Kelontae Gavin
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Kelontae Gavin (born March 28, 1999) is an American gospel singer and worship leader who is known for the black gospel radio singles, “No Ordinary Worship” and “Higher.”[1][2]
Early life and education
Gavin was born in Charleston, SC but raised in Summerville, South Carolina where he began to sing at Favor Ministries, a non-denominational church in Ridgeville, SC, at the age of four. He was a member of Bold Ministries International in Moncks Corner, South Carolina.[3] He attended Summerville High School.[4] Upon graduation, Gavin stated he planned to serve as a minister at the Ark of Salvation Church in Atlanta, Georgia and pursue a degree in divinity and theology.[5]
Career
He developed notoriety when a 2014 YouTube video of him singing the hymn, “I Won’t Complain,” to a cafeteria worker at his former high school, went viral with over one million YouTube views.[2] In 2016, Gavin signed to Tyscot Records, which issued the radio single “Higher” in the fall of that year. It was produced by Myron Butler, a Grammy® Award winning singer and songwriter. The song reached the Top 20 on Billboard Magazine’s Gospel Indicator chart in the spring of 2017. The song also earned the singer a Stellar Gospel Music Award nomination in the category of Youth Project of the year in January 2018.[6] Gavin hit Billboard’s Top 30 Gospel Airplay chart in March 2018 with the song, “No Ordinary Worship,” which is included on his debut album, “The Higher Experience.”[7]
Music critic Jon Caramanica wrote that Gavin is a “live wire” as a performer with “the air of a lifelong preacher.”[1]
Selected discography
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gospel Airplay [7] |
Top Singles | ||
| "Higher" | 2016 | — | 23 |
| "No Ordinary Worship" | 2018 | 22 | — |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Higher (EP) | Youth Project of the Year (Stellar Awards)[8] | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b Caramanica, Jon. “Building a Small Empire Through Viral Gospel”, “The New York Times”, New York, 13 May 2016.
- ^ a b Harrison, Jenna-Ley. “Teen Making It Big In Gospel Music Industry”, “The Summerville Journal Scene”, Summerville, 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Kelontae Gavin On Being In Awe Of How God's Anointing Transfers Through Technology [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]". Get Up! Mornings With Erica Campbell. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ a b Yap, Timothy (2016-11-26). "Kelontae Gavin Debuts in Billboard Top 25 with "Higher"". Hallels. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
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- ^ a b Yap, Timothy. "18 Year-old Worship Leader Kelontae Gavin Makes His Debut on Billboard Chart", "Hallels", Nashville, 26 February 2018.
- ^ Hallels. "18 Year-Old Kelontae Gavin Earns First Stellar Award Nomination With Debut Full-Length Live Project Coming". www.hallels.com. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
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