Chris Quilala
Chris Quilala | |
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Genres | Worship, Christian pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, worship leader |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, drums |
Years active | 2006–present |
Website | jesusculture |
Chris Quilala is an American Christian musician and worship leader with the Jesus Culture band and formerly with the Bethel Music collective. He primarily plays Christian pop and contemporary worship music.
Personal life
Quilala met his future wife, Alyssa, when she was seventeen[1] and he was twenty-five while they were in a church in Pasadena.[2] They have five children together: Ella, Aria, Jethro (d. 2014), Liv and Maddex.[3] 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.[4] The Quilala family resides in Sacramento, California.[5] Chris Quilala and Alyssa Gulino divorced in 2019.
In December 2019, Quilala was one of several evangelical Christian worship leaders to pray for President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.[6]
Music career
Quilala has been part of the Jesus Culture movement, since he was fourteen years old in 1996.[5][7][8][9] 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).[10] Quilala's debut solo album, Split the Sky, was released on November 11, 2016.[11] Recently, Quilala co-wrote the song 'Your Love Awakens Me' with Phil Wickham. It appears on Wickham's Living Hope album (2019).
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".
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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US Christ. [12] | ||
Split the Sky |
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8 |
Singles
As lead artist
Single | Year | Peak positions |
Album | |
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US Christ. [13] |
Christ. Digital [14] | |||
"Because of Your Love" | 2016 | — | — | Split the Sky |
"Won My Heart" | — | — | ||
"After My Heart" | — | — | ||
"You Cannot Be Stopped" (with Phil Wickham) |
2019 | 35 | 20 | Non-album single |
"Nothing But Good" | — | — | TBD |
As a featured artist
Single | Year | Peak positions |
Album | |||
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US Christ. [13] |
Christ. Airplay [15] |
Christ. Digital [14] |
Christ. Stream [16] | |||
"Fierce" (Jesus Culture featuring Chris Quilala) |
2016 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 22 | Let It Echo |
"Miracles" (Jesus Culture featuring Chris Quilala) |
50 | — | — | — |
Other charted songs
Single | Year | Peak positions |
Album |
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US Christ. [13] | |||
"Halls of Heaven" (Jesus Culture featuring Chris Quilala) |
2017 | 47 | Love Has a Name |
References
- ^ Alyssa Quilala. "Marriage-My perspective on keeping it alive!". Alyssa Quilala. Archived from the original on December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ Carly Gulino-May. "Love with the Quilalas!". Carly Gulino-May. 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.
- ^ "List of worship leaders gathering at the White House on Friday, Dec 6, 2019". Andy Rowell. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Chris Quilala Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Christian Albums. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Chris Quilala Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Hot Christian Songs. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "Chris Quilala Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Christian Digital Song Sales. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Chris Quilala Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Christian Airplay. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Chris Quilala Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Christian Digital Song Sales. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved September 2, 2019.