Chris Tomlin

Christopher Dwayne Tomlin (born May 4, 1972) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter and worship leader from Grand Saline, Texas.

Tomlin is one of the biggest selling acts in Christian music of the 2000s and 2010s. His recordings of some of the best well-known worship songs have become Gold-selling titles like "How Great Is Our God," "Holy Forever," "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)," "I Will Follow," "Holy Is the Lord" and many others. According to the Christian Copyright Licensing International, Tomlin is the most sung Christian artist in the United States. He was awarded Male Vocalist at the 2006 and 2007 Gospel Music Awards, and was named Artist of the Year in 2007.

At the age of 13, Tomlin began singing at the Main Street Baptist church in Grand Saline. He wrote his first worship song at age fourteen. During high school, Tomlin learned to lead worship in his youth group. After graduating from Grand Saline High School in 1990, he entered Tyler Junior College (TJC) planning for a medical or physical therapy career. Tomlin graduated in 1992 and enrolled in Texas A&M University to study medicine. He grew active in a campus Christian group called Breakaway, where he became the worship leader. In 1994, Tomlin graduated from Texas A&M with a bachelor's degree in psychology. After college Tomlin participated as a worship leader at various camps in Texas, including Dawson McAllister Youth Conferences. While at Breakaway, Tomlin participated in a Bible study led by Choice Ministries founder Louie Giglio. In 1997, Tomlin partnered with Giglio to found Passion Conferences.

Tomlin began his recording career in 1995 with his first independent album Inside Your Love. His next release was a collaboration with Todd Proctor entitled Shepherd Praise Volume 1: Fill Me Up in 1997 and then Authentic in 1998. In 2000, Tomlin signed with Sparrow Records through its association with the worship label sixstepsrecords which is a subsidiary of the Passion Conferences. His first nationally released album was The Noise We Make in 2001 featuring the song "Forever." Tomlin's second album Not to Us was released in 2002. His breakthrough third album was Arriving in 2004. The second single "Holy Is the Lord" climbed up to number 2 on the Billboard Christian music charts and then was Gold certified in 2023. Arriving was Tomlin's first album to chart on the Billboard Top Christian Albums and the Billboard 200 charts.

Tomlin continued to release albums in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s including three live albums and four Christmas albums. In 2013, Tomlin released Burning Lights and it debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200. It was the third number one album from a contemporary Christian artist top that chart. Tomlin has toured with many contemporary Christian artists, such as Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael W. Smith, and MercyMe. Tomlin left sixstepsrecords in 2015 and signed to Capitol Records CMG and River Music Holdings in 2016. On September 21, 2025, Tomlin led worship for the memorial service of Charlie Kirk held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The assassination of Charlie Kirk occurred in Utah on September 10, 2025. On July 1, 2026, Tomlin's performance at the United States Semiquincentennial event in Washington, D.C. was met with widespread ridicule due to a lack of fans and a mostly-empty event established by the White House Task Force on Celebrating America's 250th Birthday.

Tomlin married Lauren Bricken on November 9, 2010 and they have three daughters.

More information on Chris Tomlin at Wikipedia:

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Discography

Independent releases:

Inside Your Love (1995)

Shepherd Praise Volume 1: Fill Me Up (with Todd Proctor) (1998)

Authentic (1998)

Major releases:

The Noise We Make (2001)

Not to Us (2002) 

Arriving (2004)

Live From Austin Music Hall (2005)

See the Morning (2006)

Hello Love (2008)

Glory In the Highest: Christmas Songs of Worship (2009)

And If Our God Is For Us... (2010)

How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection (2011)

Burning Lights (2013)

Love Ran Red (2014)

Adore: Christmas Songs of Worship (2015)

Never Lose Sight (2016)

Holy Roar (2018)

Holy Roar: Live From Church (2019)

Chris Tomlin & Friends (2020) (collaboration album with special guests)

Miracle of Love: Christmas Songs of Worship (2020)

Emmanuel: Christmas Songs of Worship (2021)

Always (2022)

Live From Good Friday (2024)

The King Is Still the King (2025)