ZOEgirl

ZOEgirl is an American Christian pop girl group formed in 1999. The group comprised Chrissy Conway-Katina, Alisa Girard (she is the eldest daughter of early Christian music pioneer Chuck Girard and his wife Karen) and Kristin Swinford-Schweain. They were signed to Sparrow Records from 1999 to 2006 and released their debut single "I Believe" in 2000. This song and their self-titled debut album ZOEgirl helped them become Sparrow's fastest selling artist of all time. "With All of My Heart," the lead single for their second album Life, was the group's only No. 1 Christian contemporary hit radio (CHR) single and led to the group receiving a GMA Dove Award for New Artist of the Year in 2002. By the end of 2003, over one million albums from ZOEgirl were sold.

As a response to the musical trends of the time, ZOEgirl changed their format from teen pop to pop rock with the release of "You Get Me" in 2003. Released as the lead single for their third album, Different Kind of Free, this was their only No. 1 Christian adult contemporary (AC) single. It also peaked at No. 2 on CHR, making it the second-highest ZOEgirl song on that chart. The group's musical change and the growing digital piracy at the time led to slower sales of ZOEgirl's music. Their highly anticipated fourth and final studio album Room to Breathe earned the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Top Heatseekers Album charts. It was ZOEgirl's least successful album in terms of US Christian radio airplay, with only "About You" and "Scream" released as singles and the latter being unsuccessful.

In 2006, ZOEgirl disbanded, and Kristin and Chrissy formed the group Colman Blue with Kelly Trontell, which split up in January 2010. Alisa pursued a solo career, got married to Mike Childers who played drums for ZOEgirl on tour and raised a family. Alisa has also authored three books.

In August 2025, after more than two decades apart, ZOEgirl has reunited (with updated photos of themselves) and have announced on their social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, that they are celebrating 25 years of music and memories and "something special" is coming. No further information has been announced, but will be updated soon.

In biblical Greek, the word “zoe” means “life” – real, genuine life, a life active and vigorous. The Bible connects this concept of life to the fullness of living that comes from a faith relationship with Jesus Christ.

More information on ZOEgirl at Wikipedia:

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Discography

ZOEgirl (2000)

Life (2001)

Mix of Life (2002) (remix album)

Different Kind of Free (2003)

Room to Breathe (2005)

With All of My Heart -The Greatest Hits (2006) (compilation album)

The Ultimate Collection (2009) (Sparrow Records compilation album)