All About Amy Grant: Children, Husband, Father, Net Worth, Kids



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Amy Grant is an American singer, songwriter, musician, author, and media personality. She is known for her contemporary Christian music and pop music, as well as her work as a television host and actress. She has been active in the music industry since 1977, when she released her first album. Grant has released a total of 20 studio albums, three live albums, and 11 compilations or greatest hits albums. Her latest album, How Mercy Looks from Here, was released in 2013.

Grant has won six Grammy Awards and 25 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, more than any other artist in history. She has had 25 number one singles on the Billboard Christian Songs chart, 20 number one Contemporary Christian Albums, and is the only artist to have seven consecutive number one albums on the Billboard 200 chart. She has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.

Grant was born in Augusta, Georgia, on October 25, 1960. She is the youngest of four children of Gloria (née Estefan) and John Grant. Her father was a prominent doctor who worked for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Her mother was from a family of Cuban immigrants. Grant’s family moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1967. She was raised in a strict Southern Baptist home.

Grant attended Nashville’s Inglewood Elementary School and graduated from Donelson Christian Academy in 1978. She enrolled at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, but dropped out after one semester to pursue a music career.

Grant began her music career in 1976, when she was 16 years old, with the release of her first album, Amy Grant. The album was a commercial success, selling more than 200,000 copies. It spawned the hit single “Baby Baby”, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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Grant’s second album, My Father’s Eyes, was released in 1978. The album was less successful than her debut, but still managed to sell more than 100,000 copies.

In 1979, Grant released her third album, Lead Me On. The album was a commercial success, selling more than 500,000 copies. It spawned the hit singles “Angels”, “El Shaddai”, and “Lead Me On”.

In 1980, Grant released her fourth album, Never Alone. The album was a commercial success, selling more than 1 million copies. It spawned the hit singles “Saved by Love” and “Never Alone”.

In 1982, Grant released her fifth album, Age to Age. The album was a commercial success, selling more than 2 million copies. It spawned the hit singles “El Shaddai” and “Angels”.

In 1983, Grant released her sixth album, Straight Ahead. The album was a commercial success, selling more than 3 million copies. It spawned the hit singles “Angels” and “Straight Ahead”.

In 1984, Grant released her seventh album, Unguarded. The album was a commercial success, selling more than 4 million copies. It spawned the hit singles “Find a Way” and “Unguarded Moment”.

In 1986, Grant released her eighth album, The Collection. The album was a commercial success, selling more than 5 million copies. It spawned the hit singles “In a Little While” and “The Collection”.

In 1987, Grant released her ninth album, Heart in Motion. The album was a commercial success, selling more than 6 million copies. It spawned the hit singles “Baby Baby”, “Every Heartbeat”, “That’s What Love Is For”, and “I Will Remember You”.

In 1991, Grant released her tenth album, Behind the Eyes. The album was a commercial success, selling more than 7 million copies. It spawned the hit singles “Good for Me” and “I Will Remember You”.

In 1994, Grant released her eleventh album, House of Love. The album was a commercial success, selling more than 8 million copies. It spawned the hit singles “House of Love” and “Lucky One”.

In 1997, Grant released her twelfth album, Legacy…Hymns & Faith. The album was a commercial success, selling more than 9 million copies. It spawned the hit single “The Power of the Cross”.

In 1999, Grant released her thirteenth album, A Christmas to Remember. The album was a commercial success, selling more than 10 million copies. It spawned the hit single “Breath of Heaven (Mary’s Song)”.

In 2002, Grant released her fourteenth album, Simple Things. The album was a commercial success, selling more than 11 million copies. It spawned the hit singles “Simple Things” and “Build My World”.

In 2004, Grant released her fifteenth album, Rock of Ages…Hymns & Faith. The album was a commercial success, selling more than 12 million copies. It spawned the hit single “Rock of Ages”.

In 2006, Grant released her sixteenth album, Time Again…Amy Grant Live. The album was a commercial success, selling more than 13 million copies. It spawned the hit single “El Shaddai”.

In 2008, Grant released her seventeenth album, Something More. The album was a commercial success, selling more than 14 million copies. It spawned the hit singles “Something More” and “Baby Baby”.

In 2010, Grant released her eighteenth album,.

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