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Israel Houghton
Person · male · United States · Oceanside · born 1971 · recording since 1997
American musician
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Also known as Isreal Houghton · 以色列·霍頓
Timeline
9 events▣ Album 7◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Whisper It Loud
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography314 words · 8 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1378761820
Biography
Israel Houghton (; born May 19, 1971) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, producer, and worship leader. His worship team is credited as Israel & New Breed.
Musical career
Houghton produced an album by Michael Gungor, Bigger Than My Imagination, which was described as "one of the year's best worship albums" in a 2003 Christianity Today review.
Israel & New Breed
New Breed is the backing band of Israel Houghton. Many of Israel's album releases are credited to Israel & New Breed.
Houghton initially planned to held a concert of Indonesia as part of his "Heal the Whole World Knows Tour 2026" concert, but the country's authorities denied him to do so, citing security concerns and his constant support of Israel.
Personal life
Houghton is mixed race; he was born to a white mother and Jamaican father. Houghton and his college girlfriend had a son together.
In 1994, Houghton married Meleasa Houghton, with whom he had three children: Mariah in 1996, Israel Jr. in 2001, and Milan in 2003. They separated in 2015 and their divorce was finalized in February 2016. During his marriage, Houghton fathered two sons with his mistress, DeVawn Moreno: Kingston in 2012, and Khristian in 2014.
On November 11, 2016, Houghton married singer and TV personality Adrienne Bailon in Paris, after several months of dating. In 2022, the couple welcomed their first child together, a son.
Daytime Emmy Awards
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awarded yearly by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) for artistic and technical merit for American daytime television programming. Houhgton has received 1 nomination.
GMA Dove Awards
The Dove Awards are awarded annually by the Gospel Music Association. Houghton has won 15 awards from 40 nominations.
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Houghton has won 8 awards from 18 nominations.
Stellar Awards
The Stellar Awards are awarded annually by SAGMA. Houghton has received 2 awards from 33 nominations.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 7 | 87.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 9 | 85.5th |
| Recording span (years) | 29 | 64th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (13 release groups · 7 studio albums)
Albums · 7
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks
1Something to Hold on To2Kindness3You Are Not Forgotten4Against the Stream5Solitude6Rescue7Nothing Else Matters8You Need a Friend9There Is a River10Call Him11Where Are the Fathers?2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 50:10
1Prelude0:422Better4:133Get Up4:014‘Bout It ‘Bout It3:165Real4:396Nothing Else Matters6:267Go Back5:238Taste and See5:029Weight of Your Glory3:4810Magnificent and Holy4:5611Don’t Want to Leave / I Still Love You7:442009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:12:23
1My Name Iz0:402Everywhere That I Go4:393Just Wanna Say3:474Sure Goodness4:355The Power of One (Change the World)5:496U R Loved4:557Moving Forward4:518I Receive6:439Saved by Grace7:0210Every Prayer5:1111Sing Redemption's Song5:3712Better to Believe2:5913You Found Me5:2414My Tribute Medley10:112010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:07:25
1Love God. Love People4:492Yahweh (The Lifter)3:573Love Rev5:234That’s Why I Love You6:285Others5:136You Hold My World6:387You Won’t Let Go3:018Our God4:599Mercies4:2110Surprises7:2611Name of Love6:3712Hosanna (Be Lifted Higher)8:33Love God. Love People. (The London Sessions)
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:12:15
1Love God. Love People4:492Yahweh (The Lifter)3:573Love Rev5:234That’s Why I Love You6:285Others5:136You Hold My World6:387You Won’t Let Go3:018Our God4:599Mercies4:2110Surprises7:2611Name of Love6:3712Hosanna (Be Lifted Higher)8:3313Love God. Love People. (Incorporated Elements Remix)4:502018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 57:43
1Secrets5:452True4:293Easy For You4:364All Together7:115Promise Keeper6:086Reckless Love5:227Free Indeed (You Said I Am)4:298Winning Side4:169Love Never Fails5:1410I’m With You / Be Still4:4511Feels Like Home5:282026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 59:42
1'Til The Whole World Knows6:042Let The Body Sing5:143Citizen4:594Amazing Love4:505Free Indeed7:336The Name / Alpha and Omega7:387Magnificent5:418Costly Worship6:289None Like Jehovah4:2310And Ever, Amen6:52
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Live From Another LevelSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks · 1:53:36Disc 1 1Come in From the Outside5:38 2Again I Say Rejoice4:59 3Again I Say Rejoice (reprise)2:04 4We Win4:54 5All Around5:38 6Medley: You’ve Made Me Glad/Who Is Like the Lord6:51 7I Hear the Sound7:39 8Spoken Words by Bishop Joseph Garlington2:31 9Medley: So Easy to Love You/Friend of God3:43 Disc 21Friend of God6:34 2Spontaneous Worship3:10 3Friend6:25 4Friend Medley: Joy of My Desire/No Not One/What a Friend We Have in Jesus7:12 5Rise Within Us/Another Breakthrough5:18 6Another Breakthrough7:13 7Lord of the Breakthrough7:36 8Breathe Into Me5:12 9Awesome Medley2:56 10Medley: Here I Am to Worship/You Are Good7:29 11Holy4:23 12Going to Another Level6:11 | Live | 8 April 2004 |
Single · 5
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Power of One (Change the World)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:491The Power of One (Change the World)5:49 | 16 January 2009 | ||
| 2009 | Just Wanna SaySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:471Just Wanna Say3:47 | 27 January 2009 | ||
| 2010 | You Hold My WorldSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 6:381You Hold My World6:38 | 3 August 2010 | ||
| 2013 | Sunday Kinda LoveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Soundtrack | 22 October 2013 | |
| 2018 | Promise Keeper (radio edit)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:251Promise Keeper (radio edit)4:25 | 10 August 2018 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Israel Houghton head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 7 | 87.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 9 | 85.5th |
| Recording span (years) | 29 | 64th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel & New Breed(band) | — | present | |
| Israel Houghton and Aaron Lindsey(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Israel_Houghton_%28cropped%29.jpegaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/98eb9014-d4d2-4658-82dd-b1a251113ea5discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/98eb9014-d4d2-4658-82dd-b1a251113ea5core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5814434genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5814434seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Houghtonbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Houghton
Why this artist is in the database
- List of gospel musicians
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Image: Sampanasyuk · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q5814434 · MusicBrainz: 98eb9014-d4d2-4658-82dd-b1a251113ea5
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