Matt Redman
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Matt Redman (born February 14, 1974 in Watford ) is an English songwriter and worship leader .
Live and act
Many of his songs (eg. The Heart of Worship , Blessed Be Your Name , Once Again ) are - in the original or in translation - sung in church services around the world and, among others, were Michael W. Smith and St. James Rebecca gecovert . Redman wrote many of his newer songs with his wife, Beth. His song 10,000 Reasons from 2011 is sung around the world and has long been at the top of the CCLI charts.
As a teenager, he helped set up the Soul Survivor organization alongside Mike Pilavachi and led worship at the annual Soul Survivor Meetings and in the church in Watford .
Redman is also the author of three books on the subject of praise and worship, 'The Unquenchable Worshipper', 'Facedown' and 'Blessed Be Your Name'. He wrote the latter together with his wife Beth.
Matt Redman now lives in Burgess Hill (near Brighton ) with his wife Beth and their children Maisey, Noah, Rocco, Jackson and Levi . He is a regular artist at Europe's largest Christian music festival, the Big Church Day Out in southern England at the end of May. He also appears irregularly in Germany and Switzerland, for example in 2013 together with Martin Smith and in May 2020 with the Casting Crowns.
successes
- Dove Award 2005 for Blessed Be the Name (Worship Song of the Year)
- Grammy Award 2013 for 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) (Best Gospel / Christian Pop Music)
- Grammy Award 2013 for 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) (Best Song in Christian Pop Music)
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK
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 US
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Christian
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| 2002 | Where Angels Fear to Tread | - | - |
Christian38 (2 weeks) Christian |
First published: July 23, 2002
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| 2004 | Facedown | - | - |
Christian19 (3 weeks) Christian |
First published: June 15, 2004
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| 2005 | Blessed Be Your Name: The Songs of Matt Redman Vol. 1 | - | - |
Christian41 (3 weeks) Christian |
First published: July 19, 2005
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| 2007 | Beautiful News | - |
US154 (1 week) US |
Christian8 (12 weeks) Christian |
First published: December 26, 2006
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| 2009 | We Shall Not Be Shaken | - |
US136 (1 week) US |
Christian13 (9 weeks) Christian |
First published: August 25, 2009
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| 2011 | 10,000 reasons | - |
US60  (28 weeks)US |
Christian1 (93 weeks) Christian |
First published: July 12, 2011
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 2012 | Sing Like Never Before: The Essential Collection | - | - |
Christian23 (21 weeks) Christian |
First published: November 19, 2012
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| 2013 | Your Grace Finds Me |
UK68 (1 week) UK |
US28 (2 weeks) US |
Christian1 (30 weeks) Christian |
First published: September 24, 2013
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| 2015 | Unbroken Praise - At Abbey Road Studios |
UK58 (1 week) UK |
US50 (1 week) US |
Christian1 (21 weeks) Christian |
First published: June 15, 2015
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| 2016 | These Christmas Lights | - | - |
Christian15 (10 weeks) Christian |
First published: October 21, 2016
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| 2017 | Glory song | - |
US128 (1 week) US |
Christian2 (2 weeks) Christian |
First published: September 29, 2017
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| 2020 | Let There Be Wonder (Live) | - | - |
Christian10 (1 week) Christian |
First published: January 31, 2019
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More albums
- 1993: Wake Up My Soul
- 1995: Passion for Your Name
- 1998: The Friendship and the Fear
- 1998: Intimacy ; published in the USA under the name The Heart of Worship (1999)
- 2000: The Father's Song
- 2010: Ultimate Collection
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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UK
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Christian
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| 2006 | You Never Let Go Beautiful News |
- |
Christian17th (18 weeks)Christian |
Sales: + 500,000
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| 2012 | Twenty Seven Million |
UK12 (2 weeks) UK |
Christian45 (5 weeks) Christian |
with LZ7
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|
10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) 10,000 Reasons |
- |
Christian1  × 2
(59 weeks)Christian |
Sales: + 2,000,000
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| 2014 | Your Grace Finds Me Your Grace Finds Me |
- |
Christian11 (26 weeks) Christian |
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| Lay me down |
- |
Christian47 (2 weeks) Christian |
with Chris Tomlin
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| Mercy Your Grace Finds Me |
- |
Christian37 (8 weeks) Christian |
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| 2015 | It Is Well With My Soul Unbroken Praise - At Abbey Road Studios |
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Christian34 (21 weeks) Christian |
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| 2017 | His Name Shall Be These Christmas Lights |
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Christian35 (1 week) Christian |
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| 2018 | Gracefully Broken Glory Song |
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Christian18 (29 weeks) Christian |
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| O Little Town (The Glory of Christmas) These Christmas Lights |
- |
Christian43 (1 week) Christian |
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| 2020 | The Same Jesus Let There Be Wonder (Live) |
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Christian36 (7 weeks) Christian |
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Video albums
- Facedown (DVD, 2004)
Works
- Praised be your name . Matt Redman and Beth Redman. teamwork. 2006.
- facedown: rediscover God's holiness . Matt Redman and Ingo Schütz. Gerth media . 2005.
- Heart of Worship. Worship as a lifestyle . Matt Redman. Gerth media. 2002.
- 10,000 reasons (Original: 10,000 Reasons). Matt Redman and Craig Borlase, SCM R. Brockhaus, Witten 2017, ISBN 978-3-417-26811-9 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Matt Redman in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Matt Redman in the German Digital Library
- Official website
- Matt Redman at Myspace.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography on the official homepage of Matt Redman ( memento of the original from January 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Chart sources: UK US
- ↑ a b Awards for Music Sales: US
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Redman, Matt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English songwriter and worship leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Watford , England |