Background information
Birth name	Jeremy Camp
Born	January 12, 1978 (1978-01-12) (age 29)
Genre(s)	CCM, Christian rock
Years active	2000 - present
Label(s)	BEC Recordings
Website	http://www.jeremycamp.com/

Jeremy Camp is a Christian vocalist and guitarist. Camp has released six solo albums to date, and is an ordained minister through Calvary Chapel.^[1] The soundtrack album Music Inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe includes his song "Open Up Your Eyes". His original music is a mixture of ballads and rock. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 480 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (577 × 720 pixel, file size: 42 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ... is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term inspirational music) is a genre of popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith. ... Christian rock (occasionally abbreviated CR) is a form of rock music played by bands whose members are Christian and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... BEC Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is a subsidiary of Tooth and Nail Records. ... Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term inspirational music) is a genre of popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      For other types of... Calvary Chapels dove logo which represents the Holy Spirit. ... A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music from a particular feature film. ...

Musical career

Camp has scored ten #1 hits (six from Stay). His first single was "Understand". He has made four music videos: "Understand", "Walk By Faith", "Take You Back", and "Tonight". He has also released a DVD (In24) which chronicles a regular day on tour. Live Unplugged from Franklin, TN also includes a DVD of the concert, which was recorded for the live album. Stay is Jeremy Camps first major-label studio album, released in 2002. ...

2005

Jeremy scored top spots for "Take You Back" and "Lay Down My Pride". He also was voted the Best Male Artist in the 2005 Reader’s Choice Christian Music Awards for Christianity Today. Camp was also ASCAP 2005 Christian Songwriter of the Year and won the Dove Award for the Male Vocalist of the Year for the second consecutive year. Camp closed the year with both Stay and Carried Me: The Worship Project being certified silver. Christianity Today is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, Illinois. ...

2006

Jeremy earned the top honors at the Twenty-Eighth Annual ASCAP Christian Music Awards, winning the Songwriter Of The Year award ("Take You Back" and "This Man"). "Take You Back" also earned him the Song Of The Year award. Jeremy won two 2006 CCM Reader's Choice Awards, for Favorite Artist and Favorite Male Artist. Jeremy took part in winning the Dove award for Special Event Album Of The Year, which went to Music Inspired by the Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. He released a special edition of his hit album, Restored. Restored: The Deluxe Gold Edition included four new songs and a letter to his fans. The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) is an organization known as a collecting society that protects intellectual property, ensuring that music which is broadcast, commercially recorded, or otherwise used for profit, pays a fee to compensate the creators of that music. ... The GMA Music Awards, formerly the Dove Awards, were created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in contemporary Christian and gospel music. ... Restored is a Jeremy Camp album, released in 2004. ...

Jeremy went back into the studio to record Beyond Measure in the spring. The album was released on October 31, 2006. Camp is also credited as producer for his wife's album titled Don't Wait, which was released in September, 2006. is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

"Tonight", the first single from the album Beyond Measure, was released in mid-August, and eventually hit #1 on Christian CHR radio. The second single, "What It Means," was also a #1 hit on Christian AC radio. "Give Me Jesus," the third single off "Beyond Measure," made it into the top 5 on Inspirational radio. The fourth single, "Give You Glory," debuted on Christian AC radio at #16.

Personal life

Camp grew in a Christian atmosphere, as Jeremy's father, Thomas Owen Camp, married to Terri Camp, is pastor at Harvest Chapel in Lafayette, Indiana [1]. His youngest brother was born with Down syndrome.^[1] Nickname: Coordinates: , Country State County Tippecanoe Townships Fairfield, Wea Platted 1825 Incorporated 1853 Government  - Mayor Tony Roswarski Area  - City 20. ...

Camp has been married twice. His first wife, Melissa, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and died in 2001, when he was 23 and she was 21. Some of his early songs reflect the emotional ordeal of her illness. "I Still Believe" was the first song he wrote after her death. He wrote "Walk by Faith" during their honeymoon.^[2] In December of 2003, he married Adrienne Liesching, former frontwoman for The Benjamin Gate. They have two daughters: Isabella Rose Camp (born September 25, 2004) and Arianne Mae Camp (born April 5, 2006). Adrienne Camp, née Liesching, was the lead singer of the europop rock band The Benjamin Gate before marrying fellow Christian artist Jeremy Camp. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Trivia

• Jeremy Camp has played at every annual FishFest, a one-day Christian music festival in Irvine, California, since it began in 2000.
• Fans of Jeremy Camp often call themselves "Campers."

Understand was written about faith in God after losing his wife Motto: Innovation. ...

• Jeremy Camp's song "Right Here" was sampled by CCM artist KJ-52.
• Jeremy Camp's music is featured in the Christian video game Dance Praise via the Dance Praise Expansion Pack Volume 3: Pop & Rock Hits. The songs included are "Breathe," "Take You Back," and "Lay Down My Pride."
• Jeremy Camp fronted the band "Footstool" in college

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Discography

Studio Albums

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Live Albums

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Other Releases

• 2000 - Burden Me (Independent Release)
• 2007 - Live Session EP (Released through iTunes)

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Contributions

Back to Basics is the third full-length English studio album from American pop singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera. ... I Still Believe is the fourth single from a Christian singer-songwriter Jeremy Camps first major label full-length album Stay,released on June 24, 2003. ... WOW Hits 2004 is a two disc compilation album of songs that have been dubbed to be the best Christian music songs of 2004. ... Right Here is a song written and performed by Christian singer-songwriter Jeremy Camp. ... WOW Hits 2005: 31 of the Greatest Christian Music Hits of 2004 is a two disc compilation album of songs that have been dubbed to be the the best Christian Music songs of 2005. ... X Worship 2006 is a compilation album of various Christian rock bands performing alternative Christian worship music. ... Take You Back is a song by Jeremy Camp that reached number one on the Hot Christian Songs Billboard chart. ... WOW Hits 2006: 33 of the Greatest Christian Music Hits of 2005 is a two disc compilation album of songs that have been dubbed to be the the best Christian Music songs of 2006. ... This Man is a song by Jeremy Camp that reached number one on the Hot Christian Songs Billboard chart. ... WOW Hits 2007: 33 of the Greatest Christian Music Hits of 2006 is a two disc compilation album of songs that have been dubbed to be the best Christian Music songs of 2006. ... Music Inspired By the Motion Picture Amazing Grace is, as the title states, a soundtrack for the movie Amazing Grace starring Ioan Gruffudd. ... Adie is a fictional character in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ... Right Here is a song written and performed by Christian singer-songwriter Jeremy Camp. ... A soundtrack to the movie Bridge To Terabithia, released by Hollywood Records. ... WOW Hits 2008 is a two-disc compilation album comprised of the biggest hits on Christian radio during the past year. ...

Singles

"Breathe" was the tenth most played song on Christian CHR radio in 2006 according to the Weekend 22, and "This Man" was the twentieth.^[3] Hot Christian Songs is a Billboard chart of the top 20 Christian music singles of the week. ... Back to Basics is the third full-length English studio album from American pop singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera. ... Stay is Jeremy Camps first major-label studio album, released in 2002. ... Right Here is a song written and performed by Christian singer-songwriter Jeremy Camp. ... Walk By Faith is a song by Jeremy Camp that reached number one on the Hot Christian Songs Billboard chart. ... I Still Believe is the fourth single from a Christian singer-songwriter Jeremy Camps first major label full-length album Stay,released on June 24, 2003. ... Carried Me (a. ... Take You Back is a song by Jeremy Camp that reached number one on the Hot Christian Songs Billboard chart. ... Restored is a Jeremy Camp album, released in 2004. ... This Man is a song by Jeremy Camp that reached number one on the Hot Christian Songs Billboard chart. ... Beyond Measure is the fourth album by Jeremy Camp, released on October 31, 2006. ... Tonight is a song by Jeremy Camp that reached number one on the Hot Christian Songs Billboard chart. ... The Weekend 22 is a Christian music countdown. ...

Tours

• Festival Con Dios 2002
• The Stay Tour
• The Adoration Tour (long timers refer to this as the Kidnapped by the Australians Tours)
• The Restored Tour
• The Live Unplugged Tour
• The Beyond Measure Tour
• The House of Blues Tour
• Winter Jam
• Congreso 2007

Awards

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} Cowart, Jeremy (February 2007). "Love Beyond Measure". CCM Magazine 29 (8): 32-35. ISSN 1524-7848. 
2. ^ Jeremy Camp - First Marriage
3. ^ As played on the Weekend 22 on the weekend of January 7, 2007

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External links

• Official website
• Official myspace
• Jeremy Camp at PureVolume