Rachael Lampa
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Rachael Maureen Lampa is a Dove award winning American
United States
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 Christian
Christian
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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...

, record producer
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A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

, and occasional actress. She rose to fame in 2000 with her debut album Live For You
Live for You
"Live for You" is a single by Rachael Lampa from her debut album by the same name. "Live for You" is the highest charting Rachael Lampa single to date.Mónica Naranjo did a cover for her 2003 album "Bad Girls".-Chart performance:...

, winning a Dove Award as well as achieving four number one singles including "Blessed", "Shaken
Shaken (Rachael Lampa song)
"Shaken" is a single from Rachael Lampa's debut album Live For You.-Chart performance:"Shaken reached number one on CHR Charts and stayed there for three consecutive weeks....

", "God Loves You
God Loves You
"God Loves You" is a single from Rachael Lampa's debut album, Live For You.- Chart performance :"God Loves You" reached number one on the AC Charts for three consecutive weeks and was ranked the ninth biggest song on the chart for the year 2000 ....

", and "Live for You
Live for You
"Live for You" is a single by Rachael Lampa from her debut album by the same name. "Live for You" is the highest charting Rachael Lampa single to date.Mónica Naranjo did a cover for her 2003 album "Bad Girls".-Chart performance:...

". She was also named the No. 1 Young New Female Artist by CCM Magazine
CCM Magazine
CCM Magazine was a monthly magazine published by Salem Publishing, a division of Salem Communications. It was first published in July 1978, and it has always been a Christian music magazine. On January 16, 2008, Salem announced that the April 2008 issue would be the final printed issue of the...

 and made appearances on The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States, and the third longest-running show on NBC, after Meet the Press and Today.The Tonight Show has been hosted by...

 and The View. Rachael has released three studio albums, Live For You, Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope (Rachael Lampa album)
Kaleidoscope is the second album from Christian pop singer Rachael Lampa, released in 2002 on Word Records.-Track listing:-Singles:*"No Greater Love" #2 AC*"Savior Song" #5 CHR*"I'm All Yours" #3 AC; #9 CHR*"Brand New Life" #17...

, and Rachael Lampa
Rachael Lampa (album)
Rachael Lampa is the self-titled third album from Christian pop singer Rachael Lampa, released in 2004 on Word Records.-Track listing:-Singles:*"When I Fall"...

. She has also released one remix album, Blur
Blur (Rachael Lampa album)
Blur is the third album from CCM artist Rachael Lampa. This is a remix project, released in 2002 by Word Records.-Track listing:#"Free" #"Savior Song" #"Brand New Life" #"Day of Freedom"...

, one greatest hits album, Blessed: The Best of Rachael Lampa
Blessed: The Best of Rachael Lampa
Blessed: The Best of Rachael Lampa is the greatest hits project by Word Records artist Rachael Lampa, released in 2006.-Track listing:#Blessed #Beautiful #Outrageous...

, and two extended plays, Three Songs For Christmas
Three Songs for Christmas
Three Songs For Christmas is the extended play christmas project by CuttyStang artist Rachael Lampa, released in 2009....

, and Human
Human (Rachael Lampa album)
Human is the extended play project by CuttyStang artist Rachael Lampa, released in 2010.-Track listing:#Human Intro#Loving You#Mr. Somebody Else#Avalanche#All the Way Down#Close to the Sun#Human...

. Her fourth full-length studio album, All We Need, is due on September 27.

Early life

Lampa was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

; Her father is Filipino and her mother is of Hungarian and Irish descent. She is the second of four children, with an older brother, Ryan, who is her road manager. She has a younger sister, Colleen, and a younger brother, Nate. She has been singing since she was a toddler and learned to sing perfect harmony by the time she was four years of age.

Lampa has performed on The Jenny Jones Show
The Jenny Jones Show
The Jenny Jones Show is an American syndicated daytime tabloid talk show that was hosted by comedian/actress/singer Jenny Jones. It was produced by Telepictures and was distributed by Warner Bros. Television Distribution...

 Young Talent Search at age 12 and finished in second place at the World Championship of Entertainment. She has also performed many times at the Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...

 baseball
Baseball
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 games. In August, 1999, she performed live on EWTN's "Life on the Rock on the Road" in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Lampa was discovered while attending but not competing in the Music in the Rockies
Music in the Rockies
Music in the Rockies was a week-long festival, with a combination of seminars, competitions, concerts, and events related to Contemporary Christian Music, other kinds of Christian music, and the Christian music business industry. It has been replaced by a new event called Immerse. It was previously...

 music conference in Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

 at 14 by Word Records producer Brent Bourgeois
Brent Bourgeois
Brent Thomas Bourgeois is an American rock musician, songwriter, and producer. He was co-leader of the band Bourgeois Tagg with Larry Tagg, and has released several solo albums. His later work has been classified in the genres Pop and Contemporary Christian Music.- Early career :Born in New...

. She asked to sing at a cafe at the conference when the original performer did not make it. She then began recording soon after talks with the label and visits to Nashville.

2000-2003

Lampa released her debut album Live For You in August 2000. The album became a huge hit spawning four number one singles and winning a Dove Award for the number one hit "Blessed". She received many comparisons to fellow teenage Christian pop artist Stacie Orrico
Stacie Orrico
Stacie Joy Orrico is a Contemporary Christian and R&B singer-songwriter and occasional actress. In 1998, she signed to ForeFront Records when she was 12 years old, and recorded her first album Genuine , which sold 13,000 in the first week of release.After her first album she signed to a new record...

, who debuted the same year. She made several appearances to promote the album including an appearance on The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States, and the third longest-running show on NBC, after Meet the Press and Today.The Tonight Show has been hosted by...

 performing "Live For You". She has also toured with Stacie Orrico
Stacie Orrico
Stacie Joy Orrico is a Contemporary Christian and R&B singer-songwriter and occasional actress. In 1998, she signed to ForeFront Records when she was 12 years old, and recorded her first album Genuine , which sold 13,000 in the first week of release.After her first album she signed to a new record...

, as well as artists such as Nickel Creek
Nickel Creek
Nickel Creek was an American progressive acoustic music trio consisting of Chris Thile , Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins . The band was founded in 1989 and released 6 albums between 1993 and 2006...

, and Amy Grant
Amy Grant
Amy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...

. She has also been a part of many tours such as the Shoutfest tour, as well as Summer Jam tours. Her song "If You Believe" was part of the soundtrack to A Walk to Remember, which was released in early 2002. In March 2002, she released her second album, Kaleidoscope. It also got positive reviews. Three of singles released made it to the top five on the charts. The first single, "No Greater Love", made it to number two on the CCM
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...

 charts. "I'm All Yours" made it to the top five on the CCM Charts. The fourth single was "Brand New Life". In October 2002 she released a remix album Blur, featuring remixes of her hit songs, as well as personal favorites. In 2003, she toured on the Compassion International tour.

2004-2005

In July 2004, Lampa released her third studio album, Rachael Lampa. The album received great praise among the critics for its diverse styles, which included contemporary, retro, acoustic, soul, R&B, and even ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...

. It was also the first time that Lampa had written or co-written on every track. She even served as executive producer for the album. Guest artists on the album included Robert Randolph, and Christian rapper T-Bone
T-Bone (rapper)
T-Bone is a Christian rapper. His father is Nicaraguan and his mother is Salvadoran. His name came from being called 'Bones' as a youngster because he was very skinny...

. Three singles were released from the album. "When I Fall" was the album's first single, reaching number seven on the Christian music charts. The other two, "Outrageous" and "No Other One", both received poor airplay. For promotion, she toured with Newsong
NewSong
NewSong is a Contemporary Christian Music group that was founded in 1981, at Morningside Baptist Church in Valdosta, Georgia. They have had eight GMA Dove Award nominations. They are the founders of the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, the United States' largest annual Christian music tour. It began in...

 on the Summer Jam 2004, and Winter Jam 2005 tours. She also appeared on the Joy to the World Christmas tour, alongside Martha Munizzi
Martha Munizzi
-Award wins:-Award nominations:Munizzi has been nominated for Grammy, Dove, Stellar and Soul Train Awards as both a performer and songwriter. In 2006, Munizzi was nominated for a Grammy for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album...

, and Bryan Duncan
Bryan Duncan
Bryan Duncan is an American CCM musician. he is best known for his role in the Sweet Comfort Band and subsequent solo career that, combined, spanned more than twenty-five years...

 in 2005. In late 2005, she left her first label, Word Records
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...

. In October 2005, she appeared on the album The Message, where she wrote and sang the song "Flag (Psalm 57 and 108)".

2006-2010

In May 2006, Word Records
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...

 released a greatest hits collection, titled, Blessed: The Best of Rachael Lampa. It features a seventeen song collection of her best and favorite songs, from her four albums as well as a track that made it on various compilations, but is not featured on her actual albums. Lampa is still touring selected dates. In 2006 she appeared on the Newsong Christmas Hope tour, alongside Todd Agnew
Todd Agnew
Todd Agnew is a Contemporary Christian musician and songwriter.-Musical career:Agnew's best-known song is a version of the hymn "Amazing Grace" called "Grace Like Rain" that was featured on his first album, Grace Like Rain, released in June 2003. Agnew wrote this song with his friend, Chris Collins...

, and Nate Sallie
Nate Sallie
Nate Allen Sallie is a Contemporary Christian music singer. He is signed to Curb Records.-Background:...

. Lampa also appeared on the Falling Up remix album Exit Lights
Exit Lights
Exit Lights is a remix album by Christian rock band Falling Up, released on September 12, 2006. The album is composed of remixes of the band's best known songs from Crashings and Dawn Escapes, and a previously unreleased song, "Islander." Genres incorporated here include dance-pop , rapcore , goth...

, where she sang on the track Exhibition (Epoison).

On October 6, 2006, Hidden Secrets a film touted as the Christian version of The Big Chill
The Big Chill (film)
The Big Chill is a 1983 American comedy-drama film directed by Lawrence Kasdan, starring Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, and JoBeth Williams. It is about a group of baby boomer college friends who reunite briefly after 15 years due to...

 debuted with Rachel Lampa starring as "Sally". Her co-stars included John Schneider
John Schneider (television actor)
John Richard Schneider III is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Bo Duke in the 1980s American television series The Dukes of Hazzard, and as Jonathan Kent on Smallville, a 2001 television adaptation of Superman.Alongside his acting career, Schneider performed as a...

 of The Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard
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 fame. Lampa performed four songs for the movie: "When I Fall," "The Good Life," "No Other One," and "The Art."

On June 5, 2007, Lampa revealed in a blog that she was writing and recording new songs for a new album. She also revealed on her blog that she was looking for a new label. In early summer 2007, Lampa posted three new demo songs on her Myspace. Tracks included "Look Up", "Does It Have to Be Tonight", "Summertime", and "Lovin You". Lampa appeared in Christian rapper T-Bone
T-Bone (rapper)
T-Bone is a Christian rapper. His father is Nicaraguan and his mother is Salvadoran. His name came from being called 'Bones' as a youngster because he was very skinny...

's video for the song "Name Droppin" the first single of his album Bone-Appetit!
Bone-Appetit!
Bone-Appetit: Servin' Up Tha Hits is the ninth official album from Christian rapper, T-Bone. It is a combination of greatest hits from his past three albums plus some exclusives and hard-to-find fan favorites. It was released September 25, 2007...

. Lampa appeared and performed "When I Fall" and "Blessed" at the 2008 Republican National Convention
2008 Republican National Convention
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 in St. Paul, Minnesota on September 2, 2008.

In December 2009, Lampa released a Christmas EP, titled Three Songs for Christmas
Three Songs for Christmas
Three Songs For Christmas is the extended play christmas project by CuttyStang artist Rachael Lampa, released in 2009....

, exclusively to her website. Lampa released her first extended play Human
Human (Rachael Lampa album)
Human is the extended play project by CuttyStang artist Rachael Lampa, released in 2010.-Track listing:#Human Intro#Loving You#Mr. Somebody Else#Avalanche#All the Way Down#Close to the Sun#Human...

 independently on January 5, 2010.

2011-present

In 2011, Rachel Lampa and Tyler Ward, produced a cover of Rocketeer by Far East Movement
Far east movement
Far East Movement is an Asian American electro hop quartet based in Los Angeles. The group formed in 2003 and consists of Kev Nish , Prohgress , J-Splif , and DJ Virman...

. She has signed with Universal Music Christian Group and will release All We Need on September 27, 2011. The lead single, "Remedy", was released on July 26, 2011.

With The Collective
Starting in September 2011, Lampa took part with vocal group "The Collective" during the third season
The Sing-Off (season 3)
The Sing-Offs third season is the third season of the show The Sing-Off. The season premiered on September 19, 2011. The number of a cappella groups was increased from 10 to 16, resulting in a new format. The show created two brackets, with only half the groups performing each week for the first...

 of the NBC
NBC
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 musical reality show The Sing-Off
The Sing-Off
The Sing-Off is an American television singing competition featuring a cappella groups. It premiered on NBC on December 14, 2009, and is produced by Sony Pictures Television....

. The Collective made it up to week six of the show before being eliminated from the series finishing 8th overall between 16 finalist vocal groups.

Personal life

She graduated from Monarch High School in May 2003. While in high school she was a starting point guard for the girls basketball team. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California. She is also best friends with R&B singer Stacie Orrico
Stacie Orrico
Stacie Joy Orrico is a Contemporary Christian and R&B singer-songwriter and occasional actress. In 1998, she signed to ForeFront Records when she was 12 years old, and recorded her first album Genuine , which sold 13,000 in the first week of release.After her first album she signed to a new record...

 (with whom she toured in 2001).

Lampa married singer/songwriter Brendan McCarthy on March 27, 2010.

Albums

Name Release Date
Live for You
Live for You (album)
Live for You is the debut album of Christian pop singer Rachael Lampa, released in 2000 on Word Records. It debuted at #2 on Billboard Magazine's "Top Heatseeker's Album" chart and #6 on SoundScan's Top Current Contemporary Christian album chart....

August 1, 2000
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope (Rachael Lampa album)
Kaleidoscope is the second album from Christian pop singer Rachael Lampa, released in 2002 on Word Records.-Track listing:-Singles:*"No Greater Love" #2 AC*"Savior Song" #5 CHR*"I'm All Yours" #3 AC; #9 CHR*"Brand New Life" #17...

March 5, 2002
Blur
Blur (Rachael Lampa album)
Blur is the third album from CCM artist Rachael Lampa. This is a remix project, released in 2002 by Word Records.-Track listing:#"Free" #"Savior Song" #"Brand New Life" #"Day of Freedom"...

October 29, 2002
Rachael Lampa
Rachael Lampa (album)
Rachael Lampa is the self-titled third album from Christian pop singer Rachael Lampa, released in 2004 on Word Records.-Track listing:-Singles:*"When I Fall"...

July 27, 2004
Blessed: The Best of Rachael Lampa
Blessed: The Best of Rachael Lampa
Blessed: The Best of Rachael Lampa is the greatest hits project by Word Records artist Rachael Lampa, released in 2006.-Track listing:#Blessed #Beautiful #Outrageous...

May 9, 2006
Three Songs for Christmas
Three Songs for Christmas
Three Songs For Christmas is the extended play christmas project by CuttyStang artist Rachael Lampa, released in 2009....

December 1, 2009
Human
Human (Rachael Lampa album)
Human is the extended play project by CuttyStang artist Rachael Lampa, released in 2010.-Track listing:#Human Intro#Loving You#Mr. Somebody Else#Avalanche#All the Way Down#Close to the Sun#Human...

January 5, 2010
All We Need September 27, 2011

Singles

Name Release Date Album Chart Performance
"Blessed" 2000 Live for You
Live for You (album)
Live for You is the debut album of Christian pop singer Rachael Lampa, released in 2000 on Word Records. It debuted at #2 on Billboard Magazine's "Top Heatseeker's Album" chart and #6 on SoundScan's Top Current Contemporary Christian album chart....

1 AC
"Shaken
Shaken (Rachael Lampa song)
"Shaken" is a single from Rachael Lampa's debut album Live For You.-Chart performance:"Shaken reached number one on CHR Charts and stayed there for three consecutive weeks....

"
1 CHR
"God Loves You
God Loves You
"God Loves You" is a single from Rachael Lampa's debut album, Live For You.- Chart performance :"God Loves You" reached number one on the AC Charts for three consecutive weeks and was ranked the ninth biggest song on the chart for the year 2000 ....

"
1 AC
"Live For You
Live for You
"Live for You" is a single by Rachael Lampa from her debut album by the same name. "Live for You" is the highest charting Rachael Lampa single to date.Mónica Naranjo did a cover for her 2003 album "Bad Girls".-Chart performance:...

"
1 AC & CHR
"My Father's Heart" 2 INSPO
"No Greater Love" 2002 Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope (Rachael Lampa album)
Kaleidoscope is the second album from Christian pop singer Rachael Lampa, released in 2002 on Word Records.-Track listing:-Singles:*"No Greater Love" #2 AC*"Savior Song" #5 CHR*"I'm All Yours" #3 AC; #9 CHR*"Brand New Life" #17...

2 AC
"Savior Song" 5 CHR
"I'm All Yours" 3 AC & 9 CHR
"When I Fall" 2004 Rachael Lampa
Rachael Lampa (album)
Rachael Lampa is the self-titled third album from Christian pop singer Rachael Lampa, released in 2004 on Word Records.-Track listing:-Singles:*"When I Fall"...

7 CHR
"Remedy" 2011 All We Need 38 Billboard Hot Christian Songs

Music videos

  • "Live for You" (2000)
  • "Savior Song" (2002)
  • "When I Fall" (2004)
  • "Remedy" (2011)

Compilation contributions

  • Masquerade, 2007 "What If I" (duet with Lyrycyst)
  • T-Bone: Bone Appetit!, 2006 "I've Been Cooking Around (remix)" (duet w/ T-Bone)
  • "Exhibition" Released September 12, 2006 (duet w// Falling Up on Exit Lights")
  • "Flag" Released October 11, 2005 (by Various Artists on "The Message Psalms")
  • "Ave Maria" Released October 1, 2002 (by Various Artists on "Wow Christmas" Red Disc)
  • "Promise My Prayers" Released on August 20, 2002 (by Various Artists on "Girls of Grace")
  • "Think of Me" Released July 2, 2002 (duet w/ Mark Shultz on "Song Cinema")
  • "If You Believe" Released January 15, 2002 (by Various Artists on "A Walk to Remember Soundtrack")
  • "I Choose You" Released January 1, 2001 (by Various Artists on "One Silent Night")
  • "There Is Still a Dream" Released September 26, 2000 (duet w/ Aaron Neville on "Devotion")
  • "Lullaby For Columbine" Released September 1, 1999 "We Will Always Remember" (duet w/ Taylor Mesple, Sydney Hostetler, and Winston Ford)


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