Tye Tribbett | |
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Born | January 26, 1976 |
Origin | Camden, New Jersey, United States |
Genres | Christian, Gospel |
Occupations | Songwriter, record producer, music director and singer |
Instruments | Vocals, keyboard, and drums |
Years active | 1996 | - present
Associated acts | Greater Anointing (G.A.)(Disbanded) Justin Timberlake Kim Burrell Kirk Franklin |
Website | www.tyetribbettworldwide.com |
Tyrone "Tye" Tribbett (born January 26, 1976 Camden, New Jersey) is an American gospel music singer, songwriter, keyboardist, choir director and founder of the Grammy-nominated and Stellar-Award winning gospel group Tye Tribbett & G.A. (short for 'Greater Anointing.')[1]
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Tribbett toured with Faith Hill in 2000, leading to work with Will Smith, Usher, Don Henley, Justin Timberlake, and Sting.[1] He has since released four albums.
Tribbett was raised in a Pentecostal Apostolic church in Camden, New Jersey. His father is a pastor and his mother is a minister as well as a well known disc jockey in the Philadelphia area. He is married to Shanté Tribbett, who was a member of Greater Anointing, and they have two daughters together. He also has a brother, Thaddaeus, who is part of the band 'Soundcheck' and is now the current bassist for artist Mike Posner. Tye also has two sisters; one sister, DeMaris, also sang in Greater Anointing. He also was in a tough situation with his wife for cheating on her. He has regretted deeply to what he has done and even said that, he was sorry and wanted another chance.