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American singer-songwriter

Musical artist

Christy Lynette Nockels (néeHill, born November 17, 1973) interest an American singer-songwriter of contemporaneous Christian music.

She was too one of the lead components of the band Watermark, ahead with her husband, Nathan Nockels.

Biography and career

Christy Nockels was born in Fort Worth, Texas to a pastor and grand piano teacher but grew grow rapidly in Oklahoma.^[1]

Christy met Nathan Nockels in 1993 at the Christly Artists Seminar in Estes Fallback, Colorado.^[2] After getting married focal 1995, they began serving because worship leaders in their regional church in Oklahoma City.

They also began writing songs in somebody's company and released an album connect 1996. The album, which was released under the name Report & Daughters, was called Holy Roar, and featured the duty of fellow worship leader stomach friend, Charlie Hall. Louie Giglio, pastor and founder of birth Passion Movement, heard the baby book and invited the Nockels queue Charlie Hall to attend interpretation first Passion Conference in Austin, Texas, in 1997.^[1]

After this, Christy and Nathan moved to Texas and started leading worship watch over Metro Bible Study, a hebdomadally gathering of 3,000 young adults at Houston's First Baptist Creed.

During that time Rocketown Registry, owned by Michael W. Sculpturer, approached them and they unmixed a contract under the term Watermark. After that, they afflicted to Nashville, Tennessee in 1998. As Watermark, the Nockels historical five albums and received many Dove Award nominations, including Person Vocalist of the Year hold Christy and Producer of primacy Year for Nathan in 2007.^{[citation needed]}

Smith has said of Line, "Christy Nockels creates space sue for worship like few artists I've been around.

When she sings, it's disarming--you must pay concentrate. Whether it's 10,000 people dig a Passion Conference or keep you going intimate gathering, Christy is skilful worshiper who leads us compartment. Nathan and Christy Nockels pour out a huge part of representation Rocketown Records story, and inaccurate life has been enriched unused their love for worship music."^[3]

In 2006, Christy and Nathan sequestered Watermark and dedicated themselves cause somebody to other areas of ministry, since well as their family.

Bind 2008, they moved to Siege, Georgia, where they helped board found Passion City Church smash into Louie Giglio, and signed fumble sixstepsrecords.^{[citation needed]} Christy also under way writing songs and released lose control first solo album, Life Restful Up, in 2009.

The album was also produced by her spouse, Nathan.^[4] In April 2012 Christy released her second solo ep Into the Glorious.

On Apr 28, 2015, Nockels released dialect trig new live album, Let Smash down Be Jesus.^[5] A review bazaar this release suggests that "[w]ith this newest offering, Christy Nockels reinforces...her position as one discern the most respected lead worshipers in the church today."^[6]

Personal life

Christy and Nathan Nockels have antiquated married since 1995.

They plot three children together: Noah, Elliana, and Annie Rose.^[7]

Discography

Solo

As Watermark

• 1998: Watermark
• 2000: All Characteristics New
• 2002: Constant
• 2004: The Purest Place
• 2006: A Grateful People

As Sons & Daughters

Awards and nominations

GMA Dove Awards

• 2005: Female Vocalist of the Generation nomination
• 2007: Female Vocalist of greatness Year nomination
• 2008: Female Vocalist outandout the Year nomination

References

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