Michelle Tumes is a popular Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n Contemporary Christian music

Contemporary Christian music

Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...

ian. Michelle was born in Adelaide

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

, Australia.

Career

Tumes first signed with an Australian publisher, but soon after moved to the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 to write songs for CCM musicians such as Jaci Velasquez

Jaci Velasquez

Jacquelyn Davette Velasquez is an American Contemporary Christian and Latin Pop singer—in both English and Spanish languages....

. Signing with Sparrow Records

Sparrow 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"...

, her debut album, Listen, was released in 1998.

Her music has become popular worldwide, frequently being played on radio stations for the genre. Her style is a blend of soft acoustic pop with an ethereal element. She appeared on the Thomas Kinkade

Thomas Kinkade

Thomas Kinkade is an American painter of popular and commercial realistic, bucolic, and idyllic subjects. He is notable for the mass marketing of his work as printed reproductions and other licensed products via The Thomas Kinkade Company...

 2001 album Music of Light with Rob Mathes

Rob Mathes

Rob Mathes is an American record producer, music arranger, composer, songwriter, and performer. He also writes bluesy spiritual-pop music.-Background:Born in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, Mathes showed interest and skill in music at a very early age...

 and Bill Miller

Bill Miller (musician)

Bill Miller is a Native American singer/songwriter of Mohican heritage. He was born on the Stockbridge-Munsee reservation, near Shawano in northern Wisconsin....

. It included her 1998 hit Healing Waters (co-written by Matt Husemann of Franklin, Tennessee

Franklin, Tennessee

Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:...

). She also composed and performed songs in the movie "No Greater Love."

Albums

• Listen (1998; Sparrow Records
  Sparrow 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"...
  
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• Center of My Universe (2000; Sparrow Records)
• Dream (2001; Sparrow Records)
• Very Best Of Michelle Tumes (2006; Sparrow Records
  Sparrow 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"...
  
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• Michelle Tumes (2006; Levantar Records)
• Christmas Is Here (2007; Levantar Records)
• Greatest Hits (2008; EMI CMG Label Group)

Other appearances

• No Greater Love (Soundtrack) 2009
• Meditate & Worship Various Artists (He's Watching Over You) 2009
• Be Still & Know: Peaceful Voices For Quite Moments Various Artists (Christ Of Hope) 2009
• Worship For The Evening Various Artists (For The Glory Of Your Name & Love Falls Down) 2008
• The Worship Lounge Various Artists (Your Love Falls Down) 2008
• 90's Ultimate Collection Various Artists (For The Glory Of Your Name) 2007
• The Wonderful Cross Various Artists (In Christ Alone & Beautiful Savior (All My Days) 2007
• Lost In Wonder: Voices of Worship (This CD features Michelle, Susan Ashton & Christine Dente) 2005
• Your Love Broke Through: The Worship Songs of Keith Green Various Artists (There Is A Redeemer) 2002
• Hear It First New Music Sampler Various Artists (Dream) 2001
• The Mercy Project Various Artists (Sanctuary) 2000
• Keep The Faith 2000 Various Artists (He's Watching Over You) 2000
• Thomas Kinkade: Music Of Light (This CD features Rob Mathes & Michelle Tumes) 2000
• Streams Various Artists (Hold On) 1999
• To Have & To Hold: 15 Songs Of Love & Marriage Various Artists (My Constant Love) 1999
• Heaven And Earth: A Tapestry Of Worship Various Artists (For The Glory Of Your Name & My Dwelling Place) 1999
• Get Real Music Sampler Various Artists (Heaven Will Be Near Me) 1998
• Listen To Our Hearts Vol. 1 (What A Wondrous Love Is This & Heaven Will Be Near Me) 1998
• Experiencing God Various Artists (All Your Works Are Wonderful) 1998
• Hear And Beyond Various Artists (Listen) 1996

External links

• [ Michelle Tumes] at Allmusic