Christy Nockels

Christy Nockels
Background information
Born	November 17, 1971 (1971-11-17) (age 40)
Origin	Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Contemporary Christian music
Occupations	singer, songwriter
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Rocketown Records Sixsteps Records
Associated 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.

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

1. ^ Christy Nockels' biography on Last.FM
2. ^ About Christy Nockels on ChristyNockels.com

External links

• Official Web site

Persondata
Name	Nockels, Christy
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Date of birth	1971-12-21
Place of birth	Fort Worth, Texas
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