| Steffany Gretzinger | |
| Birth Name: | Steffany Dawn Frizzell |
| Alias: | Steffany Frizzell-Gretzinger, Steffany Frizzell |
| Birth Place: | Oskaloosa, Iowa |
| Origin: | Wooster, Ohio |
| Instrument: | Vocals |
| Genre: | Contemporary Christian, praise and worship, folk |
| Occupation: | Worship leader, singer, songwriter |
| Years Active: | 2011–present |
Steffany Dawn Gretzinger (née Frizzell) is an American music singer-songwriter and former ensemble vocalist with Bethel Music, based in Franklin, Tennessee. She released her first solo album, The Undoing, with Bethel Music in 2014. The album was a Billboard magazine breakthrough release, reaching number twenty on the Billboard 200, and also gained top five status among Top Christian and Independent albums in September 2014. Steffany is married to Stephen Gretzinger and they have a daughter, Wonder Grace, and a son, Wilder Justice.
Steffany Gretzinger worked mainly as a worship leader with Bethel Music, which is a part of Bethel Church in Redding, California. She was involved in three of Bethel Music's releases, which included: background vocals for Be Lifted High (2011, as Steffany Frizzell),[1] "One Thirst" with fellow Bethel collective member Jeremy Riddle,[2] and background vocals on fellow Bethel Music member William Matthews' release, Hope's Anthem (2011, as Steffany Frizzell).[1]
Another release from such a gathering was The Loft Sessions (2012, again as Steffany Frizzell), where she was a featured vocalist and composer (and performed background vocals).[1] The Loft Sessions was a live recording made "over several nights of worship sessions" in a rustic, refurbished loft, on which she sang "You Know Me" (solo) and "My Dear" (with Hunter Thompson).[3] [4] [5] That same year, she was featured on the album For the Sake of the World, singing "Closer".[6] She joined Bethel again for their release of Tides (2013),[7] also released internationally (e.g., on the Onimusic label in Brazil),[8] with her songs "Letting Go" and "Be Still".[9]
Gretzinger's first solo album, The Undoing (2014), featured eleven original praise and worship pieces, accompanied by guitar and piano,[7] and was released in August by Bethel Music.[10] [11] The album was a Billboard magazine breakthrough release and appeared on the Top Christian Albums chart at No. 2,[12] the Independent Albums chart at No. 5,[13] and the Billboard 200 chart at No. 20.[14]
Since recording The Undoing, Gretzinger was featured on two further Bethel Music albums: You Make Me Brave (2014, "We Dance")[15] and Have It All (2016, "Pieces"),[16] the latter of which was also featured on Bethel member Amanda Cook's release, Brave New World (2015).[17]
On March 9, 2018, Bethel Music announced the release of Gretzinger's second full-length studio project, Blackout, releasing the lead single, "Save Me". The album was released on March 29, 2018.[18] She was featured on Francesca Battistelli's 2019 song "Defender", which Gretzinger co-wrote.[19]
In 2020, Gretzinger released her third album, Forever Amen, with Provident Music Group.[20]
Steffany Dawn (née Frizzell) Gretzinger has been engaged in worship ministry since childhood and grew up in a musical household. She moved to Redding, California, in 2008, to join the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry.[20] [21] [22] She was a worship leader at Bethel Church. She led her final worship service at Bethel Church on April 21, 2019, prior to relocating to Nashville, Tennessee.[23]
Gretzinger is married to Stephen Gretzinger, and they have two children.[24]
Gretzinger's mother, Kathy Frizzell, is involved in the Christian music industry in Nashville, Tennessee, as a writer. Gretzinger's late father, Ron Frizzell, was one of the associate pastors on staff at Wooster Nazarene.[25]
| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Christ | US Indie | AUS [26] | CAN [27] | NZ Heat. [28] | UK C&G | |||
| The Undoing |
| 20 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Blackout |
| 36 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 69 | 3 | 1[29] | |
| Forever Amen[30] | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4[32] | ||
| Faith of My Father |
| — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 10[33] | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Christ. [34] | ||||
| 2018 | "Save Me" | 28 | Blackout | |
| 2021 | "As the Deer" | — | Faith of My Father | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Christ. | US Gospel [35] | ||||
| 2015 | "Never Changes" (Gracylyn featuring Steffany Gretzinger) | — | — | non-album single | |
| 2018 | "Sails" (Pat Barrett featuring Steffany Gretzinger & Amanda Lindsey Cook) | — | — | Pat Barrett | |
| 2019 | "Defender" (Francesca Battistelli featuring Steffany Gretzinger) | 13 | — | Own It | |
| "Good & Loved" (Travis Greene featuring Steffany Gretzinger) | — | 7 | Broken Record | ||
| 2020 | "Voice of God" (Dante Bowe featuring Steffany Gretzinger and Chandler Moore) | 36 | — | non-album single | |
| 2021 | "Hosanna" (Worship Together and Ben Cantelon featuring Steffany Gretzinger) | — | — | non-album single | |
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Christ. | |||
| 2014 | "Out of Hiding" | 49 | The Undoing |
| 2016 | "Pieces" (with Bethel Music) | 38 [36] | Have It All |
| 2017 | "King of My Heart" (with Bethel Music and Jeremy Riddle) | 29 | Starlight |
| "Extravagant" (with Bethel Music and Amanda Lindsey Cook) | 30 | ||
| 2018 | "Blackout" | 33 | Blackout |
| "Sing My Way Back" | 34 | ||
| "Reckless Love (Spontaneous)" (with Bethel Music) | 38 [37] | ||
| 2019 | "Hallelujah Here Below" (Elevation Worship featuring Steffany Gretzinger) | 24 | Paradoxology |
| 2020 | "Forever Amen" | 36 | Forever Amen |
| "No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus" | 35 |
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "One Thirst" (with Bethel Music) | Be Lifted High |
| 2012 | "You Know Me" (with Bethel Music) | The Loft Sessions |
| "Closer" (with Bethel Music) | For the Sake of the World | |
| 2013 | "Be Still" (with Bethel Music) | Tides |
| 2014 | "Be Still (Live)" (with Bethel Music) | Tides Live |
| "We Dance" (with Bethel Music) | ||
| 2016 | "Sing Me Like a Song" (Nic & Rachael Billman featuring Steffany Gretzinger) | Kiss the Dawn |
| "Always Good" (Nic & Rachael Billman featuring Steffany Gretzinger) | ||
| "Like a Fire" (Sean Feucht featuring Steffany Gretzinger) | The Things We Did at First | |
| 2017 | "Faithfulness" (Matt Maher featuring Steffany Gretzinger) | Echoes |
| 2018 | "On the Shores" (with Bethel Music and Jeremy Riddle) | |
| "Never Let Me Go" (William Matthews featuring Steffany Gretzinger) | Kosmos | |
| 2019 | "Partes" (with Bethel Music) | Bethel Music en Español |
| "Refiner" (Maverick City Music featuring Chandler Moore & Steffany Gretzinger) | Maverick City, Vol. 2 | |
| "Communion" (Maverick City Music featuring Steffany Gretzinger & Brandon Lake) | ||
| "Hope Awakes" (David & Nicole Binion featuring Steffany Gretzinger) | Dwell: Christmas | |
| "God With Us / Immanuel (Spontaneous)" (David & Nicole Binion featuring Steffany Gretzinger) | ||
| 2020 | "Living Proof" (David & Nicole Binion featuring Steffany Gretzinger) | Glory of Eden |
| "Thank You" (Maverick City Music featuring Steffany Gretzinger & Chandler Moore) | Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1 | |
| "Come Holy Spirit" (Martin Smith featuring Steffany Gretzinger) | Exalt (EP) |
!|-| 2018| Blackout| Short Form Video of the Year| | [38] |-| 2020| Forever Amen| Recorded Music Packaging of the Year| | [39] |-| rowspan="2" | 2021| "Good & Loved"
| rowspan="2" | Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year| | rowspan="2" | [40] |-| "Voice of God"
| |}
!|-| 2022| "Voice of God"
| Best Gospel Performance/Song| | [41] |}