Bethany Dillon

Bethany Dillon ( born September 22, 1988 in Bellefontaine, Ohio, USA; actually Bethany Adelsberger ) is a singer, guitarist and composer in the field of Christian pop music.

Childhood

Bethany Dillon was born as the third child of Bill and Tina Adelsberger in Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States.

Dillons musical career began at the age of 13 when she recorded an " independent" album called Vulnerable, which drew the attention of the Sparrow / EMI producer Brad O'Donnell up.

First album

Their debut album is named after her stage name ( Bethany Dillon ) and was published in 2004. This first album for the label Sparrow / EMI soon found a lively response from the audience. This resulted in several hit singles, Dove Award nominations, good reviews, and a rapidly growing number of loyal fans. It was the best selling debut album by a female Christian solo artist this year and earned two nominations GMA - for both Female Vocalist of the Year and New Artist of the Year. The two radio singles All I Need and Beautiful from the album reached good rankings in the U.S. charts.

Musical development

Dillon released her second label album titled Imagination in August 2005. In an article in CCM Magazine, she was then referred to as the future of Christian pop music. You even find this item but inappropriate.

Both the debut album as well as the successor imagination were produced by Ed Cash ( GMA 's 2005 Producer of the Year ), who was involved also in some songs as co -author, while Dillon himself the author or co- author of all the songs, with the exception of Cover version of the classic lead Me On by Amy Grant on their debut album.

For their third album in the format ( 11 songs ), entitled Waking Up two other producers were consulted: Will Hunt and John Alagia ( also produced John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band and Mandy Moore). It was released in April 2007 Here is an interview excerpt is worth quoting this CD in English. :

" Waking Up is the most joyful record I've made ," says Bethany, "even though it Revolves around themes of brokenness and this feeling of being really, really small in the presence of God. When the Lord is growing something in me, it feels like a lot of things are dying - Because They Really are. And when to the Lord is making things soft and vulnerable in me, it 's really painful. But even so, I think this is the freest sounding project I've created. "

In German as: "Waking Up is the happiest record I 've made ," says Bethany, " even if they are busy with issues such brokenness and the feeling of being very, very small in the presence of God. If the Lord can grow something in me, it feels as if some things die - what they really do. And if the Lord does some things soft and vulnerable in me, it's really painful. But still I think it is my project with the most free sound. "

Waking Up deals with major issues such as grief, loss, vulnerability, romance and loyalty.

Dillon also appears on the soundtrack album Music inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia with the song Hero. It describes itself as a Narnia fan.

A song on the CD called Imagination Dreamer runs as film music during the credits of the eponymous film ( Dreamer - A dream come true). To "Dreamer", a video clip was created with elements of the film.

It publishes self-written, often very personal diary entries.

In 2008, a reduced acoustically recorded album was released called So Far: The Acoustic Sessions.

It is committed to the work of Gospel for Asia, for their project in India in 2006 she took one trip that they among other things, inspired to the song Beggar's Heart.

Tours

  • In the summer of 2004 she participated in the Shane & Shane tour.
  • She accompanied Bebo Norman on his tour in the fall of 2004.
  • In the fall of 2005, she shared the stage with Jeremy Camp Restored on the tour.
  • The May of 2007, she led the first time to Europe, more specifically in Switzerland and Germany, along with the American bands and musicians Kutless, Larry Norman, Fireflight and John Reuben.
  • The end of 2007 was a special guest Dillon (Special Guest) in the Live In This Moment Tour by Steven Curtis Chapman and Sanctus Real.
  • From February to May 2008, she joined the tour consequence Vision of You Tour - I Will Go on tour, which led by the United States and Canada, along with Shane & Shane, Starfield and the Speaker and author David Nasser.

Biographical

  • Born: 22 September 1988 in Bellefontaine, Ohio
  • Father: Bill
  • Mother: Tina
  • Siblings: older: Kate, Aaron younger: Matt, Ben, Joe, Josh
  • Brother in law (husband of Kate ): Shawn McDonald, also active in the music scene as a Christian singer / songwriter
  • Married since March 29, 2008 with Shane Barnard, the songwriter of the Christian singing duo Shane & Shane

Discography

Albums

  • Vulnerable ( independant album ) (2002 )
  • Bethany Dillon (2004)
  • Imagination (2005)
  • Waking Up (2007 )
  • So Far: The Acoustic Sessions (2008)
  • In Christ Alone: Modern Hymns of Worship ( with Matt Hammitt ) (2008 )
  • Stop & Listen (2009)

EPs

  • The Beautiful Sessions (2004)
  • Connect Sets ( 2005)
  • Top Five Hits: Bethany Dillon (2006)
  • So Far: Acoustic Sessions EP ( 2007/ 08)

Singles

  • All I Need (2004)
  • Beautiful ( 2004)
  • Lead Me On (2004)
  • O Come, O Come Emmanuel ( digital only ) (2004 )
  • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen ( 2005)
  • All That I Can Do (2005)
  • Hallelujah ( 2005)
  • Dreamer (2006)
  • The Kingdom (2007)
  • Let Your Light Shine ( 2007)
  • When You Love someone
Contemporary Christian music GMA Dove Award Gospel Music Association John Alagía
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