Alisa Childers
Encyclopedia
Alisa Childers is an American
singer-songwriter
. She is known for being in the all female group ZOEgirl
. She has had a string of top ten radio singles, four studio releases, and received the Dove Award from being with ZOEgirl. Her musical influences include Bob Dylan
, Peter Gabriel
, Steve Taylor
, Kate Bush
, U2
, and Sheila Walsh.
), she grew up in San Fernando Valley
, California
. She studied gymnastics and piano at a young age. She was the captain of her high school cheerleading squad and softball team. A couple of years after high school, she moved to New York and ran a youth center in southeast Manhattan
.
and became one of the fastest-selling debut artist in the record label’s history. While with ZOEgirl, Alisa wrote the singles “I Believe,” “Unchangeable,” and “Scream.” She toured with many artists including Newsboys
, TobyMac
, Avalon
, Jump5
, and Natalie Grant
.
was released on December 1, 2007. She is currently writing and recording for her sophomore release.
. The couple met when ZOEgirl was on tour with Carman. Mike was the drummer for that tour. The couples romantic interest sparked in 2003. On October 9, 2008 Alisa and Mike had their first child together Dyllan Joi Childers. Mike has two children from a previous marriage. Alisa gave birth to a second child, a boy she named Aaden, in August 2011.
United States
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singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
. She is known for being in the all female group ZOEgirl
ZOEgirl
ZOEgirl was a Christian pop rock band. It was formed of singers Chrissy Conway-Katina, Alisa Childers and Kristin Swinford-Schweain. In 2002, ZOEgirl received a GMA Dove Award for New Artist of the Year. Before disbanding, the band released three more studio albums, as well as a remix album and a...
. She has had a string of top ten radio singles, four studio releases, and received the Dove Award from being with ZOEgirl. Her musical influences include Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
, Steve Taylor
Steve Taylor
Roland Stephen Taylor , is an American Christian singer, songwriter, record producer and film director.-Early life:Taylor, the eldest of three children, was born in Brawley, California. Taylor's father, Roland Taylor, was a Baptist minister. When Taylor was six years old, the family relocated to...
, Kate Bush
Kate Bush
Kate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart...
, U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
, and Sheila Walsh.
Early years
Born Alisa Noelle Girard (she is the daughter of Contemporary Christian Music pioneer, Chuck GirardChuck Girard
Chuck Girard is a pioneer of Contemporary Christian music. He was born August 27, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, and moved to Santa Rosa, California in his young teens...
), she grew up in San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. She studied gymnastics and piano at a young age. She was the captain of her high school cheerleading squad and softball team. A couple of years after high school, she moved to New York and ran a youth center in southeast Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
.
ZOEgirl
Alisa left New York and moved back to California, where she was contacted by a family friend about starting a group upon return. After a few months, Alisa agreed to pursue the idea. She was introduced to Kristin Schweain and the two began composing songs. A few months later, Chrissy Conway-Katina joined the group. In 2000, ZOEgirl was signed to Sparrow RecordsSparrow Records
-Background:Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then A&R director at Myrrh Records. Purchased by EMI in 1992, it is now part of the EMI Christian Music Group, and has been named by Billboard Magazine as "America's Best Christian Music Record Label"...
and became one of the fastest-selling debut artist in the record label’s history. While with ZOEgirl, Alisa wrote the singles “I Believe,” “Unchangeable,” and “Scream.” She toured with many artists including Newsboys
Newsboys
Newsboys are a Christian pop rock band founded in 1985 in Mooloolaba, Australia. They have released 15 studio albums, six of which have been certified gold...
, TobyMac
TobyMac
Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....
, Avalon
Avalon
Avalon is a legendary island featured in the Arthurian legend. It first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 1136 pseudohistorical account Historia Regum Britanniae as the place where King Arthur's sword Excalibur was forged and later where Arthur was...
, Jump5
Jump5
- History :Siblings Brandon and Brittany Hargest had competed on the same dance team as Lesley Moore, and were familiar with Chris Fedun and Libby Hodges through the competitive dance circuit. The mother of Hodges held an open casting call to find additional members to form a new pop group with her...
, and Natalie Grant
Natalie Grant
Natalie Grant is a singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music. Her work has gained prominence, including four consecutive Dove Awards for best female artist, and with her signature song, Held...
.
Solo career
ZOEgirl stayed together for seven years. Their split was completely amicable and resulted in an ongoing friendship with group members Chrissy Conway-Katina and Kristin Swinford-Schweain who have since formed a new group together called ColmanBlue. At the end of 2006, Alisa started a solo career. Her self-titled albumAlisa Childers (album)
Alisa Childers is the self-titled debut album by former ZOEgirl member Alisa Childers. The album was released on December 1, 2007, and is also available online for download.-Track listing:#The Truth Is...#Take It From Me#Skeletons#I Say#Bar On 59th...
was released on December 1, 2007. She is currently writing and recording for her sophomore release.
Personal life
Alisa is married to Mike Childers, who played drums for the now-disbanded ZOEgirlZOEgirl
ZOEgirl was a Christian pop rock band. It was formed of singers Chrissy Conway-Katina, Alisa Childers and Kristin Swinford-Schweain. In 2002, ZOEgirl received a GMA Dove Award for New Artist of the Year. Before disbanding, the band released three more studio albums, as well as a remix album and a...
. The couple met when ZOEgirl was on tour with Carman. Mike was the drummer for that tour. The couples romantic interest sparked in 2003. On October 9, 2008 Alisa and Mike had their first child together Dyllan Joi Childers. Mike has two children from a previous marriage. Alisa gave birth to a second child, a boy she named Aaden, in August 2011.