Israel Houghton

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Israel Houghton
Background information
Born	1972
Genre(s)	CCM
Years active	1997-present
Label(s)	Integrity Music

Israel Houghton is a Christian worship leader mostly known for his cross-cultural style of worship music that fuses elements from Gospel music, Jazz and Rock. Houghton is usually credited as Israel & New Breed. His project Alive in South Africa, recorded live in Cape Town, received a Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Gospel Album" in 2007 and a song from the album, "Not Forgotten", received a Dove Award for "Contemporory Gospel Recorded Song" in 2006. Both his album Live from Another Level and rendition of "Again I Say Rejoice" received a Dove in 2005. He has served as worship leader for the Promise Keepers and Champions for Christ events, as well as the Hillsong Conference 2006. He is currently signed to Integrity Music.

[edit] Discography

• Whisper It Loud (Warner Bros., 1997)
• New Season (Integrity, 2001)
• Real (Integrity, 2002)
• Live From Another Level (Integrity, 2004)
• Alive In South Africa (Integrity, 2005)
• A Timeless Christmas (Integrity, 2006)
• A Deeper Level (scheduled release 2007)

Also has compiled with Bishop T.D. Jakes and the Potters House Mass Choir

• He-Motions Where Are the Fathers? (EMI Gospel, 2004)
• A Wing & A Prayer Send Me to the Nations (EMI Gosepl, 2003)

He is also the Minister of Music at Lakewood Church which he has also appeared on

• Lakewood Live: We Speak to Nations (Integrity, 2002)
• Lakewood Live: Cover the Earth (Integrity, 2004)

[edit] References

• "Dove Award Recipients for 2005". Published by the Gospel Music Association. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
• "Dove Award Recipients for 2006". Published by the Gospel Music Association. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
• "49th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners List". Published by The Recording Academy. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
• Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music, First printing, Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 438. ISBN 1-56563-679-1. 

[edit] External links

• New Breed Music
• Biography by Israel's Label
• Interview with Israel Houghton
• Israel & New Breed at All Music Guide

Persondata
NAME	Houghton, Israel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Worship leader
DATE OF BIRTH	1972
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH