Laura story
Laura Mixon Story Elvington (born September 5, 1978 ) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. Her album Blessings made her number 1 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart and won the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music.
Life
Story's career began in 1996 when Shane Williams of the music band Bald Silers met her at Columbia International University and asked if she would like to join the band as a bassist. She did so and released four albums with the band on it. In 2004, the title track of her album by Chris Tomlin was added to his album and reached number 2 on Billboard Hot Christian Songs.
In 2005, Story married her childhood friend and baseball player Martin Elvington, and they moved to Atlanta to serve as a church worship leader. In 2006 she signed a record deal with INO Records, in 2008 she released her third album, Great God Who Saves (German: Great God, who saves ). In 2010 she was nominated for Female Voice of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards. In 2013 she released her third studio album, God every story .
Story now lives in Spartanburg , South Carolina .
Blessings
In 2011 she released her fourth album entitled Blessings (German: blessing ). The album immediately landed at number 2 on the Billboard Christian Album Charts , and a month later even at number 1 on the Billboard Christian Songs Charts . In an interview, Story stated: Blessings are just a few songs about worship when life is tough. Her husband Martin was diagnosed with a brain tumor and she wondered, why can't you just pick it up, God? You are almighty and loving ... just pick it up!
The removal of the brain tumor from her husband was not without complications, so that his short-term memory, sense of time and immune system were severely impaired. But he also fought his way back to life with years of therapy without experiencing a complete healing. This difficult experience and the three children they had together shaped stories, tested their belief in God and influenced their songs. In the song Blessings she speaks openly about it.
Discography
With Bald Silers
- 1997 Climbing (climbing)
- 1998 Live at Town Theater
- 1999 Nothing Else Beside ( Nothing else besides )
- 2000 Bald Silers ( Silers Bald is the name of a mountain in the Appalachian Mountains )
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US
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Christian
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| 2002 | Indescribable | - | - |
First published: 2002
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| 2005 | There is nothing | - | - |
First published: 2005
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| 2008 | Great God Who Saves | - |
Christian25 (2 weeks) Christian |
First published: March 18, 2008
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| 2011 | Blessings |
US30th  (38 weeks)US |
Christian1 (78 weeks) Christian |
First published: April 12, 2011
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 2013 | God of Every Story |
US103 (3 weeks) US |
Christian7 (37 weeks) Christian |
First published: September 30, 2013
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| 2017 | Open hands | - |
Christian28 (1 week) Christian |
First published: March 3, 2017
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Christmas albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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Christian
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| 2015 | God With Us |
Christian13 (12 weeks) Christian |
First published: October 9, 2015
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Extended plays
- 2019: I Give Up
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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Christian
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| 2008 | Mighty to Save Great God Who Saves |
Christian9 (30 weeks) Christian |
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| 2011 | Blessings Blessings |
Christian1  (34 weeks)Christian |
Sales: + 1,000,000
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| What a Savior Blessings |
Christian5 (22 weeks) Christian |
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| 2013 | I Can Just Be Me God of Every Story |
Christian16 (23 weeks) Christian |
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| 2017 | Open Hands Open Hands |
Christian30 (16 weeks) Christian |
feat. Mac Powell
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| The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement: | |||
| 2015 | Just Another Christmas God With Us |
Christian38 (4 weeks) Christian |
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| Angels We Have Heard on High God With Us |
Christian43 (2 weeks) Christian |
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| Emmanuel God With Us |
Christian18 (2 weeks) Christian |
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| Come Thou Long Expected Jesus God With Us |
Christian49 (1 week) Christian |
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Nominations and awards
- 2006 Nomination for Song and Worship Song of the Year with Indescribable (Indescribable)
- 2009 Nomination for female voice of the Year, Song of the Year and Praise & Worship Album of the Year Great God Who Saves ( Great God who saves ). Won album of the year with Great God Who Saves .
- 2010 nomination for female voice of the year
- 2011 nomination for female voice of the year
- 2012 nomination for artist of the year, pop song of the year won with Blessings (blessing) and contemporary pop album of the year won with Blessings .
Fonts
- With Jennifer Schuchmann: Even if you forget me - My marriage to a man with no short-term memory , SCM Hänssler, Holzgerlingen 2018, ISBN 978-3-77515-837-4 (English original title: When God doesn't fix it )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ [1] Blessings on www.songlyrics.com
- ↑ [2] Blessings on www.youtube.com
- ↑ Debora Kuder: Laura Story: When the blessings come through raindrops , Joyce - Was Frauen inspires, Bundesverlag, Witten 4/2018, pp. 68–69
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: US
- ↑ a b c Music Sales Awards: US
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Story, Laura |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Story Elvington, Laura Mixon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician, singer and songwriter of Christian pop music |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th September 1978 |