Jeremi Richardson is a member of the contemporary Christian vocal group Avalon

Avalon (band)

Avalon is an American contemporary Christian vocal quartet who has earned multiple RIAA-certified gold records, sold four million albums, and released 22 number one Christian hits.- 1995–1997: Formation of Avalon and A Maze of Grace :...

, with whom he has been recording and performing since mid-2007 after replacing founding group member Jody McBrayer

Jody McBrayer

Jody McBrayer is an American singer/songwriter. A former member of the Christian pop group Avalon, with whom he recorded and toured with for nearly twelve years, he departed the group in 2007 due to a rare but manageable form of heart disease, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.He has released one solo...

. He has toured throughout the United States

United States

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, Jamaica

Jamaica

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, Bermuda

Bermuda

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, and Israel

Israel

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. He has recorded for Tribe Studios, Jeff Arthur Productions, WiseGuys Productions, Walt Disney Studios

Walt Disney Pictures

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, Word Music

Word Records

Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records...

, Brentwood-Benson, SpiritSound Music, and Integrity Music. He is married to Amy McBride and they have two daughters.

Biography

Born in Missouri

Missouri

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 on September 18, 1977, he was raised in Cleveland, Tennessee

Cleveland, Tennessee

Cleveland is a city in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 41,285 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Bradley County...

. Jeremi began singing in church but did not seriously pursue singing until high school. He studied music at Middle Tennessee State University

Middle Tennessee State University

Middle Tennessee State University, commonly abbreviated as MTSU, is a public university located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States....

 and Lee University

Lee University

Lee University is an American accredited, private, four-year liberal arts college located in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States. It is historically affiliated with the Church of God, a Pentecostal denomination, and was the denomination's Bible Training School from 1918 until 1947, when the name...

 in Cleveland. While at Lee University

Lee University

Lee University is an American accredited, private, four-year liberal arts college located in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States. It is historically affiliated with the Church of God, a Pentecostal denomination, and was the denomination's Bible Training School from 1918 until 1947, when the name...

 he sang with the Lee University Campus Choir

Lee University Campus Choir

The Lee University Campus Choir is a choir associated with Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee.- Choir history :In the 1940s, in Sevierville, Tennessee, the Church of God started the Bible Training School, which was to become Lee College, now Lee University...

. He also sang at the crowning for the Archbishop of Canterbury

Archbishop of Canterbury

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Discography

• 2009 – Reborn
  Reborn (Avalon album)
  -Personnel:*Janna Long – vocals*Jeremi Richardson – vocals*Amy Richardson – vocals*Greg Long – vocals...
  
   (E1 Music)
• 2009 - Avalon: The Greatest Hits
  Avalon: The Greatest Hits
  Avalon: The Greatest Hits is a 16-track collection of some of the most powerful and influential songs as recorded by CCM vocal group Avalon. Titles appearing on the album include fan-favorites "Give It Up", "Adonai", "Can't Live A Day", "All", and "You Were There", as well as "Testify To Love",...
  
  (EMI/Sparrow)
• 2008 - Kurt Carr: Just the Beginning (Verity)
• 2008 - Fall Like Rain (Clint Brown,Universal Publishing)
• 2008 - We Will Stand (Sampler) EMI/CURB/WORD MUSIC
• 2007 - Fall Like Rain (Clint Brown,Tribe Music)
• 2007 - No Need to Fear (Wintley Phipps, Discovery House)
• 2006 - Back to Brown (Clint Brown, Tribe Music)
• 2006 - Essence of Your Presence (Larue Howard, EMI)
• 2006 - Praise Heard Around the World (Clint Brown, Tribe Music)
• 2005 - Mercy and Grace (Clint Brown, Tribe Music)
• 2004 - Wishes (Walt Disney Records)
• 2002 - Earth to Eternity
• 2002 - Scriptures for Healing (Ginger Smith)
• 2002 - You Save Me (Empowered)
• 2001 - Breath of Heaven (Ginger Smith)
• 2001 - Heaven's Love (James and Heather Coulter)
• 2000 - Rain Down (Alvin Slaughter, Integrity Music)
• 1998 - Jubilee (Lee University Campus Choir, Spiritsound Music)