fathers?" from He-Motions (EMI Gospel, 2004)
- "Send Me to the Nations" from A Wing & A Prayer (EMI Gospel, 2003)
- Lakewood Live: We Speak to Nations (Integrity, 2002)
- Lakewood Live: Cover the Earth (Integrity, 2004)
- Lakewood Live: The Gift
- Lakewood Live: Free to Worship
- Free Chapel Live: Moving Forward
- Lakewood Live: Hope for Today Worship[2]
- Free Chapel Live: Power of the Cross (Integrity, 2009)
- New Breed Live: Generation Love (2009)
- Free Chapel Live: Echo
Awards
| Year | Award-giving body | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2005[3] | Stellar Awards | Male Vocalist of the Year for Live from Another Level |
| 2005 | Stellar Awards | Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year for Live from Another Level |
| 2004[4] | Dove Awards | CD of the Year for Live from Another Level |
| 2004 | Dove Awards | Contemporary Gospel Song of the Year for "Again I Say Rejoice" |
| 2006[5] | Grammy Awards | Best Traditional Gospel Album for "Alive in South Africa" |
| 2008[6] | Grammy Awards | Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album for " A Deeper Level" |
| 2010 | Grammy Awards | Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album for "The Power Of One" |
| 2011 | Grammy Awards | Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album for "Love God. Love People." |
Personal life
He is of mixed heritage, Jamaican and French-as told by him personally-and was raised in a Mexican-American neighborhood. He and his wife Meleasa, and his three children, Mariah, Israel 'Sonny Boy' and Milan 'Lillie' currently reside in Houston, Texas.Vorlage:Citation needed
References
- "Dove Award Recipients for 2005". Published by the Gospel Music Association. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
- "Dove Award Recipients for 2006". Published by the Gospel Music Association. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
- "38th Annual Dove Award Recipients". Published by the Gospel Music Association. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
- "49th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners List". Published by The Recording Academy. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
- Mark Allan Powell: Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. First printing Auflage. Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, Massachusetts 2002, ISBN 1-56563-679-1, S. 438.
External links
- Biography by Israel's Label
- CBN Interview with Israel Houghton
- Israel Houghton bei AllMusic (englisch)Parameter der Vorlage:Allmusic sind:
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- Israel Houghton at the Two Days of Hope conference
- ↑ ChristianityToday album review. ChristianityToday.com
- ↑ Lakewood Church web site - url: http://bookstore.joelosteen.com/p-5912-hope-for-today.aspx
- ↑ 20th Annual Stellar Award Winners. GospelFlava.com
- ↑ Israel & New Breed. The Envelope, abgerufen am 13. Juni 2007.
- ↑ Grammy Award Winners. The Recording Academy, abgerufen am 17. September 2009.
- ↑ Grammy Nomination List.