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| Jeremy Camp | |
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 Jeremy Camp performing in June 2006 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jeremy Thomas Camp |
| Born | January 12, 1978 |
| Origin | Lafayette, Indiana |
| Genres | Contemporary Christian music Christian rock |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, author |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | BEC Recordings |
| Website | http://www.jeremycamp.com/ |
Jeremy Thomas Camp (born January 12, 1978) is a contemporary Christian musician from Lafayette, Indiana. Camp has released seven albums, four of them RIAA-certified as Gold and two are live albums, and 17 number-one hit songs.[1] His original music is a mixture of ballads and rock.
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[edit] Early life
Jeremy Camp was born on January 12, 1978 in Lafayette, Indiana.[2] His father Tom, the pastor at Harvest Chapel (a Calvary Chapel church in Lafayette), taught him how to play guitar. After completing high school, Camp attended a Calvary Chapel Bible College in Southern California for two years. After one of the worship leaders heard him play in the kitchen of the school he urged Camp to become a part of the worship team. Soon he led worship and played all over Southern California.
[edit] Musical career
Camp has scored fourteen No. 1 Christian music hits (six from his first album, Stay). His first single was "Understand". He has made nine music videos: "Understand", "Walk By Faith", "Take You Back", "Tonight", "Give You Glory", "Let It Fade", "I Am Willing",a song which was not included on any of his albums, "Speaking Louder Than Before", and "The Way". He also has video devotionals for several songs on YouTube and GodTube. He has also released a DVD (In24) which chronicles a regular day on tour. Live Unplugged from Franklin, TN also includes a DVD of the concert, which was recorded for the live album. He also has scored a musical number "This Man" and his video can be seen on YouTube. This video was made with clips from the movie The Passion of the Christ.
[edit] 2005
Jeremy scored Christian music top spots for "Take You Back" and "Lay Down My Pride". He also was voted the Best Male Artist in the 2005 Reader’s Choice Music Awards in the Christianity Today magazine.[3] Camp was also ASCAP 2005 Songwriter of the Year and won the Dove Award for the Male Vocalist of the Year for the second consecutive year. In 2005 he recorded the song "Open Up Your Eyes" for the compilation release Music Inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, a September 2005 album which contained original songs written by various Christian artists for the 2005 film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Camp closed the year with both Stay and Carried Me: the Worship Project being RIAA-certified as Gold.[3] He also collaborated with Christian rapper KJ-52 on his album Behind the Musik (A Boy Named Jonah), singing the chorus on the song "Right Here."
[edit] 2006
Jeremy earned the top honors at the Twenty-Eighth Annual ASCAP Music Awards, winning the Songwriter Of The Year award ("Take You Back" and "This Man"). "Take You Back" also earned him the Song Of The Year award. Jeremy won two 2006 CCM Reader's Choice Awards, for Favorite Artist and Favorite Male Artist. Jeremy took part in winning the Dove award for Special Event Album Of The Year, which went to Music Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. He released a special edition of his hit album, Restored. Four new songs were included on Restored: The Deluxe Gold Edition as well as a letter to his fans.
Jeremy went back into the studio to record Beyond Measure in the spring. The album was released on October 31, 2006. Camp is also credited as producer for his wife's album titled Don't Wait, which was released in September, 2006.
[edit] 2007
"Tonight", the first single from the album Beyond Measure, was released in mid-August, and eventually hit No. 1 on Christian contemporary hit radio. It was the 11th most played single on HR stations in 2007.[4] "Give Me Jesus," the third single off "Beyond Measure," made it into the top 5 on Inspirational radio. The fourth single, "Give You Glory," debuted on Jewish AJ radio at No. 16. His song "Let it Fade" was the seventh most played song on HR radio in 2007. That year he also released a two disc (CD and DVD) for his concert tour "Live Unplugged" recorded in Franklin, Tennessee[4]
[edit] 2008–2009
His song "No Matter What" was the 4th most-played song on R&R magazine's Christian CHR chart for 2008.[5] He also came out with his new studio album Speaking Louder Than Before, containing the hit lead single There Will Be a Day. On November 17, 2009, Jeremy Camp released another live album, entitled Jeremy Camp Live. This album featured songs from all albums to date. His Speaking Louder Than Before album was nominated for a Grammy, his first ever Grammy nomination.
[edit] 2010-present
In January 2010, Jeremy Camp announced he was working on a new worship album with Brown Bannister. Beyond Measure was certified as Gold by the RIAA. The new worship album, We Cry Out, was released on August 24.
Camp was also a judge for the 10th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.[6]
On May 20, 2011, Camp released his first book I Still Believe. The book is about Camp's life, illuminating on his childhood, the loss of his first wife, and to where God has brought him now.[7]
[edit] Personal life
Camp and his first wife, Melissa Lynn Henning-Camp (born October 7, 1979), were married on October 21, 2000.[8] She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and died on February 5, 2001, when he was 23 and she was 21.[8] Some of his early songs reflect the emotional ordeal of her illness. "I Still Believe" was the first song he wrote after her death. "Walk By Faith" was written during their honeymoon.[9]
In December 2003, he married Adrienne Liesching, former frontwoman for The Benjamin Gate. They have two daughters and one son: Isabella Rose Camp (born September 25, 2004), Arianne Mae Camp (born April 5, 2006),[10] and Egan Thomas Camp (born August 17, 2011).[11] In 2009 Adrienne and Jeremy Camp had announced that they were expecting a child, but three months into her pregnancy Adrienne lost the baby.[12] Camp is also an ordained minister.[13]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| US [14] |
US Rock [15] |
US Christ [16] |
US Heat [17] |
US Catalog [18] |
US Digital [19] |
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| 2001 | Burden Me
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | Stay
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— | — | 10 | 13 | 2 | — | |
| 2004 | Carried Me: The Worship Project
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102 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
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Restored
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45 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — |
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| 2006 | Beyond Measure
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29 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — |
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| 2008 | Speaking Louder Than Before
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38 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — |
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| 2010 | We Cry Out: The Worship Project
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15 | — | 1 | — | — | 15 | |
| "—" denotes the album did not chart. | ||||||||
[edit] Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak | Certifications |
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| US [14] |
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| 2005 | Live Unplugged
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111 |
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| 2009 | Jeremy Camp Live
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[edit] Other releases
| Year | Album Title | US [14] |
Certifications |
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| 2007 | Live Session EP | — | — |
Live Session EP was released by iTunes and is only available through iTunes
[edit] Compilation appearances
| Year | Song Title | Album Title | Notes |
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| 2002 | "Understand" | Festival Con Dios 2002, Vol. 2 | |
| 2003 | "I Still Believe" | WOW Hits 2004 | |
| 2004 | "Here I Am To Worship" | Empty Me, Vol. 1 | |
| 2004 | "Empty Me" | Empty Me, Vol. 1 | |
| 2004 | "How Great Is Your Love" | Maranatha Friends | |
| 2004 | "Right Here" | WOW Hits 2005 | |
| 2005 | "I Wait For The Lord" | X Worship 2006 | |
| 2005 | "Take You Back" | WOW Hits 2006 | |
| 2005 | "Open Up Your Eyes" | Music Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | |
| 2006 | "This Man" | WOW Hits 2007 | |
| 2007 | "Empty Me" | Worship Together: Favorites | |
| 2007 | "It Is Well" | Music Inspired By the Motion Picture Amazing Grace | Performed with Adie |
| 2007 | "Right Here" | Music from and Inspired By Bridge to Terabithia | |
| 2007 | "What It Means" | WOW Hits 2008 | |
| 2008 | "Give You Glory" | WOW Hits 1 | |
| 2008 | "Let It Fade" | WOW Hits 2009 | |
| 2009 | "There Will Be a Day" | WOW Hits 2010 | |
| 2010 | "Healing Hand of God" | WOW Hits 2011 | |
| 2011 | "Move In Me (Paul)" | Music Inspired by The Story |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title[21] | Peak | Album |
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| US Christ[22] |
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| 2002 | "Right Here" | — | Stay |
| "I Still Believe" | — | ||
| "Take My Life" | — | ||
| 2004 | "Beautiful One" | — | Carried Me |
| "Empty Me" | — | ||
| "Take You Back" | — | Restored | |
| 2005 | "Lay Down My Pride" | — | |
| 2006 | "This Man" | 1 | |
| "Understand" | — | Live Unplugged | |
| "Stay" | — | ||
| "My Desire" | — | ||
| "Let Everything That" | — | Restored: Deluxe Gold Edition | |
| 2007 | "Tonight" | 4 | Beyond Measure |
| "Give You Glory" | — | ||
| "Let It Fade" | — | ||
| 2008 | "We Remember" | — | |
| "There Will Be a Day" | — | Speaking Louder Than Before | |
| 2009 | "Speaking Louder Than Before" | 16 | |
| "Healing Hand of God" | 6 | ||
| 2010 | "Jesus Saves" | 2 | We Cry Out: The Worship Project |
| 2011 | "The Way" | 1 | |
| 2012 | "Overcome" | 17 |
[edit] Awards
[edit] GMA Dove Award wins
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Paul Colman Trio |
GMA's New Artist of the Year 2004 |
Succeeded by Building 429 |
| Preceded by Michael W. Smith |
GMA's Male Vocalist of the Year 2004 - 2005 |
Succeeded by Chris Tomlin |
| Preceded by "Ammunition" from The Beautiful Letdown by Switchfoot |
GMA's Rock Recorded Song of the Year "Stay" from Stay 2005 |
Succeeded by "Slam" from Welcome to Diverse City by tobyMac (featuring T-Bone) |
[edit] GMA Dove Award wins and nominations
| Year | Award | Result |
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| 2004 | New Artist of the Year | Won |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | |
| Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year ("I Still Believe") | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Male Vocalist of the Year | Won |
| Rock Recorded Song of the Year ("Stay") | Won | |
| 2006 | Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | |
| Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year (Restored) | Nominated | |
| Rock Recorded Song of the Year ("Lay Down My Pride") | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated |
| Recorded Music Packaging of the Year (Beyond Measure) | Won | |
| Long Form Music Video of the Year (Live Unplugged) | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Song of the Year ("Give You Glory") | Nominated |
| Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year ("Give Me Jesus") | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2010 | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated |
| Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year (Speaking Louder Than Before) | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Praise & Worship Album of the Year (We Cry Out: The Worship Project) | Nominated |
| Recorded Music Packaging of the Year (We Cry Out: The Worship Project - Deluxe Edition) | Nominated |
[edit] References
- ^ "Jeremy Camp's Album Charts On Billboard 200 with Personal Best Debut". Jesus Freak Hideout. December 3, 2008. http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2008/12/03.JEREMY%20CAMPS%20ALBUM%20CHARTS%20ON%20BILLBOARD%20200%20WITH%20PERSONAL%20BEST%20DEBUT.asp. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
- ^ Mark Deming. "Jeremy Camp Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p542070/biography. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
- ^ a b "Jeremy Camp Closes '05 With Double Gold / Song Of The Year". Top40-Charts.com. January 6, 2006. http://www.top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=19691&string=K%203. Retrieved October 22, 2008.
- ^ a b "2007 Year End Charts". R&R. http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/YearEnd/07/Christian_CHR_songs.asp. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
- ^ 2008 Year End Charts/Top Christian CHR songs, R&R magazine, Retrieved January 6, 2009
- ^ Independent Music Awards - Past Judges
- ^ "Jeremy Camp Pens His Personal Story, I Still Believe". Today's Christian Music. 14 July 2011. http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/artists/jeremy-camp/news/jeremy-camp-pens-his-personal-story-i-still-believe/. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Melissa Lynn Camp". Melissacamp.com. http://www.melissacamp.com/main.php. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
- ^ Jeremy Camp - First Marriage
- ^ "Jeremy Camp: Author of I Still Believe". Christian Book Previews. http://christianbookpreviews.com/christian-book-author.php?isbn=0615468667. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ "Jeremy Camp welcomes new son". BreatheCast. 24 August 2011. http://breathecast.christianpost.com/Christian.Music.Artist-Francesca.Battistelli/Article-764_5453.htm. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ Sad Jeremy Camp News
- ^ Cowart, Jeremy (February 2007). "Love Beyond Measure". CCM Magazine 29 (8): 32–35.
- ^ a b c "Jeremy Camp album & song history chart - Billboard 200". Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/jeremy-camp/chart-history/497956. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ "Jeremy Camp album & song history chart - Rock albums". Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/jeremy-camp/chart-history/497956?f=408&g=Albums. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ "Jeremy Camp album & song history chart - Christian albums". Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/jeremy-camp/chart-history/497956?f=310&g=Albums. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ "Jeremy Camp album & song history chart - Heatseekers albums". Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/jeremy-camp/chart-history/497956?f=324&g=Albums. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ "Jeremy Camp album & song history chart - Top catalog albums". Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/jeremy-camp/chart-history/497956?f=332&g=Albums. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ "Jeremy Camp album & song history chart - Digital albums". Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/jeremy-camp/chart-history/497956?f=400&g=Albums. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - January 21, 2012: Jeremy Camp certified albums". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Jeremy%20Camp&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ^ "Jeremy Camp - Releases". BEC Recordings. http://www.becrecordings.com/artists/70/Jeremy_Camp/#releases. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ "Jeremy Camp album & song history chart - Christian songs". Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/artist/jeremy-camp/chart-history/497956#/artist/jeremy-camp/chart-history/497956?f=355&g=Singles. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
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