Andrew Osenga

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GenresSinger-songwriter, folk, alternative rock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, producer
Website AndrewOsenga.com

Andrew Osenga is an American singer-songwriter and rock musician. He also writes, produces, engineers and plays guitar for other artists. Formerly the lead singer of The Normals, [1] who broke up in 2003 for financial and family reasons, Osenga currently pursues a solo career in which he has released four albums. He is also a former member of the band Caedmon's Call; he had taken over as vocalist/guitarist while Derek Webb was gone from the band. [2] In 2006, Osenga co-founded the Square Peg Alliance along with 12 other independent Nashville artists. In 2014, Osenga took a job with Capitol Records in A&R for their Christian music division.

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Discography

The Normals

Caedmon's Call

Solo

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References

  1. "The Normals". Allmusic . Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  2. "Caedmon's Call Overdressed CD". CD Universe. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  3. "Andrew Osenga Discography". Allmusic . Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  4. "Andrew Osenga Producer site". Archived from the original on January 27, 2016.
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