Tauren Wells
Tauren Gabriel Wells (born April 7, 1986 in Battle Creek , Michigan ) is an American Christian pop and R&B musician and songwriter .
biography
Tauren Wells was a founding member of the band Royal Tailor , which formed in 2004. In 2011 their first album Black & White was released, followed by the second album Royal Tailor in 2013. Both albums reached the Billboard 200 and were each nominated for a Grammy in the category Best Contemporary Christian Music Album . Royal Tailor disbanded in 2015, Tauren Wells continued his music career as a solo artist.
In July 2016, Tauren Wells released his first solo single Undefeated . The EP of the same name was released in September . His first studio album, Hills and Valleys , was released in June 2017 and peaked at number 5 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums . Two singles from the album were awarded gold by the RIAA . Wells received a Grammy nomination for the album and the songs Hills and Valleys , Known and God's Not Done With You . In January 2020, Wells released his second album Citizen of Heaven and entered the Billboard 200 as a solo artist for the first time.
Discography
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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2017 | Hills and Valleys | - |
Christian5 (... weeks) Christian |
First published: June 23, 2017
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2020 | Citizen of Heaven |
US169 (1 week) US |
Christian3 (... weeks) Christian |
First published: January 24, 2020
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Extended plays
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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2016 | Undefeated EP |
Christian33 (5 weeks) Christian |
First published: September 12, 2016
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More EPs
- 2019: Conocido EP
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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2016 | Love Is Action Hills and Valleys |
Christian49 (2 weeks) Christian |
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2017 | Hills and Valleys Hills and Valleys |
Christian3 ![]() (36 weeks)Christian |
Sales: + 1,000,000
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When We Pray Hills and Valleys |
Christian7 (31 weeks) Christian |
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2018 | Known Hills and Valleys |
Christian3 ![]() (39 weeks)Christian |
Sales: + 500,000
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2019 | God's Not Done With You Hills and Valleys |
Christian6 (30 weeks) Christian |
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Miracle Citizen of Heaven |
Christian38 (2 weeks) Christian |
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Close Citizen of Heaven |
Christian43 (... weeks) Christian |
feat. Steven Furtick
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Like You Love Me Citizen of Heaven |
Christian17 (... weeks) Christian |
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2020 | Famous For (I Believe) Citizen of Heaven |
Christian12 (... weeks) Christian |
feat. Jenn Johnson
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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: | |||
2020 | Citizen of Heaven Citizen of Heaven |
Christian48 (1 week) Christian |
More singles
- 2016: Undefeated (feat. KB )
- 2019: Perfect Peace
Guest Posts
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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2017 | All my hope |
Christian3 ![]() (38 weeks)Christian |
Crowder feat. Tauren Wells
Sales: + 500,000 |
2018 | Was Cry Into the Night |
Christian32 (20 weeks) Christian |
Social Club Misfits feat. Tauren Wells
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Echo Hallelujah Here Below |
Christian18 (26 weeks) Christian |
Elevation Worship feat. Tauren Wells
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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: | |||
2020 | Never Lost Graves Into Gardens |
Christian31 (... weeks) Christian |
Elevation Worship feat. Tauren Wells
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swell
- ^ Royal Tailor , Billboard
- ^ Royal Tailor , grammy.com
- ↑ Tauren Wells Steps Into New Solo Project, Out of Royal Tailor , newreleasetoday.com
- ↑ Tauren Wells , Facebook
- ↑ a b c d e Awards: US
- ↑ Tauren Wells , grammy.com
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: US
Web links
- official website (English)
- Tauren Wells at Allmusic (English)
- Royal Tailor at Allmusic (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wells, tauren |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wells, Tauren Gabriel (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer of Christian pop music |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1986 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Battle Creek |