Tye Tribbett
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Born | January 26, 1976 |
Origin | Camden, New Jersey, United States |
Genres | Christian, Gospel |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, record producer, music director and singer |
Instruments | Vocals, keyboard, and drums |
Years active | 1996 | –present
Associated acts | Greater Anointing, Justin Timberlake, Kim Burrell, Kirk Franklin, Cheneta Jones |
Website |
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Taiye"Tye" Tribbett (born January 26, 1976) 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]
Biography
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 five albums. Tye Tribbett has recently released his new single, "If He Did It Before (Same God)" on iTunes. The album "Greater Than" was released August 6 2013, and earned him two Grammy awards. In 2017, he released the "The Bloody Win".
Personal life
Tribbett was raised in an Apostolic Pentecostal church in Camden, New Jersey. His father is 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 Estelle. Tye also has two sisters; one sister, DeMaris, also sang in Greater Anointing. He stayed with his wife after the both had affairs.[2]
Albums
- Life (2004)
- Victory Live (2006)
- Stand Out (2008)
- Fresh (2010)
- Greater Than (2013)
- The Bloody Win (2017)
References
- 1 2 Monger, James Christopher "Tye Tribbett Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-08-15
- ↑ "Tye Tribbett has an affair with woman in his band". 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
External links
- Tye Tribbett's official website and messageboard
- Tribbett's Sony website
- Tye Tribbett interview on BlackGospel.com (2008)
- Tye Tribbett at AllMusic