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contemporary worship music artists

12 published contemporary worship music artists, led by Hillsong United, Maverick City Music and Ana Paula Valadão.

At a glance

12 published contemporary worship music artists; 64 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 0 tier 2 · 12 tier 3
12
Release groups
195
Studio albums
77
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
64
Timeline events
97
Monthly listenerssum across artists
13.5M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
20.7 years
Full biographies
7
Biography words
11,299

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1990s (3 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1980s1
1990s3
2000s2
2010s1
2020s1
4 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most contemporary worship music artists. Brazil leads with 4.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with contemporary worship music. The most shared is contemporary Christian music, with 7 artists in both.

Covers from contemporary worship music

64 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

John Tesh has the most release groups (59); John Tesh the longest career (37 years); Mercy Chinwo-Blessed the most awards (2).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
John Tesh59
Hillsong United51
André Valadão37
Kutless25
Darlene Zschech16

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
John Tesh37
Darlene Zschech29
Hillsong United23
Kutless23
André Valadão16

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Mercy Chinwo-Blessed2
John Tesh1

Most famous contemporary worship music artists

Hillsong United

Hillsong United

Australia · Group · 1994–present

pop rock, indie pop, contemporary Christian music, contemporary worship music

7.3M listeners · 23 wikis

Maverick City Music

Maverick City Music

United States · Group · 2018–present

gospel music, contemporary Christian music, contemporary worship music

6.2M listeners · 7 wikis

Ana Paula Valadão

Ana Paula Valadão

Brazil · Person · born 1976

pop rock, contemporary Christian music, contemporary worship music

25 wikis

Mercy Chinwo-Blessed

Mercy Chinwo-Blessed

Nigeria · Person · born 1990

gospel music, contemporary worship music, contemporary music, African gospel

19 wikis

Kutless

Kutless

United States · Group · 1999–present

alternative rock, alternative metal, Christian rock, post-grunge, contemporary worship music

18 wikis

Darlene Zschech

Darlene Zschech

Australia · Person · born 1965

contemporary worship music

16 wikis

John Tesh

John Tesh

United States · Person · born 1952

pop music, new age music, 20th-century classical music, contemporary worship music, progressive electronic dance music

12 wikis

Frank Edwards

Frank Edwards

Nigeria · Person · born 1989

gospel music, Christian hip-hop, contemporary Christian music, urban contemporary gospel, contemporary worship music

10 wikis

André Valadão

André Valadão

Brazil · Person · born 1978

pop rock, contemporary Christian music, contemporary worship music

10 wikis

Nívea Soares

Nívea Soares

Brazil · Person · born 1976

contemporary Christian music, contemporary worship music

7 wikis

Ogie Alcasid

Ogie Alcasid

Philippines · Person · born 1967

pop music, novelty music, contemporary worship music

7 wikis

Juliano Son

Brazil · Person · born 1973

pop music, pop rock, contemporary Christian music, contemporary worship music

4 wikis

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