Rachael Lampa

Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Rachael Lampa
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Rachael Maureen Lampa
Born = birth date and age|1985|01|8
Origin = Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Genre = Pop, CCM Rock
Occupation = singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, philanthropist
Years_active = 2000 - Present
Label = Word Records/Warner (2000-2006)
RCA Records (2008-present)
URL = [http://www.rachaellampa.com RachaelLampa.com]

Rachael Maureen Lampa (born January 8, 1985) is a Dove award winning American Christian singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, and occasional actress. She rose to fame is 2000 with her debut album "Live For You", winning a Dove Award as well as achieving four number one singles including "Blessed, "Shaken", "God Loves You", and "Live for You". She was also named the #1 Young New Female Artist by CCM Magazine and made appearances on "The Tonight Show" and "The View". Rachael has released three studio albums, "Live For You", "Kaleidoscope", and "Rachael Lampa". She has also released one remix album, "Blur" and one greatest hits album, "".

Early life

Lampa was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Her father is Filipino and her mother is Hungarian-Irish; she is the second of four children, with an older brother, Ryan, who is her road manager. She has a younger sister, Colleen, and a younger brother, Nate. She has been singing since she was a toddler and learned to sing perfect harmony by the time she was 4.

Lampa has performed on "The Jenny Jones Show" Young Talent Search at age 12 and finished 2nd place at the World Championship of Entertainment. She has also performed many times at the Colorado Rockies baseball games. In August, 1999, she performed live on EWTN's "Life on the Rock on the Road" in Sioux Falls, North Dakota.

Lampa was discovered while attending but not competing in the Music in the Rockies music conference in Colorado at 14 by Word Records producer Brent Bourgeois. She asked to sing at a cafe at the conference when the original performer did not make it. She then began recording soon after talks with the label and visits to Nashville.

2000-2003

Lampa released her debut album "Live For You" in August 2000. The album became a huge hit spawning four number one singles and winning a Dove Award for the number one hit "Blessed". She received many comparisons to fellow teenage Christian pop artist Stacie Orrico, who debuted the same year. She made several appearances to promote the album including an appearance on "The Tonight Show" performing "Live For You". She has also toured with Stacie Orrico, as well as artists such as Nickel Creek, and Amy Grant. She has also been a part of many tours such as the Shoutfest tour, as well as Summer Jam tours. Her song "If You Believe" was part of the soundtrack to "A Walk to Remember", which was released in early 2002. In March 2002, she released her second album, "Kaleidoscope". It also got positive reviews. Three of singles released made it to the top five on the charts. The first single, "No Greater Love", made it to number two on the CCM charts. "I'm All Yours" made it to the top five on the CCM Charts. The fourth single was "Brand New Life". In October 2002 she released a remix album "Blur", featuring remixes of her hit songs, as well as personal favorites. In 2003, she toured on the Compassion International tour.

2004-2005

In July 2004, Lampa released her third studio album, "Rachael Lampa". The album received great praise among the critics for its diverse styles, which included contemporary, retro, acoustic, soul, R&B, and even ska. It was also the first time that Lampa had written or co-written on every track. She even served as executive producer for the album. Guest artists on the album included Robert Randolph, and Christian rapper T-Bone. Three singles were released from the album. "When I Fall" was the album's first single, reaching number seven on the Christian music charts. The other two, "Outrageous" and "No Other One", both received poor airplay. For promotion, she toured with Newsong on the Summer Jam 2004, and Winter Jam 2005 tours. She also appeared on the Joy to the World Christmas tour, alongside Martha Munizzi, and Bryan Duncan in 2005. In late 2005, she left her first label, Word Records. Lampa is currently unsigned. In October 2005, she appeared on the album "The Message", where she wrote and sang the song "Flag (Psalm 57 and 108)". The song was released as the compilations first single.

2006-2007-2008

In May 2006, Word Records released a greatest hits collection, titled, "Blessed: The Best of Rachael Lampa". It features a seventeen song collection of her best and favorite songs, from her four albums as well as a track that made it on various compilations, but is not featured on her actual albums. Lampa is still touring selected dates. In 2006 she appeared on the Newsong Christmas Hope tour, alongside Todd Agnew, and Nate Sallie. On June 5, 2007, Lampa revealed in a blog that she was writing and recording new songs for a new album. The songs will be posted as soon as possible. Lampa is currently looking for a new label, as also revealed in her latest blog. On June 18, 2007, Lampa posted two new songs on her Myspace. They are titled, "Look Up", and "Does It Have to Be Tonight". She posted a new song, titled, "Summertime" on her myspace. She recently appeared in Christian rapper T-Bone's video for the song "Name Droppin" the first single of his album " ". Lampa is currently recording, and has completed 6 songs for the upcoming project.aout 18, 2008, She posted a new song on her myspace ,title , "lovin you"

Rachael appeared and performed "When I Fall" and "Blessed" at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota on September 2, 2008.

Personal life

She graduated from Monarch High School in May 2003. While in high school she was a starting point guard for the girls basketball team. She currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee and is best friends with Christian pop singer Stacie Orrico (with whom she toured in 2001).

Discography

Albums

Music Videos

*"Live For You" (2000)
*"Savior Song" (2002)
*"When I Fall" (2004)

Compilation Contributions

*"Masquerade", 2007..."What If I" (duet with Lyrycyst)
*"T-Bone: Bone appetit", 2006... "i've been looking around (remix)" (duet w/ T-Bone)
*"Newsong: The Christmas Hope", 2006... "The Christmas Blessing" (duet w/ Newsong)
*"Falling Up: Exit Lights", 2006... "Exhibition (Epoison)" (duet w/ Falling Up)
*"The Message: Psalms", 2005... "Flag (Psalm 57 & 108)"
*"Every Young Woman's Battle", 2005... "Honest"
*"WOW Hits 2005", 2004... "When I Fall"
*"One silent night", 2003... "i choose you"
*"WOW Christmas (Red)", 2002... "Ave Maria"
*"WOW Hits 2003", 2002... "I'm All Yours"
*"Girls of Grace", 2002... "Promise My Prayers"
*"Song Cinema", 2001..."Think Of Me" (duet w/ Mark Schultz)
*"A Walk To Remember" Soundtrack, 2001... "If You Believe"
*"WOW 2001", 2000... "Live For You"
*"One", 2000... "There Is Still A Dream" (duet w/ Aaron Neville)
*"Lullaby For Columbine", 1999..."We Will Always Remember" (duet with Taylor Mesple, Sydney Hostetler, and Winston Ford)

References

External links

* [http://www.rachaellampa.com/ Rachael Lampa official website]
* [http://www.wordrecords.com/rachaellampa/ Rachael Lampa's record label website]
* [http://music.thoughtquotient.com/lampa/2005/rachael_lampa.htm ThoughtQuotient.com Interview with Rachael Lampa]
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* [http://www. . /officialrachaellampa/ Official MySpace page]
* [http://www.streetbrand.com/interviews/rachael-lampa-s-all-grown-up.html STREETBRAND Magazine Interview]