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Marcos Witt 
Pastor Marcos WittBackground information Birth name Jonathan Mark Witt Holder Born May 19, 1962
San Antonio, TexasOccupations Pastor, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Recording artist, Instruments Vocals, Piano, Percussion Years active 1986–present Labels CanZion, Sony BMG Website http://www.canzion.com/marcoswitt Marcos Witt (born May 19, 1962), is an American, four-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Christian singer and pastor.
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Biography
Marcos Witt is the second born of three children to Jerry and Nola Witt, a young American missionary couple. The Witt family moved to Durango, México, in 1964 and they started a missionary outreach. The work was unexpectedly halted after Jerry's death that same year.
Years later Marcos' mother, Nola Holder, found a companion in Frank Warren and remarried. Warren embraced the vision God had originally given Jerry and Nola as his own and together they would begin to build new churches in Durango, México. The second marriage not only provided a husband for Nola, but equally important, a father figure for Marcos, Jerry, and Felipe. Later, the couple would give birth to two additional children, twin daughters Nola and Lorena Warren.
Marcos' education began with basic studies at the American School of Durango. He then studied classical music at the University of Juarez (Durango, México) and eventually he started his theological studies at International Bible College in San Antonio, Texas. Currently, Marcos is working towards his masters degree at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
He is also pastor of the Spanish Christian congregation at the megachurch Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas.
His daughter Elena Witt, sang "Cristo, Amante de mi Alma" on the album "Alegria."
Career
In 1986, musician, songwriter, singer, author, speaker and pastor, Marcos founded CanZion Producciones when he recorded his first project, “Canción a Dios”. Today he has recorded 30 projects that are available on cassette, CD, and (his latest projects) on DVD. He has sold over 10,000,000 copies of his records in México, the United States and Latin America.
In 1994 Marcos founded CanZion Institute, a school dedicated to the preparation of worship leaders and music ministers. Today there are over 3,000 students attending the 28 campuses of the Institute in 10 different countries throughout the United States, Latin America, and Europe.
Marcos has written ten books including “Adoremos”, which has recently been translated to English, Portuguese and French and “Qué hacemos con estos músicos” in Portuguese. In the last three years, more than 3,000,000 people have attended Marcos's concerts in some of the main venues of Latin America. Concerts have been held in such places as "El Estadio Veléz Sarsfield" in Argentina, "Figali Convention Center" in Panama,"El Estadio Nacional de Cuzcatlán" in El Salvador, "El Estadio Monumental" in Ecuador, "El Estadio El Campín" in Colombia, "El Palacio de los Deportes" and "El Estadio Azteca" in México City, just to name a few.
Since the year 2000 Marcos has participated in over 100 leadership conferences and seminars organized by LIDERE, a company dedicated to the equipping of leaders and pastors.
In 2001 Marcos received the Award by the People for his outstanding musical career; the award was presented by Ritmo Latino.
On September 15, 2002, Marcos along with his wife Miriam and their children began a new phase in their lives. Marcos was appointed the Senior Pastor of the Hispanic congregation at Lakewood Church, one of the largest churches in the United States. The Hispanic congregation of Lakewood Church has an active and growing congregation of more than 40,000 people and a TV program which airs every week in over 20 countries and can be watched live on the internet.
In September 2003 Marcos also received a Latin Grammy in the category of Best Christian Album, for “Sana Nuestra Tierra” (“Heal Our Land”). In November of that same year, Marcos recorded "Recordando Otra Vez" (“Remembering Once Again”), at the LA Sports Arena. This recording brought CanZion into the secular market because of its distribution agreement with Sony, who already had a solid plan for promotion and marketing in this area. Included in Marcos' schedule is his frequent attendance to The White House, for diverse events in representation of the Evangelical Hispanic Community.
In 2004 Marcos received his second Latin Grammy for Best Christian Album for the recording of "Recordando Otra Vez".
On November 2, 2006 Witt received his third Latin Grammy for Best Christian Album for the recording of "Dios es Bueno" (God is Good).
On October 31, 2006 he released "Alegría" (Joy) which was recorded live in the country of Chile. On April 26, 2007 the album "Alegría" won a Latin Billboard Award for Best Christian/Gospel Album of the Year. Running up with the nominees: Salvador, Jaci Velasquez and Fernando Ortega.
On October 2, 2007 he released his most recent recording "Sinfonía del Alma" (Symphony from the Soul) which he recorded and dedicated for his father who had recently died a year earlier.
On November 8, 2007 Witt received his fourth Latin Grammy for Best Christian Album for the recording of "Alegría" (Joy).
Personal life
In 1986, Marcos married Miriam Lee (b. 1963) and together they have four children: Elena Jeannette (1987), Jonathan David(1990), Kristofer Marcos (1991) and Carlos Franklin (1994). The couple's firstborn, Elena Witt, is married to singer Harold Guerra, who is signed to Canzion Records, the recording company that was founded by Marcos Witt.[1] Jonathan currently travels around the world preaching Hope and Life through the Word of God.
Discography
Year of Release Title Label 1986 Canción a Dios CanZion 1988 Adoremos! CanZion
Word1991 Proyecto AA CanZion
Word1991 Tú y Yo CanZion
Word1992 Te Anhelo CanZion 1992 Te Exaltamos Hosanna! Music 1993 Poderoso CanZion
Word1994 Lo Mejor de Marcos CanZion 1994 ¡Alabadle! CanZion 1995 Recordando... Una Misma Senda CanZion 1996 Venció CanZion 1996 Es Navidad CanZion 1998 Preparad el Camino CanZion 1998 Lo Mejor de Instrumentales CanZion 1998 Lo Mejor de Marcos II CanZion 1999 Enciende Una Luz CanZion 2000 Homenaje a Jesús CanZion 2000 Vencéu CanZion 2000 El Volverá CanZion 2001 Vivencias CanZion 2001 Sana Nuestra Tierra CanZion 2002 El Encuentro CanZion 2003 Lo Mejor de Marcos III CanZion 2002 Dios de Pactos CanZion 2003 Amazing God CanZion 2004 Recordando Otra Vez CanZion
Sony BMG2004 Tiempo de Navidad CanZion
Sony BMG2004 Antología CanZion
Sony Discos2005 Dios es Bueno CanZion
Sony BMG/Norte2005 Christmas Time CanZion 2006 Alegría CanZion
Sony BMG/Norte2007 Sinfonía del Alma CanZion
Vene Music2008 Sobrenatural CanZion
Vene Music2009 Marcos Witt En Adoración CanZion
Vene Music2011 25 Concierto Conmemorativo Canzion Bibliography
- Adoremos. Editorial Caribe: Distributed by Editorial Betania, 1993, ISBN 0881131954
- Qué hacemos con estos músicos?. Editorial Caribe, 1995, ISBN 0881131601
- A Worship-Filled Life . Creation House, 1998, ISBN 0884195430
- Enciende Una Luz. Casa Creacion, 2000, ISBN 0884195597
- Cómo Ejercer la Verdadera Autoridad. Casa Creacion, 2002, ISBN 0884198162
- Decida Bien. Casa Creacion, 2003, ISBN 0884198693
- Dile adiós a tus temores . Atria Books, 2007, ISBN 0743290879, ISBN 9780743290876
Awards
- Latin Grammy Awards[2]
- 2003: Sana Nuestra Tierra – Best Christian Album
- 2004: Recordando Otra Vez – Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
- 2006: Dios es Bueno – Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
- 2007: Alegría – Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
- GMA Dove Awards
Year Award Result 2005 Spanish Album of the Year (Recordando Otra Vez) Nominated Spanish Album of the Year (Tiempo de Navidad) Nominated 2006 Spanish Album of the Year (Dios es Bueno) Nominated 2007 Spanish Album of the Year (Alegría) Nominated 2009 Spanish Album of the Year (Sobrenatural) Nominated References
- ^ Aliaga, Esly Felipe (2009 August). "Conexion Musical" (in spanish). Fuerza Latina.
- ^ "Latin Grammy Award Winners". The Recording Academy. http://www.grammy.com/Latin/Winners_Search/Results.aspx. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
External links
Live albums Te Exaltamos • Poderoso • Tú y Yo • ¡Alabadle! • Venció • Preparad el Camino • Enciende Una Luz • Homenaje a Jesús • El Volverá • Sana Nuestra Tierra • El Encuentro • Dios de Pactos • Amazing God • Recordando Otra Vez • Dios es Bueno • Alegría • SobrenaturalCompilations Categories:- 1962 births
- American performers of Christian music
- Mexican performers of Christian music
- American male singers
- Mexican male singers
- American Christians
- Mexican Christians
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- American pianists
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- Christian ministers
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- English-language singers
- Spanish-language singers
- Mexican people of American descent
- Latin Grammy Award winners
- Oral Roberts University alumni
- People from San Antonio, Texas
- People from Durango
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