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Tye Tribbett
Born (1976-01-26) January 26, 1976 (age 48)
OriginCamden, New Jersey, United States
GenresChristian
Occupation(s)Songwriter, record producer, music director and singer
Instrument(s)Vocals, keyboard, and drums
Years active1996 (1996)–present
Websitewww.tyeworldwide.com

Tyrone "Tye" Tribbett (born January 26, 1976) is an American gospel music singer, songwriter, keyboardist, choir director and founder of the Grammy-nominated and Stellar Award-winning gospel group Tye Tribbett & G.A. (short for 'Greater Anointing.') [1]

Biography

Tribbett was born on January 26, 1976 in Camden, New Jersey. He toured with Faith Hill in 2000, leading to work with Will Smith, Usher, Don Henley, Justin Timberlake, and Sting.[1] He has since released five albums. Tye Tribbett has recently released his new single, "If He Did It Before (Same God)" on iTunes. The album "Greater Than" was released August 6 2013, and earned him two Grammy awards. In 2017, he released "The Bloody Win".

Personal life

Mr. Tribbett was raised in an Apostolic Pentecostal church in Camden, New Jersey. His father is pastor and his mother is a minister as well as a well known disc jockey in the Philadelphia area. He is married to Shanté Tribbett, who was a member of Greater Anointing, and they have two daughters together. He also has a brother, Thaddaeus, who is part of the band 'Soundcheck' and is now the current bassist for artist Estelle. Tye also has two sisters; one sister, DeMaris, also sang in Greater Anointing. [2]

Albums

  • Life (2004)
  • Victory Live (2006)
  • Stand Out (2008)
  • Fresh (2010)
  • Greater Than (2013)
  • The Bloody Win (Live) (2017)

References

  1. ^ a b Monger, James Christopher "Tye Tribbett Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-08-15
  2. ^ "Tye Tribbett has an affair with woman in his band". 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2017-07-16.