Michelle Tumes

Michelle Tumes
Birth name Michelle Louise Tumes
Born 1971 (age 4344)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Genres Contemporary Christian
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Vocals, piano
Labels Sparrow, Levantar
Website michelletumes.com

Michelle Louise Tumes (born 1971) is an Australian contemporary Christian musician from Adelaide. In 1993, she moved to the United States and has released five studio albums, Listen (1998), Center of My Universe (2000), Dream (2001), Michelle Tumes (2006) and Christmas Is Here (2007).

Career

Michelle Louise Tumes was born in 1971 and grew up in Adelaide.[1] She has a younger sister and younger brother. Tumes learned piano from the age of four years old, and as a teenager was enrolled into a classical piano course.[2] She first signed with an Australian publisher, but by 1993 had moved to the United States.[3] She wrote songs for Christian contemporary musicians such as Jaci Velasquez.[2] In 1997 she signed with Sparrow Records, her debut album, Listen, was released in 1998.

Her music has become popular worldwide, frequently being played on radio stations for the genre. Her style is a blend of soft acoustic pop with an ethereal element. She appeared on the Thomas Kinkade 2001 album, Music of Light, with Rob Mathes and Bill Miller. It included her 1998 hit, "Healing Waters", which was co-written by Tumes with Matt Husemann of Franklin, Tennessee. She also composed and performed songs in the movie No Greater Love.

Personal life

Michelle Tumes married Douglas Higgins on 26 December 1999.[1]

Discography

Albums

Other appearances

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Michelle Tumes Biography". Christian Music Lighthouse. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ankeny, Jason. "Michelle Tumes". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  3. Hermann, Eve M B. "Michelle Tumes Biography". Net Industries. Retrieved 12 September 2012.

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