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Style: CCM, Adult Contemporary, Inspirational, Christian Rock, Pop/Rock, Acoustic Guitar

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Michael W Smith Biography

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Born October 7, 1957
Born in West Virginia
Based in Tennessee
Based in Nashville area

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aka: Michael Whitaker Smith

GRAMMY Award-winning Michael Whitaker Smith (born October 7, 1957) is an American musician who has charted in both contemporary Christian and mainstream charts. Over the course of his career, he has sold more than 18 million albums.

The Spirit of Christmas, officially released as Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit of Christmas, is Smith’s first duet album. Released on September 30, 2014, it features duets with Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Jennifer Nettles, Martina McBride, Vince Gill, Bono, Amy Grant, and Michael McDonald. The album marks Smith’s third new album in 2014 to enter the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 16 as of December 2014. It also won a 2015 Dove Award for “Christmas Album of the Year.”

Michael W. Smith keeps it alive not only by making it on the Christian charts but also on the adult contemporary charts as well.

When Michael W. Smith drove his parents’ car to Nashville in 1978, he arrived with high hopes of being able to publish his own music. Never in his wildest dreams did he expect to make any of his own records, let alone sell more than six million of them. Through his first decade as an artist, Michael W. Smith went from being a “wanna-be” songwriter to becoming a bona fide international pop star and was named one of the world’s “50 Most Beautiful People” by People magazine.

As the best-selling male artist in Christian music, Michael W. Smith has had a string of hits, including “Place in This World,” “I Will Be Here for You,” and “Somebody Love Me,” that have topped both the Christian and pop radio charts.

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Even with the challenges that come from this significant mainstream success, “Smitty,” as he is affectionately referred to by his friends and family, has never forgotten his Kenova, West Virginia roots, nor the importance of family and faith values that continue to be the cornerstone of his life.

“I went to Littleton to sing ‘Friends’ at the Columbine Memorial Service, and it was a day that impacted me greatly.

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It was so overwhelming emotionally that I just had to find a way to cope with it and digest it all, so I found myself at the keyboard, writing music.

“‘This Is Your Time’ is an important record to me personally,” said Smith. “I wrote the title cut after participating in the memorial service for Columbine High School students in Littleton, Colorado. The song was inspired by Cassie Bernall, the student who said she believed in God and lost her life for it. It was her time, and now I believe it’s our time to pick up the torch and live our faith boldly.”

Michael W. Smith has garnered 22 Dove Awards, two Grammy Awards, an American Music Award, and 23 #1 Christian radio singles. He received six Dove Awards, including Artist of the Year and Producer of the Year, as well as being presented with ASCAP’s Golden Note Award for lifetime achievement. He has one platinum and six gold albums to his credit. We are sure there are more awards to come.

Hits include:

• Sky Spills Over
• All Is Well
• Almost There
• You Won’t Let Go
• Silent Night
• I Will Be Here For You
• Place In This World
• Somebody Love Me
• Christmas Day
• This Is Your Time
• Bridge Over Troubled Water
• For You
• Love Me Good
• All in the Serve
• Come to the Cross
• A New Hallelujah
• Mighty to Save
• You Won’t Let Go
• Sovereign Over Us
• A Million Lights
• Surrounded (Fight My Battles)
• Waymaker
• Silver Bells

His discography includes 15 studio albums and 80 singles as well as multiple Christmas albums, compilation albums, instrumental albums, and video releases.

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