(born November 21 , 1962 in Paducah, Kentucky , U.S. ) is a Contemporary Christian Music ian who has won five Grammy Awards and more Gospel Music Association awards than any other artist in history.
Steven Curtis Chapman was first signed to a Songwriting deal in the early 1980s, based upon the strength of his song "Built To Last" which was recorded by popular Gospel group The Imperials . Shortly after, he signed a record deal with Sparrow Records , where he rose to prominence. As of September, 2005, Chapman had sold over nine million records.http://christianmusic.about.com/od/musicnews/a/aasccgrammy05.htm Steven Curtis Chapman Wins 5th Grammy at 47th Annual Awards, about.com
Steven and his wife Mary Beth live in ). Chapman starred in the 2003 film Christmas Child .
When Steven and Mary were first married, they struggled with finances and turned to God in prayer. A few days before their anniversary they found out that Mary was pregnant. When arriving home one night they noticed fire engines outside their apartment, and realised their apartment had burnt down, and they had no insurance. They moved in with friends. Then Sparrow Records noticed Steven's vocal abilities and signed him.
Together, Chapman and his wife have written three children's books with adoption themes, ''Shaoey And Dot'' (2004), ''Shaoey and Dot: The Christmas Miracle'' (2005), and ''Shaoey and Dot: A Thunder and Lightning Bug Story'' (2006). Together with minister Scotty Smith, Chapman authored two books for the adult inspirational market, ''Speechless'' (1999) and ''Restoring Broken Things'' (2005). Chapman's song "All About Love" has been featured in commercials for the Fox television show, Celebrity Duets .
In 2006, Chapman went on tour to several Asian countries. His web site claims his concert for U.S. troops serving in , 2006 (accessed August 19 , 2006) The tour also took the artist to Australia , New Zealand , China , The Philippines , Hong Kong , and Singapore . During the same period, his song "The Blessing" reached number one on Thailand radio charts. His number one hit was Dive.
Steven has toured with Greg Laurie 's Harvest Crusades, coming to New Zealand in 2006.
Chapman and his wife are recognized advocates for Adoption . Together, they founded Shaohannah's Hope , a charity organization which offers grants to qualifying families to help defray the cost of adopting, at home and abroad. Both were awarded the Angels of Adoption award by a Congressional Committee for adoption in Washington, D.C. in September of 2001. Chapman also has promoted the international charity World Vision for at least a decade, currently serving as Spokesperson for Project Restore, its program serving the U.S. Gulf Coast region in recovery from Hurricane Katrina , in cooperation with the Gospel Music Association.
In the late 1990s, Chapman became involved in youth violence prevention efforts following the 1997 and others in creating a video designed to sensitize teenagers to signs of serious violence planning among peers and to encourage them to report plans that are told to them.
See Also: Steven Curtis Chapman discography
Chapman has released more than 20 albums in his career, including three Christmas albums, several collections of greatest hits, and a live album. He has sold more than nine million total albums (including two Certified Platinum albums, seven Certified Gold albums) and had more than 40 number one radio hits.http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/artists/stevencurtischapman.html
Chapman's proficiency at the GMA Music Awards (51 career awards) led to a memorable quote at the 1999 Song of the Year presentation, where Darrell Waltrip , the triple NASCAR Nextel Cup Series champion, asked three-time Dove winner Kathy Troccoli if she could relate to the experience of a driver who has tuned his car to perfection, driving well, only to be blown away by another driver who leaves everyone in the dust to steal the win. The songstress responded, "We know the feeling, Darrell. It happens to us every time Steven Curtis Chapman releases a new album!"
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Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
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2000</br>
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''This Is My Song''</br>
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''If I Left the Zoo''</br>
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Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
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2000</br>
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''Worship Again''</br>
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''Lifesong''</br>
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GMA's Songwriter of the Year
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1997 - 1998
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Michael W Smith
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Rich Mullins
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GMA's Male Vocalist of the Year
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1995
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Michael English
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Gary Chapman
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GMA's Male Vocalist of the Year
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1997 - 1998
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Gary Chapman
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Chris Rice
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GMA's Male Vocalist of the Year
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2000 - 2001
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Chris Rice
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Mac Powell
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GMA's Artist of the Year
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1990 - 1991
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Amy Grant
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Amy Grant
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GMA's Artist of the Year
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1993
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Amy Grant
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Michael English
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GMA's Artist of the Year
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1995
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Michael English
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DC Talk
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GMA's Artist of the Year
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1997
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DC Talk
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Rich Mullins
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GMA's Artist of the Year
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2000
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Michael W Smith
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Third Day
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GMA's Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
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1992 - 1993</br>
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''Go West Young Man''</br>
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''Hope''</br>
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GMA's Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
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1995</br>
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''Hope''</br>
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''The Whole Truth''</br>
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GMA's Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
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1997</br>
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''The Whole Truth''</br>
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''Behind the Eyes''</br>
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GMA's Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
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2000</br>
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''Live the Life''</br>
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''This is Your Time''</br>
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GMA's Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
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2002</br>
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''This is Your Time''</br>
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''Woven & Spun''</br>
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GMA's Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
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1989</br>
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"Heaven"</br>
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GMA's Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
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1993 - 1995</br>
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"Home Free"</br>
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"The Great Divide"</br>
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GMA's Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
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1998</br>
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"Between You and Me"</br>
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"Testify To Love"</br>
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GMA's Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
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2000</br>
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"Testify To Love"</br>
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"Redeemer"</br>
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GMA's Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
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1990</br>
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GMA's Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year
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1990</br>
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GMA's Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year
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2005</br>
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GMA's Instrumental Album of the Year
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2007</br>
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GMA's Praise and Worship Album of the Year
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1995</br>
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GMA's Special Event Album of the Year
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1996</br>
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GMA's Special Event Album of the Year
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1998</br>
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GMA's Special Event Album of the Year
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2005 - 2006</br>
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Short Form Music Video of the Year
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1993</br>
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GMA's Long Form Music Video of the Year
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1994</br>
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GMA's Long Form Music Video of the Year
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1999</br>
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- In the Christian Video Game '' Dance Praise '', 4 songs from Steven Curtis Chapman are included: "All About Love", "Dive", "Live Out Loud", and "Only Getting Started". The ''Dance Praise'' expansion pack, ''Dance Praise Expansion Pack Volume 1: Modern Worship'', adds the following songs to the game: "Children of the Burning Heart", "Let us Pray", "See the Glory", "Fingerprints of God", and "I Do Believe".
- Mark Lowry did a parody of Chapman's "The Great Adventure" entitled "The Date Adventure" on the 1994 CD ''Mouth In Motion''.
- Also, Lowry mentioned Chapman in a parody of the Michael W. Smith song "". The parody, which is centred around plastic surgery and called "Face in this World", mentions Lowry stating "all the girls will love my Steven Curtis Chapman grin". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db1iNZsO3_w Mark Lowry - My Face In This World
- Chapman has been featured on every WOW Hits compilation except WOW Hits 2007 .
- Chapman hosts the Gospel Music Channel show, "The Best of the Dove Awards".
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