- Christy Nockels
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Christy Nockels Background information Born November 17, 1971 Origin Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Genres Contemporary Christian music Occupations singer, songwriter Years active 1996–present Labels Rocketown Records
Sixsteps RecordsAssociated acts Watermark Website http://www.christynockels.com/ Christy Nockels (born in Fort Worth, Texas) is a singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music. She was also one of the lead members of the band Watermark, along with her husband, Nathan Nockels.
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Biography and career
Christy Nockels was born in Fort Worth, Texas to a pastor and a piano teacher but grew up in Oklahoma.
Christy met Nathan Nockels in 1993 at the Christian Artists Seminar in Estes Park, Colorado. After getting married in 1995, they began serving as worship leaders in their local church in Oklahoma City. They also began writing songs together and released an album in 1996. The album, which was released under the name Sons & Daughters was called Holy Roar, and featured the contribution of fellow worship leader and friend, Charlie Hall. Louie Giglio, pastor and founder of the Passion Movement, heard the album and invited the Nockels and Charlie Hall to attend the first Passion Conference in Austin, Texas, in 1997.
After this, Christy and Nathan moved to Texas and started leading worship for Metro Bible Study, a weekly gathering of 3,000 young adults at Houston's First Baptist Church. During that time, Rocketown Records (owned by Michael W. Smith) approached them and they signed a contract under the name Watermark. After that, they moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1998. As Watermark, the Nockels recorded five albums and received several Dove Award nominations, including Female Vocalist of the Year for Christy and Producer of the Year for Nathan in 2007.
In 2006, Christy and Nathan decided to retire Watermark, and dedicate themselves to other areas of ministry, as well as their family. In 2008, they moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where they helped to found Passion City Church with Louie Giglio, and signed with Sixsteps Records. Christy also started writing songs and released her first solo album, Life Light Up, in 2009. The album was also produced by her husband, Nathan.[1]
Personal life
Christy and Nathan Nockels have been married since 1995. They have three children together: Noah, Elliana, and Annie Rose.[2]
Discography
Solo
- 2009: Life Light Up
As Watermark
- 1998: Watermark
- 2000: All Things New
- 2002: Constant
- 2004: The Purest Place
- 2006: A Grateful People
As Sons & Daughters
- 1996: Holy Roar
Awards
GMA Dove Awards
- 2005: Female Vocalist of the Year nomination
- 2007: Female Vocalist of the Year nomination
- 2008: Female Vocalist of the Year nomination
References
- ^ Christy Nockels' biography on Last.FM
- ^ About Christy Nockels on ChristyNockels.com
External links
Categories:- Living people
- American Christians
- People from Fort Worth, Texas
- American performers of Christian music
- Christian religion-related songwriters
- 1971 births
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