Chris Quilala
Chris Quilala | |
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| Birth name | Christopher Mark Quilala |
| Born | November 22, 1982 Redding, California |
| Genres | Worship, Christian pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, worship leader |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, guitar, drums |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | jesusculture |
Christopher Mark Quilala (born November 22, 1982) is an American Christian musician and worship leader, with the Jesus Culture band, who primarily plays Christian pop and contemporary worship music.
Early and personal life
Quilala was born Christopher Mark Quilala on November 22, 1982, in Redding, California, to Philip and Lisa Quilala,(née, McGehee),[1] Quilala has two sisters, older sister Alicia Marie (1981)[2] and younger sister Rebecca Joy (1988).[3] He met his future wife, Alyssa, when she was seventeen[4] and he was twenty-five while they were in a church in Pasadena.[5] They were married on July 12, 2009,[6] and they have four children together: Ella, Aria, Jethro (d. 2014), and Liv.[7] After Chris and Alyssa's son Jethro died in December 2014, they wrote the song Miracles, which appeared on Jesus Culture's 2016 album Let It Echo.[8] The Quilala family resides in Sacramento, California.[9]
Music career
He has been part of the Jesus Culture movement, since he was fourteen years old in 1996.[9][10][11][12] He has been featured on many Jesus Culture albums, including Everything (2006), We Cry Out (2007), Your Love Never Fails (2008), Consumed (2009), Come Away (2010), Awakening: Live from Chicago (2011), Live From New York (with Martin Smith) (2012), Unstoppable Love (2014), and Let It Echo (2016).[13] Quilala's debut solo album, Split the Sky, was released on November 11, 2016 [14]
Along with being a guitarist, Chris is also a drummer. He started his musical career playing drums for Bethel Music. He was the drummer for the albums For the Sake of the World (2012) and Be Lifted High (2011) as well as Brian & Jenn Johnson's albums, We Believe (2006) and Where You Go I Go (2008). He also featured on Bethel's debut album Here Is Love (2010) performing the song "King of Wonders".
References
- ^ California Birth Index. "Christopher Mark Quilala, Born 11/22/1982 in California". California Birth Index. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ California Birth Index. "Alicia Marie Quilala, Born 1981". California Birth Index. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ California Birth Index. "Rebecca Joy Quilala, Born 1988". California Birth Index. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ Alyssa Quilala. "Marriage-My perspective on keeping it alive!". Alyssa Quilala. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ Carly Gulino-May. "Love with the Quilalas!". Carly Gulino-May. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ Alyssa Quilala. "Marriage-My perspective on keeping it alive!". Alyssa Quilala. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ Jesus Culture. "Chris Quilila". Jesus Culture. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ Jesus Culture. "Miracles - Song Story With Chris Quilala (Jesus Culture)". YouTube. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ a b Cummings, Tony (January 29, 2016). "Jesus Culture: Chris Quilala speaks about the revivalists' album". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ GOD TV (August 6, 2015). "Chris Quilala Interview - Jesus Culture Los Angeles". YouTube. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ Watts, Kristi. "Chris Quilala on Jesus Culture, the Music and the Movement". Christian Broadcasting Network. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ Shin, Yong Yung (April 1, 2014). "Jesus Culture In Singapore: An Interview with Chris Quilala". City News. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ Jesus Culture. "Chris Quilala". Jesus Culture. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ Jesus Culture. "Chris Quilala - Split the Sky: 11.11.16". YouTube. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
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