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Amy Grant
Amy Grant
American musician
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Matt Maher
Matt Maher
American contemporary Christian musician
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Chris Rice
Chris Rice
American musician
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Jim Brickman
Jim Brickman
American composer, recording artist
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Matt Brouwer
Matt Brouwer
Canadian singer
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Chris Tomlin
Chris Tomlin
American contemporary Christian music artist
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MercyMe
MercyMe
American contemporary Christian band
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Avalon
Avalon
American contemporary Christian vocal quartet
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TobyMac
TobyMac
American Christian singer-songwriter
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Phillips, Craig and Dean
Phillips, Craig and Dean
contemporary Christian music band
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Leeland
Leeland
Christian rock band
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Point of Grace
Point of Grace
US musical group; all-female Contemporary Christian music vocal group
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Michael English
Michael English
American gospel singer
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Keith Getty
Keith Getty
Northern Irish Christian singer and songwriter
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Guy Penrod
Guy Penrod
American singer
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Twila Paris
Twila Paris
American songwriter and singer
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Paul Baloche
Paul Baloche
American Christian music artist
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Brandon Heath
Brandon Heath
American singer
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Gary Chapman
Gary Chapman
American singer-songwriter and television personality
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Steven Curtis Chapman
Steven Curtis Chapman
American Christian music singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, author, and social activist
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Brown Bannister
Brown Bannister
Contemporary Christian Music producer and songwriter
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Kirk Franklin
Kirk Franklin
American musician
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AndraƩ Crouch
AndraƩ Crouch
American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor (1942-2015)
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Danny Gokey
Danny Gokey
American singer and former church music director from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Matt Redman
Matt Redman
English songwriter
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Ray Stevens
Ray Stevens
American country and pop singer-songwriter musician
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For King & Country
For King & Country
Australian-American pop duo
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Mark Harris
Mark Harris
musician
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Anointed
Anointed
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Out of Eden
Out of Eden
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Rebecca St. James
Rebecca St. James
Australian singer
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Phil Driscoll
Phil Driscoll
American musician
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Lincoln Brewster
Lincoln Brewster
American musician
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The Choir
The Choir
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Kari Jobe
Kari Jobe
American Christian music singer-songwriter
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downhere
downhere
band
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Austin French
Austin French
American musician
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Sonicflood
Sonicflood
American contemporary worship music band
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Brian Johnson
Brian Johnson
American worship pastor, singer, song-writer and record producer
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Aaron Shust
Aaron Shust
American Contemporary Christian Music artist
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DC Talk
DC Talk
American Christian rap and rock music trio
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Third Day
Third Day
American Christian rock band
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Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns
contemporary Christian and Christian rock band
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Rachael Lampa
Rachael Lampa
American singer-songwriter and record producer
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Tauren Wells
Tauren Wells
American Christian pop artist
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Juan Winans
Juan Winans
American musician
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NewSong
NewSong
Christian contemporary music group
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Jon Bauer
Jon Bauer
Canadian singer
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Hillsong United
Hillsong United
Australian worship band
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Planetshakers
Planetshakers
Pentecostal Christian adults and youth movement in Melbourne, Australia

Michael Whitaker Smith (born October 7, 1957) is an American musician who has charted in both contemporary Christian and mainstream charts. His biggest success in mainstream music was in 1991 when "Place in This World" hit No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Over the course of his career, he has sold more than 18 million albums.

Smith is a three-time Grammy Award winner, an American Music Award recipient, and has earned 45 Dove Awards. In 1999, ASCAP awarded him with the "Golden Note" Award for lifetime achievement in songwriting, and in 2014 they honored him as the "cornerstone of Christian music" for his significant influence on the genre. He also has recorded 31 No. 1 Hit songs, fourteen gold albums, and five platinum albums. He has also starred in two films and published 14 books including This Is Your Time, which he worked with Christian author Gary Thomas to write.