Hillsong United
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Hillsong United is an Australian Christian rock and worship band.
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[edit] The band
Hillsong United band is the youth band from Hillsong Church in Australia. Their music is praise and worship with a contemporary style that is a mix of CCM and mainstream rock. Hillsong United has a few different lead worshippers: with two of the most popular being Marty Sampson and Joel Houston, along with many other band members. They tour all over the world and have written many well-known songs. Their 2006 release "United We Stand" was the best selling album of 2006 in Canada at Christian retail stores.
[edit] The youth ministry
Hillsong United is the name given to the union of all youth groups from Hillsong church: Fuel (ages 11-14), Wildlife (15-18), Powerhouse (18-25) and Frontline (25-35). Hillsong United hosts a variety of different camps and conferences throughout the year including Encounterfest, Jam United (at Hillsong Conference) and Summer Camp.
The annual Hillsong United CD/DVD is recorded during their October youth conference Encounterfest; the album is released in February the following year.
[edit] Discography
- 1999: Everyday (Released May 2000)
- 2000: Best Friend (Released March 2001)
- 2001: King of Majesty (Released April 2002)
- 2002: To The Ends of the Earth (Released May 2003)
- 2003: More Than Life (Released February 2004)
- 2004: Look to You (Released March 2005)
- 2005: United We Stand (Released March 2006)
- 2006: Usually, Hillsong United records their annually live worship on the Saturday night in their youth convention, Encounterfest. According to their official myspace, they are going to record a studio album and release it in February 2007.
