Scott Krippayne (born July 23, 1971 in Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

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) is a 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...

 artist, singer and songwriter. He has released ten albums between 1992 and 2008. Krippayne is better known for his contributions towards other contemporary Christian artists. Over 150 of his songs have been recorded by other Christian artists including Point of Grace

Point of Grace

Point of Grace is an all-female Contemporary Christian music group. The trio consists of Shelley Breen, Denise Jones, and Leigh Cappillino. The group started out as a quartet in 1991, with original members Breen and Jones, as well as Terry Jones and Heather Payne...

, John Tesh

John Tesh

John Frank Tesh is an American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. His 10-year-old 'Intelligence for Your Life Radio Show' reaches 14.2 Million listeners/week, and is syndicated by Teshmedia on 400 stations in US, Canada, and the UK...

, 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 :...

, Jaci Velasquez

Jaci Velasquez

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

, FFH

FFH

FFH is a Contemporary Christian band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania in the United States. The band is occasionally known as Far From Home. They released six independent projects before being signed by Essential Records. Since then, they have released seven studio albums, as well as a "greatest-hits"...

, True Vibe

True Vibe

True Vibe was a CCM group that was active from 1999-2003. composed of members Jonathan Lippmann, Nathan Gaddis, Jason Barton, and Jordan Roe, was born out of Lippmann's desire to pursue musical excellence without watering down his Christian faith....

 and Sandi Patty

Sandi Patty

Sandra Faye "Sandi" Patty is an American Christian music singer. For many years she was known as Sandi Patti. She has been dubbed "The Voice" by critics, because of her wide range and flexibility.-Early life:...

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In 2007, he wrote This Is My Now

This Is My Now

"This Is My Now" is a song written by Jeff Peabody and Scott Krippayne. It is Jordin Sparks's first single. The top two finalists of the season 6 finale of American Idol. sang it during the May 22 and May 23, 2007 finale shows. It was chosen over thousands of other entries in a songwriting contest...

with his pastor

Pastor

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 Jeff Peabody which was chosen as the coronation

Coronation

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 song for the final of American Idol Season Six

American Idol (Season 6)

The sixth season of American Idol premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company as a two-night, four-hour premiere special on January 16 and January 17, and ran until May 23, 2007. Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson returned to judge once again, and Ryan Seacrest returned as host...

sung by the Top 2 Jordin Sparks

Jordin Sparks

Jordin Brianna Sparks is an American pop / R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She hails from Glendale, Arizona who rose to fame as the winner of the sixth season of American Idol. Sparks won when she was 17 years old, making her the youngest winner in Idol history...

 and Blake Lewis

Blake Lewis

Blake Colin Lewis is an American singer-songwriter and beatboxer who was the runner-up on the sixth season of American Idol. His major label debut album A.D.D. was released on December 4, 2007 through 19 Recordings/Arista Records. On October 30, 2007, his first single "Break Anotha" was released....

. Krippayne has also authored two books; Hugs for Teens and More Than A Story. More Than A Story is a daily devotional.

Discography

• What Matters (1992) - not released on any label
• Wild Imagination (1995), Word Records - first release on a music label
• More (1997), Word Records
• Bright Star, Blue Sky (1999), Spring Hill Music - First release on Spring Hill music; the album produced three #1 singles
• All of Me (2001), Spring Hill Music
• It Goes Like This … (2003), Spring Hill Music
• Gentle Revolution (2005), Spring Hill Music/Word Entertainment Group
  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...
  
  
• Autobiography (2006), Spring Hill Music/Word Entertainment Group - Compilation album
• Christmas [EP] (2006), Purple Honda Music - a special EP release containing 7 songs
• Simple Worship (2008), Pirk Music
• Exalted Worship (2009), Burning Bush Communications

External links

• Official Website

Has a brother who is the leader musician at Grace Lutheran Church worship band