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Evan Craft
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Birth Name:Evan Kenneth Craft
Background:solo_singer
Birth Date:18 April 1991
Birth Place:Conejo Valley, California
Instrument:Vocals, guitar
Years Active:2010–present
Label:Dream Records, EMI CMG, Evan Craft Music

Evan Kenneth Craft (born April 8, 1991),[1] is an American Contemporary worship music singer. Evan has recorded albums in Spanish and English.[2] His second studio album, Yo Soy Segundo, topped the Billboard Christian Latin Albums chart,[3] peaked at number 10 on the Latin Pop Albums chart[4] and at number 30 on the Top Latin Albums chart.[5] Craft has been nominated for multiple awards.

Biography

Evan Craft was born in 1991 in Conejo Valley, California.[6] Craft began to play the guitar at the age of 12 and there he began to write songs. Craft expanded his linguistic studies at university, attending schools in Spain and Costa Rica.[7]

Musical career

Evan Craft began writing songs during high school. For his first album in Spanish, he joined other musicians such as Sean and Ryan Cook and Nico Aranda, to travel through different countries delivering evangelical messages through their performances in many Spanish churches, schools and orphanages.[8]

Craft in 2012 released his first studio album Giants, under the record label Dream Records.[9]

In the same year, he released his first Spanish album, Yo Soy Segundo, distributed through Universal. The album debuted in the United States at the top on the Billboard Latin Christian Albums, at number 10 on the Latin Pop Albums chart and at number 30 on Top Latin Albums chart.[10] In 2014, his third studio album, Jóvenes Somos, was released.

In 2015, his fifth studio album, Principio Y Fin, was released under the record label Essancy Music. The album has the participation of the American Carlos PenaVega in the main song, it also has other collaborations by other artists such as Danilo Montero, Ingrid Rosario, Seth Condrey and Un Corazón's Lluvia Richards.[11] The album was nominated for the 2016 GMA Dove Award Spanish Language Album of the Year.[12] In 2017, his seventh studio album, Impulso, was released, which works with artists such as Marcos Witt, Alex Campos, Marcela Gándara, Funky, Redimi2, among others.[13] The album was nominated for 2018 GMA Dove Award Spanish Language Album of the Year.[14] In December 2019, he released with Jordan Feliz the bilingual single "Faith (Fe)".[15]

In 2021, Craft's double album, Desesperado, was released,[16] which was a hit with songs like "Tu Señor", "Desesperado", among other songs.[17] [18] The album debuted at number 45 on Billboards Top Christian Albums chart.[19] "Be Alright" was released as a single with Danny Gokey and Redimi2. The song peaked at number two on the Hot Christian Songs chart,[20] [21] [22] at number three on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart,[23] at number 5 on the Christian Airplay[24] and Christian AC charts,[25] and at number 9 on the Christian Streaming Songs chart.[26] He won at the 52nd GMA Dove Award for Spanish Language Album of the Year for Desesperado. In 2022, he released a "Be Alright"'s remix with KB and Sam Rivera.[27]

Personal life

On March 2, 2021, Evan Craft published a video on his YouTube channel in which he is seen with a ring proposing to his girlfriend Rachel.[28] [29] Evan shared the news that he had married his girlfriend Rachel Jacoby on September 17, 2021.[30]

Discography

Awards and nominations

AwardYearNominee/workCategoryResult
GMA Dove Awards2016Principio y FinSpanish Language Album of the Year[36]
2018"Lléname"
Spanish Language Recorded Song of the Year[37]
ImpulsoSpanish Language Album of the Year
2019"Mi Casa Es Tu Casa"Spanish Language Recorded Song of the Year[38]
2021DesesperadoSpanish Language Album of the Year[39]
2022"Be Alright"Song of the Year[40]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thom Jurek . Evan Craft Biography by Thom Jurek . . 20 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Evan Craft . 19 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Evan Craft . . 20 August 2021.
  4. Latin Pop Albums Chart . . 19 May 2021.
  5. Top Latin Albums Chart . . 19 May 2021.
  6. Web site: Annie Gee . Evan Craft se destaca dentro de la música cristiana . . 20 August 2021.
  7. Web site: Thom Jurek . Evan Craft . . 19 May 2021.
  8. Web site: Leah MarieAnn Klett . Jaci Velasquez, Evan Craft urge Hispanic Christians to 'vote in a way that most honors God' . . 9 October 2020 . 21 August 2021.
  9. Web site: Giants by Evan Craft . New Release Today . 21 August 2021.
  10. Web site: Evan Craft's Yo Soy Segundo lands the #1 Christian Latin album in the country . Jesusfreakhideout . 19 May 2021.
  11. Web site: Evan Craft . New Release Today . 19 May 2021.
  12. Web site: Christine D'Clario es la ganadora de los GMA Dove Awards con "Eterno live" como álbum en español del año . Onda Exclusiva . 20 August 2021.
  13. Web site: March 30, 2017 . Evan Craft Lanza su Nuevo Álbum Titulado "Impulso" . December 6, 2021 . Zona Vertical.
  14. Web site: GMA Dove Awards premia el talento latino cristiano . 19 October 2018 . La Prensa Cristiana . 20 August 2021.
  15. Web site: Jordan Feliz Drops English/Spanish Version of 'Faith (Fe)' . . 10 December 2019 . 20 August 2021.
  16. Web site: Anniegee Markco . EVAN CRAFT uno de los cantautores de música cristiana más importantes, irrumpe en el mercado Latino con "DESESPERADO" . Farándula Magazine . 19 February 2021 . 20 August 2021.
  17. Web site: Lindsay Williams . Evan Craft Assures Listeners Everything Will "Be Alright" in New Song Featuring Danny Gokey . . 21 August 2021.
  18. Web site: Evan Craft, Danny Gokey, Redimi2 - 'Be Alright' (Official Music Video) . 5 August 2021 . 95.9 The Fish . 20 August 2021.
  19. Web site: TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUMS . . 3 September 2021.
  20. https://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-songs/2021-09-04 Hot Christian Songs ]. . 3 September 2021.
  21. Web site: Ross Cluver . HomeNews Evan Craft to Release 'Desperado' in English & Spanish . . 12 February 2021 . 19 May 2021.
  22. Web site: Jaci Velasquez y Evan Craft se unen a mi Fe Vota (My Faith Votes) para mobolizar a los Cristianos Hispanos a Votar . La Prensa Hispana Newspaper . 21 August 2021.
  23. Christian Digital Song Sales . . 21 August 2021.
  24. Christian Airplay . . 21 August 2021.
  25. Christian AC Airplay . . 21 August 2021.
  26. Christian Streaming Songs . . 21 August 2021.
  27. Web site: April 28, 2022. April 22, 2022. Timothy. Adelekan. Evan Craft, KB & Sam Rivera - Be Alright (Remix) (Mp3 Download, Lyrics & Video). Gospelmetrics.
  28. Web site: We're Getting Married – Evan Craft & Rachel (Proposal) . . 20 August 2021.
  29. Web site: Gabriela Iscoa . El cantante cristiano Evan Craft y el tierno posado con su prometida . Iconos Mag . 20 August 2021 . 28 March 2021.
  30. Web site: NRT Staff Reports . Evan Craft Ties the Knot . New Release Today . 21 September 2021.
  31. Web site: Jonathan Andre . Evan Craft - Giants . 6 June 2012 . Indie Vision Music . 19 May 2021.
  32. Web site: Yo Soy Segundo by Evan Craft . New Release Today . 19 May 2021.
  33. Web site: Joshua Andre . Evan Craft – Jovenes Somos . 27 August 2014 . 365 Days Of Inspiring Media . 19 May 2021.
  34. Web site: Principio Y Fin by Evan Craft . New Release Today . 19 May 2021.
  35. Web site: Desesperado by Evan Craft . New Release Today . 19 May 2021.
  36. Web site: June 16, 2021. 2016 Dove Awards Nominees . June 16, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210616153022/https://doveawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016DoveAwardsNominees-1.pdf . June 16, 2021 .
  37. Web site: 2018 Nominees The 49th Annual GMA Dove Awards . August 8, 2018 . . October 16, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181217065812/http://doveawards.com/awards/2018-nominees/ . December 17, 2018 . dead .
  38. Web site: 2019 Winners The 50th Annual GMA Dove Awards . October 16, 2019 . . April 30, 2021 . October 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201026153937/https://doveawards.com/awards/2019-winners/ . dead .
  39. Web site: 2021 Winners The 52nd Annual GMA Dove Awards . . October 26, 2021 . November 3, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211103033645/https://doveawards.com/awards/2021-winners/ . dead .
  40. Web site: 2022 Nominees The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards . August 10, 2022 . . August 18, 2022 . August 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220811072953/https://doveawards.com/2022-nominees/ . live.